We sailed on the Oceania from Southampton to Barbados with 5 stops along the way. P&O were very professional, the coach transfer from Manchester Airport went without a hitch, check in at Southampton was very well organised and we had to wait for only about 15 minutes before we boarded the ship and got into our cabin. We had booked a balocny room but upgraded to a mini suite as it was our honeymoon. The room was lovely, 2 patio style doors leading to a double balcony that you could see the sea from your chair, plenty wardrobe space, a jacuzzi bath, separate roomy shower and separate toilet and sink. The 2 TVs needed upgrading and the channels were very limited, especially when we lost the signal in the middle of the Atlantic! The balcony was well worth the money and we would always have one on future cruises - it was lovely to sit out and watch the world go by and provided somewhere to hang my bikini out to dry! The cabin steward did all that was asked of him and we rarely saw him which was good in that he got used to our habits and cleaned when we were out and about. The food was wonderful. Plenty of it at any time of the day. We visited the Cafe Jardin for evening meal which was £4.95 per head and well worth it for a change of scenery and lovely food. This restaurant also served lovely lunches and breakfasts although the menu only changed 3 times over the 2 weeks and it would have been nice for it to change more frequently. The other chargeable restaurant, The Horizon Grill, was £7.95 per person and was the only restaurant outside. We ate there twice under the stars and the food was lovely however the drinks service was slow as just one bar steward looked after all tables and there was no bar in the restaurant. When we got closer to the Caribbean and the weather got hot it was a frantic hunt to find a sunbed. You had to be on deck before 8.30am to guarantee you would get one and this is probably my biggest complaint. To be fair, the ship is not usually at sea for so long so 2,000 sunbeds are not always required but it was very early to be up and out! By 3pm the sunbeds were empty and you could snooze for the last couple of hours of daylight. The talks on the ship whilst we were at sea were very interesting, entertainment was good and the guest speakers were very entertaining. The Cruise Director Rob Boyd was a star! Alcoholic drinks were reasonably priced and we experienced no issues boarding the ship from any port with duty free alcohol purchased on land. Bottles of spirits in your cabin were cheaper than Tesco and bottles of wine with dinner were around £12-£15 and they kept them until the next evening if you did not finish them. Soft drinks were pub prices (£.50 for a large Diet Coke) and small cans of mixers were 75p which were served with all shots or in your cabin (they were on offer in the cabin, buy 9 get 3 free!). We were on the second sitting for dinner and the food was gorgeous. 5 courses every night and the portions were just the right size so that you could squeeze it all in. Lunch in the Adriatic restaurant was a daily delight for us - the Plaza, the buffet style restaurant, was a little chaotic for us and we prefer a proper meal on a plate! Sitting with different people at lunch time was good and we met some very interesting people who shared their travel stories. We did opt for a table for 2 sometimes at Breakfast as you don't always want to make small talk that early in the morning. We also had room service Continental breakfast a few times which was delivered on time, hot and just as we had ordered it - this was a complimentary service. The trips we did were very well organised and the disembarkation process was faultless. We booked all of our trips through P&O and although I am sure we oculd have got them cheaper on land, they wouldn't have been so well organised and easy. The on board shops sold perfume, jewellery, a little Channel make up and lots of watches. There was also a shop that sold clothes, chocolate and snacks, sun cream and some toiletries. We had to leave our cabin at 9am on departure day and there were optional trips at our final port of call. Overall we had an amazing honeymoon and loved cruising - we were at the travel agents 5 hours after landing back in Manchester looking at brocchures for 2011!