P&O Arcadia Cruise Reviews for Senior to the Transatlantic from Southampton

We chose this cruise because it fitted in with our diary and golden wedding celebration. All previous cruises we have had an outside cabin but this time we decided to try an inside and we were not disappointed. The size is quite comparable to the ordinary outside staterooms and as we spend very little time in the cabin (awake) we didn't miss the windows/balcony either. The cabin steward, ...

This was our first cruise and a bit of a special occasion for ourselves but where do I start! Toilets constantly not working and this was due to the system unable to cope not blockages as staff tried to infer. This was not just our cabin but everywhere on the ship. Leaks springing up everywhere, through walls, ceilings and blow dryers constantly in use throughout the ship. We excepted ...

The cruise was pretty good overall despite having some adverse weather on both outbound and inbound journeys. However the ship seems to handle the swell pretty good. Sadly the ship is showing signs of age and a constant sewage smell was evident around certain areas of the ship. The buffet was the usual bun fight with many passengers remaining at the tables even though they had finished ...

I don't know if it's P&O's intention to target only British customers, but that certainly seems to be the case with the Arcadia. This ship gives almost no concessions to international travelers who would likely find the food choices/dress codes, etc. entirely attuned to British tastes. If this is the intention, the formula succeeds for I would say that most of our fellow cruisers were British, ...