Very enjoyable time on a short cruise to celebrate my Mother in law's 80th birthday. Bit of a wait to drop the car off but after that the embarkation process was very smooth and we were on board in time for a cup of tea and a cake before the safety drill. Our cabin was fine, on deck 5 near the art gallery and our steward was very efficient although we only saw him a couple of times.
It is three years since we have cruised with P and O and we did think there had been a drop in quality of the food in the main dining room. Having said that, there was plenty to eat, my husband who is coeliac was well catered for with gluten free bread and cakes and choosing his dinner menu the night before. The black tie dinner was very good, delicious smoked salmon and lobster.
Entertainment was good, we enjoyed the Headliners show and The Magnets an acapella group were superb. There were a few stag and hen parties on board but although noisy at times we didn't see any problems and there was a good buzzy atmosphere on the ship as everyone was making the most of their time on board.