how disappointed we were with P&O Britannia!! no wow factor, poor repetitive food, tiny cabins when using the bathroom it felt as though you were using a portaloo and that's no exaggeration we were in a balcony cabin but it felt like a small box. the worst thing for us though were the staff, they were untrained and lacking in even a smile. they walked about as though they were bored stiff and ...
Prepare to be disappointed and underwhelmed! This is our fifth cruise with P&O. We will never sail on Britannia again and certainly wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
On our first night we experienced an inconsistent very loud banging from an area around the bathroom area within our cabin. Having had no sleep, at 03:30am we called down to reception and a member of staff came to inspect and ...
The Ship ok, food average at best. Buffet at. Lunchtime very limited. Drinks good value. Shore excursions team lacked knowledge on ports. I wanted to visit the bridge at Gexto but they said it was over the other side of Bilbao however we could see it from the ship. However in the end wheelchair users were not allowed off the ship! Wheelchair users subjected to mobility assessment to use tenders. ...
Not enough lifts. In the space of a week myself, husband and father who is in a wheelchair spent about 4 hours of our holiday waiting for lifts. There were not enough of them and only 2 sets of stairs, one at one end of the ship one at the other. Everyone was using them and no-one ever made room for us to get in when doors opened. Wait for the next lift, SAME AGAIN.
Food in the restaurant was ...
The ship itself is looking quite worn for it's age for example lifts are out of order and buttons in the lifts are falling off. The theme throughout the ship seems to be brown which gives many of the rooms a dark and dull feeling.
We had two cabins, one balcony and an inside opposite it. We were happy with the balcony cabin as the room feels quite cosy and pleasant. However, there were yellow ...
We have just returned home from a 2 week Western Mediterranean cruise on the P & O Britannia, their ‘flagship’ boat. Upon booking the cruise, we were eager to see a new, modern boat, designed specifically for the British market. Having been on 2 previous cruises, one being on the P & O Azura and the other on the Celebrity Silhouette, of which the latter was very impressive, we expected this boat ...
Cruised with PO many times on the last occasion in the Carribean in December 2015 and vowed never to cruise again. Gave them one last go on Brittania taking my mother in law and daughter.
Good points quick embarkation in Southampton and disembarkation in Southampton, food menu and quality in main restaurants. That's It.
Both cabins not clean and stink of wee, staff not adhering to hand ...
We sailed before on the Britannia in June 2015, and whilst the food, the crew & the shows were excellent, we really did not like the layout of the ship, the ship has no 'heart', plenty of things going on, but all over the place, the Atrium?!! Sorry but it looks like a lounge in an upmarket residential care home!!! Even the staircase leads away from it into a wide corridor & to the Reception! ...
Embarcation was poor with some passengers waiting over 3 hours to get on and disembarcation was badley organised & we got off after 2 hours.
The big problem with Britannia is the lack of stairs mid ship & insufficient lifts for 3500 people which was made worse by the Ant & Dec ITV crew commandeering lifts to move equipment over a period of days?
This ITV show caused massive disruption to the ...
We gave P&O another go after last years nightmare and stuck to the same ship - Britannia. A huge mistake that has almost put us off every cruising again with P&O.
We booked way back in October and in December we're informed that P&O were "delighted" that the cruise would be joined by Ant & Dec for their Saturday Night Takeaway show and therefore we would be spending 2 days in Barcelona and ...