Southampton to Europe - Western Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

This was a 1st family holiday, booked by our daughter and SIL, travelling with our granddaughter and inlaws. We have all cruised many times before and after reading the poor reviews I went with very low expectations. I think many of the reviews are unfounded. YEs the ship is huge but rarely felt mobbed even though this was the Easter holidays and the ship was full. Embarkation was a lot slower ...

What a Beautiful ship even if the central atrium is a little plain by comparison to the competition, the ship was kept spotlessly clean and in nice condition, we found the food on board to be very good by and large, although the main dinning halls menu could feel a bit repetitive, The Epicurean was well worth the extra money as was Shindu, we had mixed results from the Keel & Cow with a couple of ...

It was when Lorena, Sous Chef in the Horizon self-service restaurant, asked me on the first morning what sort of bread I preferred for my breakfast toast that I had an inkling that Aurora was going to deliver something special. The 65-night Grand Tour to the USA and Caribbean certainly did that, starting each day with seeded bread for my toast, baked by Lorena and cheerfully delivered to my table ...

Never been on a Christmas cruise or been away from home before at this time of year. It was a different experience with P&O staff making the experience special for passengers especially children. We have cruised extensively over the last 10 years all with P&O and I do agree with comments re things are very different post covid on all their ships particularly regarding food choice in the main ...

This is our 4th time on Iona and once again a good experience. We had not done a Christmas cruise before and we were a little unsure but there was nothing to worry about. The organisation for Christmas dinner was perfect as was the meal itself. Just as the meal selections in the various restaurants throughout the trip were. We do not tend to go to Horizons very often but there seemed to be plenty ...

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 ...

We sailed on the Spain & Portugal itinerary in November 2023. Overall we had a positive experience on the ship. It’s a beautiful ship, particularly the atrium area with great sea views, but there is some signs of wear already found the ship that have been badly patched up. For example the sphere wall display had missing items that had been poorly plastered over. However we found the ship to be ...

We have just disembarked from our first P and O cruise on the Iona. Our trip visited Madeira, Canary Islands, Lisbon and Mainland Spain. We loved sailing out of Southampton and the process of embarkation and disembarkation was seamless. We could not fault it. It is the way forward for future holidays. We have only cruised previously with NCL and found ourselves comparing. Each has their ...

My wife and I have been on 25 Cunard cruises and just three on other lines, one on the P&O Iona with the family, so were interested to compare Arcadia with Queen Victoria and Elizabeth. In summary, the ships and their feel are similar, the major differences being the upper decks being accessible on Arcadia but limited to "Grills" class guests on Cunard, so this gives more venues and open deck ...

Report Travel/Cruise 32 days/30 nights – October 2023 Tropical Passage Grand Adventure Including a short stay in London, England Before the cruise Let's leave for the airport on Wednesday, October 25th. Let's fly to London. The departure is delayed due to a technical problem. Let us arrive in London on Thursday noon, October 26th. Baggage claim and customs and we head to our ...