Southampton to Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

THE SHIP - lovely, our balcony cabin was very nice and clean cabin staff very helpful ENTERTAINMENT - poor, short shows that you have to book and reserve a seat but when you turn up there was no control or monitoring of this and was a free for all so even if you reserved you were not guaranteed a seat - it was far too busy and not organised poor outside entertainment - very repetitive ...

Having cruised with MSC before and enjoyed it, we thought we knew what to expect. How wrong were we! Our first issue; after requesting late dining, our cruise card stated 5:45pm. We queued for 1hour to change it and ended up with 9:30pm. It's the first time ever we have known a ship to have 3 dinner sittings. The muster drill was chaotic. We were crammed outside the casino with staff shouting at ...

Have cruised last few years with P&O no complaints until now. As previously stated it’s more like Butlins than a cruise ship. We booked our usual, cabin with balcony and freedom dining which we were told we had. However we found that all bookings for everything are through their app , consequently with over 5000 people every thing was booked up. situation was we were told that we would have to ...

We wanted a quick getaway to celebrate the end of university and to try out the new ship. This is my 14th cruise and my 4th with P&O. The good: Embarkation: Excellent. Cabin: Cabin was generally quiet, small but adequate. We found the previous guests’ stash of Pringles, biscuits and cakes which was somewhat disconcerting considering how fast germs and viruses spread on a ship. ...

Although there was a lot to like about the cruise we took (7 days France and Northern Spain from Southampton), the farcial level of staffing dragged the score right down. The Good: Cabin still feels new, clean, and always refreshed by our steward Food in the restaurants very good, although felt a bit rushed as they were fitting in 3 x 2 hour sittings Great entertainment Port ...

My sister booked two cabins. These two cabins were miles apart ours mid deck 6 theirs deck 14 at the front of the ship. The cabin phones were faulty for 24 hours which meant we could not contact them. There just to many people on this ship. The queues started at embarkation point at Southampton and finished we left the docks after the cruise. The first 24+ hours the booking system was not usable, ...

My wife and I love cruising. We live in South Florida and have cruised all over the world. Europe is our favorite area to sail. It would be our first time on P&O and I specifically selected this ship for the destinations and the newness of the ship. The Cabin: Excellent in every way. 5 Stars. Our was was a delight. Spacious with good sized bathroom. In-room entertainment fabulous. I would ...

Never sailed with P & O before and never will again. Picked this cruise due to elderly parents coming with us and my disabled son so felt it would easier to sail from Southampton. Family of 11, all room bookings were linked but we had no benefit from that. Always split into two tables when booking at speciality restaurants, main dinning room wanted us to always eat very early as could not ...

First thing to say is we have been taking cruises for over 25 years and have sailed on Holland America, Oceania, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean. Chose this cruise as it sailed from Southampton and went to stops we had not tried before. Embarkation and debarkation was very quick and efficient and that was where it stops. The ship always felt crowded and there were never enough sun beds on deck ...

P&O have got this ship completely wrong no cruise line can expect seasoned cruisers to be subjected to screaming babies and children we are not anti children we have 4 gorgeous grandchildren but there is no quiet area on this ship even the santuary which is chargeable was bombarded with children outside making noise I noticed 2 girls on deck 18 in the water one was about 3 wearing armbands ...