After several years cruising with Princess we decided to try the P&O new ship Azura so this was definitely a comparison exercise. In our opinion both lines were very similar but had a few differences which affected our holiday.
1. P&O food is definitely aimed at the British market, there was not the variety that there was on the Princess ships. Neither were there the themed menus which occurred in the main restaurants on Princess.
2. The select dining venues were excellent on P&O but you did have to book immediately you were on board to secure a place. Those who had sailed with P&O previously knew this, leaving us new recruits with very little opportunity.
We booked a super deluxe balcony cabin, Deck D midships. It was an excellent position for accessing lifts and moving around the ship. The cabin was spacious, very well maintained, quiet and with no problems with air conditioning which other passengers said they were experiencing.The bathroom was superb, it was lovely to have a full sized bath with the shower above.