We always said that we would not travel on the larger ships, but as the itinerary and ports of call fitted in with our needs we decided to take the plunge. The ship is in quite good condition and kept quite clean. However the food and entertainment were not as we had hoped.

From the start, whilst having lunch we were approached asking if we wanted to dine in any of the select dining restaurants, and this happened on several occasions throughout the cruise, with some staff, being quite persistent.

We ate in Sindhu on one occasion and were disappointed as the food quality wasn't the same as the other Sindhu restaurants on P&O ships. The food was quite bland and a bit tough. Some of us had the lobster for the main course which was a bit ropey. In fact we had the lobster the following night in the freedom dining restaurant which was much nicer. It made us wonder why we paid the extra money for Sindhu. We were also asked on leaving if we wanted to book for week B, but declined. Read more