Whilst we agree with a lot of the comments made about the Ventura. Some of the guests hygiene leaves a lot to be desired. Ignoring hand sanatisers on many occasions. In the buffet restaurant we saw on many occasions passengers blowing their nose & coughing into the blue serviettes & putting them back on the table. Men walking into the buffet area with no tops on. Filling water bottles from the ...
Our flight from Newcastle with TUI was excellent plenty of leg room and great service from the stewards on board.
We were lucky to get an upgrade of our cabin but unfortunately for us although in a great position on the ship it was a Pullman berth cabin and for two weeks we were bending over to get into our bed.
Entertainment was ok but not as good as on other P&O cruises we’ve been ...
Our first P and O cruise, flying to/from Barbados and cruising round the Caribbean. First week saw unprecedented weather with strong winds preventing us berthing at St Vincent and St Kitts (although the Captain managed to squeeze in St Kitts later on, and replaced St Vincent with Martinique). On-board food was very good (gluten-free dietary requirement was very well catered for). Entertainment ...
I chose this cruise as I have been on same one 3 previous times and enjoyed it very much. We were a group of 10 people, 8 of whom had been before so we have something to compare our experience with.
I can understand that embarkation and disembarkation is a massive headache for all staff so have no particular comment to make in that respect. The ship, however is a different matter. Sadly in need ...
Having used the Ventura last year for a 35 day cruise we were looking forward to a repeat cruise which this time included some South American ports of call.We booked a outside cabin but were disappointed to be given a cabin on deck five which was so small that the bed filled most of the space and there was nowhere to sit except the bed.The noise from the thrusters made sleeping difficult and after ...
have cruised with P&O several times previously and fancied some winter sun with a company we were familiar with but we had some issues on this cruise.
There was an horrendous smell of sewerage wafting around the ship over several days of the cruise and it was most unpleasant!.
Our itinerary was changed and we did not visit Grand Turk which was very disappointing as we were told this was the ...
This was a Christmas cruise and so had a premium price.
Good things
1. Food and waiting staff
2. Steward
3. Balcony cabin
Poor things
1. Most entertainment was not worth watching but two tribute acts were OK. The best offering was only on for one night but this was NOT made clear and so I didn't see it.
2. Entertainment staff on the Lido deck did not engage with guests but ...
have cruised with p and o last five years on azura and brittania but was very disappointed this year.
Cabin was ok but three times in the two weeks we could not flush toilet for several hours and although this was repaired eventually never got call back from reception as promised.
The main pool (not the side of cinemaI deck 15 was unusable for the whole two weeks as there were children and ...
Before adventuring on my first ever cruise I did some extensive searching on who to travel with and chose P&O partly due to price but also it suited the dates I wanted to travel, the Islands I wanted to visit and the departure Airport.
As an ex Pat living in Germany it was extremely important that the Journey went smoothly as I had to travel from Germany to the UK the day before flying to meet ...
Chose this cruise because the dates and destinations fitted, and we quite like the sea days.
Took advantage of the coach from Birmingham Airport direct to Southampton, bit chaotic with people pushing in the queue but got us there efficiently and embarkation was excellent.
The ship was larger than we normally go for and a bit confusing to get around sometimes. I think that even after 2 weeks ...