P&O Mediterranean Cruise Reviews

Having just completed the P&O j219 cruise on Arcadia to the Greek islands with a stop at Malaga on the way out and Gib on the way back, I will give you the gen. Firstly we have only ever been with Cunard before this, so that is the benchmark I am working from, some facts.. £6400 for a deluxe balcony £3200 each. Was it worth it, NO..the only difference between a balcony on a cunard was a half ...

We chose this cruise because it was outside of school holidays and it went to some places we had not been to on other cruises. We started in Valetta, did a week in the eastern Med then back to Valetta, we then stayed on and went to Palma, Gibraltar and then onto the Canaries. We usually prefer adult only ships and smaller ships, to date this was the biggest ship we had been on. Having booked ...

THE SHIP Beautifully finished. Very large, but you do find your way around it quite quickly. There seemed to be more lifts and they were well placed. The theatre was spacious and comfortable however there were audio issues and also the air conditioners were too loud on the ‘talk’ days. The cinemas were compact but there was three of them which all played different films each day at regular ...

Absolute shambles from day one. Absolute shambles from day one. Where do I start, to describe this fiasco, a cruise line that promotes itself as a five star floating hotel. I should have guessed things had changed as soon as we got onboard, no free bubbly as a welcome, in fact no one to welcome us on board, where was the entertainment manager, saw her once in all the two ...

Spent several weeks retrying to cancel as entitled when 49% itinerary changed. No response from PO. Dreadful service not shown to cabin, lunch in canteen wine served in plastic. No turn down service stewards working in restaurant in evenings, Repetitive menu. Apps for booking shows and dining, resulting in 21/2 hours in dining room and missing shows. Should look at their ...

Was weary of going with P & O and I was right, firstly the awful smell of sewage on deck 7 all through one of the cabaret bars, not an officer in sight all the first week. Secondly the petty rules associated with the drinks package, you were allowed 15 drinks a day, but no doubles. At the bar I asked for 2 single gins ( using 2 of my 15 allowance ), but no, I could only have 1 and had to wait 15 ...

This was our 1st cruise since before the covid lockdown we were really looking forward to it. We arrived in sunny Malta for a week around Corsica, Florence, Pisa, Rome and Sicily. We booked an inside cabin so we could spend more on excursions and other stuff and it was fine. I did miss the turn down and the chocolate on the pillow but we did find out that the stewards were being used else where on ...

Third P&O cruise and chosen for the stops in Spain and France. Food and service were impeccable. Port organisation was superb. Ports and weather were very enjoyable, particularly Valencia (Spain) and Toulon (France) Luxury Balcony cabin as ever was well organised and comfortable. What we missed was: 1. Presence of officer staff on black tie nights, making them a bit like damp ...

Members of my family offered me the chance to cruise with them on Azura. I was very pleased to take up the offer. We only had one week, but it was a chance to visit Croatia and to see Malta again. Azura was just as I remembered her. (Last visit was in 2014} My daughter and I had a twin cabin with balcony on Lido deck. Apart from the tiny shower .It was great. Dining arrangements and visiting ...

We did a fly cruise to join Azura in Malta flew from Gatwick boarding the flight and flight itself was seamless going out no delays. re was a 2 hour delay on the return due to pilots being late as they had to have a statutory rest period . We chose Cophall parking to park the car at the airport and collection from Gatwick north was shambolic totally disorganised , drivers did not know who they ...