P&O Europe Cruise Reviews

Hadn’t sailed with P and O for a few years and were slightly concerned with negative reviews. We were pleasantly surprised at how lovely the Ventura was. Looked well maintained and clean. Easy to get around ship in my wheelchair and waiters were very helpful in MDRs, moving chairs to accomodate me. We booked a standard balcony cabin as I don’t need a fully accessible cabin. There was plenty of ...

Having cruised before on a smaller P&O ship we decided to try the Arvia. Embarkation was very well organized – out of hotel and on board in 40 minutes. Lots of staff on hand to guide you to muster station, etc and assist with the my holiday app. Rooms ready by about 3pm and last of luggage arrived early evening. Room was a mid-ship balcony deck 9. Quiet room and overlooking one of the ...

This was my second cruise. The first being 2017 with Royal Caribbean. Overall it was an enjoyable experience apart from the absolute melee and stress of searching for our suitcases in the baggage hall at the end of the cruise which was a total nightmare - more on this later. Although the ship is big this did not phase us - after all having researched the ship beforehand we knew it was huge. ...

Our first cruise to Norway and we were very lucky with the weather. Best embarkation we have ever had, everything went quickly and smoothly. Our cabin was good, clean and bright. Excellent bathroom and walk in shower. Dined at several of the venues. Particularly enjoyed the Norwegian tasting menu, Sindhu restaurant and dinner in the Pearl dining room. The Quays proved very popular and great for a ...

Having read the reviews in advance we were a little worried. This was our 27th cruise (various lines including P&O). We had an aft balcony cabin which was on the corner of the ship. It was spotlessly clean and, although a little tired furnishing-wise, due ship's age, it was more than adequate. Only gripe was the bed seemed harder than usual. The service around the ship was fine, staff were ...

As the Ariva ship is very similar to the Iona (we have been on her this year as well ) This review will just concentrate on the plus/negative points between the two Plus points The range of food is better on the Ariva both in the buffets and the mdr,s The shows and the acoustics in the main theatre where also better (The sky's the limit and greatest days being our ...

Having recently returned from a 14 night cruise on Arvia, I would like to offer my comments on Arvia. Obviously I cannot complain about the pre-boarding nightmare caused by there being 3 cruise ships in Southampton and the lack of transport which caused some quite long delays before arriving at the Ocean Terminal. As a disabled traveller, the assisted boarding was proficient despite our attendant ...

Fjords was a tick on the bucket list and having not cruised since 2020 we were excited about revisiting P&O onboard one of their newest ships. The ship did definitely not disappoint! Excellent public spaces,lovely decor so many places to visit. Loved the infinity pools and deck 8 hot tubs. Entertainment top class in Headliners theatre,710 club Limelight and Crows Nest. Food absolutely fab in ...

Went on Britannia for 14 nights from Southampton. Embarkation was very well organised and smooth,we had a balcony cabin with walk in shower.the food and service was excellent in the MDR but a bit chaotic in the self service buffet. The entertainment was good and so was the select restaurants.we did have a bit of a scare when we were hit by a mini hurricane and the ship broke loose from its ...

The Britannia is a really nice ship with nice things on board. We really enjoyed it on this cruise but there were a few things that could have been made better. The Buffet on this ship has two main buffet stations that are quite big but usually only one of them is used. the only problem with the buffet is the layout of the food. Ice cream next to pasta? Sausages next to salad?!?!?!?!?!? Because of ...