P&O Ventura Cruise Reviews for Family to the Mediterranean from Southampton

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Better Than Expected From P&O
"From our previous experience with P&O, we had low expectations but the Ventura is a nice mid-sized ship and we had a good time.P&O seem to be struggling to attract passengers without heavy discounts and most of the people we met on board appeared to have booked late and got a good discount...."Read More
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Better Than Expected From P&O

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Ventura

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Sussex Duo
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

We booked this pre- Christmas cruise to Portugal and Spain because it was as cheap as a B&B and we were missing the sunshine. From our previous experience with P&O, we had low expectations but the Ventura is a nice mid-sized ship and we had a good time. The crew were good and the entertainment was acceptable but it was evident that P&O had "cut everything to the bone". In particular, the food was ...
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Sail Date: December 2023


Not as bas as other reviews make it out to be

Review for a Europe - British Isles & Western Cruise on Ventura

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United1966
2-5 Cruises • Age 50s

This was our 4th P & O cruise but first on Ventura. Yes things have changed since Covid and yes the ship is one of their older ones in the fleet but we had a lovely time on our 14 night Canaries trip. We had a large balcony, room was clean and tidy and bed comfortable but appreciate the balcony itself could have done with a spruce up. Service of our rooms was great with ice bucket filled ...
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Sail Date: May 2023


Holiday 2019

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Ventura

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maria raetze
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

We were sailing on the Ventura in the Canary islands and we have really enjoy it.This year, a group of friends and I decided to visit the Canary Islands with this cruise company. I had never traveled to this company. The ship had everything that you needed. Unfortunatly the trips they offered we found to be expensive. We came across a company by accident called Lanzarote experience tours, on ...
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Sail Date: August 2019


Great Strictly Come Dancing cruise but a terrifying tender boat expenerience!

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Ventura

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- . Beth
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

We went on the Ventura specifically for the Strictly Come Dancing themed cruise from Southampton around the Mediterranean on 2nd June. We thoroughly enjoyed all the Strictly shows and meeting the Strictly dancers including Oti Mabuse, Graziano, Alijaz and Janette and head judge Shirley Ballas. The entertainment was very good indeed and if you didn't want to immerse yourself in the Strictly theme ...
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Sail Date: June 2019

Cabin Type: Inside Twin with Shower


The experience

Review for a Mediterranean Cruise on Ventura

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holidayfiregirl
2-5 Cruises • Age 60s

First p&O cruise , we have always gone with tui (Thomson) before but wanted to see what it was like going from Southampton, we got there earlier than are allocated time and must say went through the embarkation procedure very smoothly, I had read previous reviews about the ship some good some bad , although some areas looked a bit tired overall the ship was fine, the cabin was no better than what ...
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Sail Date: April 2019


Excellent Staff and Crew. Too Bad about the Grumpy miserable guests on board

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Ventura

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goeffer
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This was a 60th Birthday Cruise. I contacted P&O prior to sailing to arrange a few items and sure enough they were in the cabin waiting for us when we arrived. From Curbside to cabin took less than 10 minutes. Excellent Job. Luggage beat us to the cabin. The muster drill was very well organized and the crew did an exceptional job with the Guests. We were able to watch the sail away from our ...
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Sail Date: March 2019

Cabin Type: Outside Twin with Balcony and Shower


Holiday 2019

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Ventura

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Cristina Glz
2-5 Cruises • Age 30s

Over a year ago i travel, along with some friends of ours and their families, excitedly purchased tickets for a Thanks giving cruise Ventura. Our cruise was the second voyage. The restaurant food was varied however I felt there was too much noise in the restaurant area. I don't ask for silicon but I don't want to hear all the conversations around me. There were quite a few activities in the ...
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Sail Date: December 2018


Nice Ventura Cruise

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Ventura

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wicklow1
10+ Cruises • Age 60s

This was our second P & O Cruise of 2018 and also our second on Ventura, the last being in June 2017. We selected an 11 night cruise down the West coast of Europe and just into the Mediterranean. As normal we chose to drive to Southampton from home in Lancashire and set off very early being as it was a Monday sailing expecting heavy traffic. Traffic and conditions were favourable so we had a ...
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Sail Date: November 2018

Cabin Type: Outside Twin with Balcony and Shower


Clean, good cabin service and good food

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Ventura

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alan june
10+ Cruises • Age 70s

we don't fly so cruise from a UK port overall we had a great cruise , only 2 snags, 1 they seved gluten to my wife, also went to Indian and she was ill, but apart from those 2 incidents we had a geat cruise, ship was full and it was difficult to get into some venues unless you turned up an hour early also films where put on mostly at 1pm when we where having a sit down lunch drink prices ...
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Sail Date: November 2018

Cabin Type: Outside Twin with Balcony and Shower


Great cruise with lovely staff

Review for a Europe - All Cruise on Ventura

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Magsaldred
6-10 Cruises • Age 60s

So nice to have a classic cruise instead of the hard sell, glitzy, quantity over quality that other companies seem to be providing now. Embarkation was seemless and from leaving our hotel to sitting in the buffet on board took just 45 minutes . Ventura is comfortable, clean with great food and lovely staff. We enjoyed the ships excursions we took in Gibraltar and Valencia although the guide in ...
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Sail Date: November 2018

Cabin Type: Outside Twin with Balcony and Shower


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