In May I reviewed a 14 night cruise on P&O Ventura and it was so awful I said I would probably never sail with P&O again but I had already booked this 4 night cruise to Guernsey and Zebrugge as it was such a good deal at Â(EURO)299 for a balcony. I was a bit concerned that some reviews referred to these short cruises as booze cruises with hen and stag parties but apart fro 2 small groups we saw on day 1 these were never a problem and I can only say what a difference a ship makes!

We arrived at the port by taxi, having booked a an overnight stay and park at a local hotel, at 11.45am and were on board enjoying lunch at 12.20pm. The Plaza buffet area was pleasant, well laid out with a good choice of food and no problems in finding a table throughout the cruise.Far more important from my point was their enforcement of the use of hand gel at every point of entry into a dining area and when entering the ship. This was so different from the chaos of Ventura.

Our cabin was a balcony on deck 10 (B deck) which was rather smaller than other cruises I have been on but clean and acceptable. Read more