Transatlantic Crossing - E928
Booking
Debbie and I have taken quite a few cruises over the years, with Thomsons, Airtours, NCL, Ocean Village, and P&O, mainly in the Med and to the Caribbean. What should we do this year? Well. we have previously completed two transatlantic cruises, one on Airtour's Sunbird (now Thomson Destiny) and the second on P&O's Oceana, and we really enjoy the lazy days at sea, so why not do it again. The next question is who should we cruise with? Should we go with P&O or should we try someone new? So it was time to get the brochures, surf the cruise web sites, and visit Cruise Critic for the reviews and forums. We finally settled on another cruise with P&O, and chose Oceana as we had such a good time on our last cruise. We booked via the internet and got a fairly good deal with a nice amount of on board credit to help pay for our drinks etc. We don't get too hung up on whether we got the cheapest deal after all there can only be one cheapest fare on each cruise! We were happy with what we paid. We requested an inside cabin with second sitting on a table for 8 in the main restaurant. We have always enjoyed formal dining far more than the informal type we experienced on OV. About 3 months before our cruise I e-mailed P&O to book the free coach transfer from Gatwick Airport to Southampton and booked the airport parking. This would allow us to get off the aircraft at Gatwick and drive straight home on our return.
D204 is an inside cabin on D deck (deck 8). It was configured as a twin but can be changed to a queen size if that is what you want. There was enough space for all of our clothes and our suitcases fitted neatly under the beds. The bathroom was of a good size as was the shower, which for me is good as I need a lot of room! The cabin contained all we needed - Fridge, TV, Tea making facilities, Safe, Radio, Hairdryer, Telephone Complementary toiletries and Lifejackets. Although there was no natural light we both find it very comfortable and we tend not to spend too long in the cabin anyway. Our cabin steward was very thorough and anything you requested he provided - for example extra teabags, ice, water, etc. The cabin was cleaned and tidied in the morning and the beds turned down in the evening.