Reviews

This was our tenth cruise with P & O. The food is getting more and more basic. When we took our first cruise with P & O 7 years ago the food was amazing, the menus have become more mainstream rather than fine dining. The service in the Baytree restaurant was still amazing shame the menus weren`t.

The Headliners entertainment on this cruise was very good as always.

We had a nice cabin, but felt that since P & O have added the tips to your account the cabin steward didn`t seem that friendly or make any extra effort to earn tips at the end of cruise.

The check in procedures was terrible as they were four three P & O ships leaving the same day plus 1 Fred Olsen, Ventura was berthed at the Mayflower Treminal rather than th usual Ocean Terrminal. We had to que up in the rain outstide as the queue was so long it filled the terminal. You don` t expect to have to stand and queue in the rain with 2 young...

Although the food was always hot the selection of food within the buffet was very limited to say the least . We have cruised with RC before and Costa , the Azura had the least selection of meals,fruit and cakes. Would recommend Sindhu good value for the £15 pp cover charge.

The Live shows were the best we have seen at sea although this was let down by the entertainment staff . When they were performing were great and outgoing but walking about the ship the most ignorant bunch i have ever met . Should take a leaf from the cabin stewards and other staff always polite and saying hello etc when passing.

Our cabin was on the Rivera deck R612 mid ship . Lovely clean cabin ,well appointed and fresh looking as you would expect from a three year old ship. Cabin Steward was lovely very attentive . Only daft small thing on a 14 night cruise not one of the windows on the whole ship had been cleaned which as we all know gets very dirty from the sea and at the end...

Pre cruise service was excellent and couldn't be more help full . Our first time departing from Southampton and found it very easy. The biggest let down was the food . We are a reasonable couple and dint expect the world but from the brand expected far more than what we got.

meals as usual were of a very high standard and beautifully prepared both in the belevedere and the meridian but i did notice the staff had extra tables to serve than my previous cruise

the ultimate beatles were on 2 nights of the cruise.....wonderful. can i also commend the staff of the rising sun pub particularly joan nothing was too much for them

clean, tidy well kitted out and cabin steward manuel was terrific, nothing too much trouble

service everywhere was exemplary as usual

No entertainment in one of the show bars, on the middle Saturday, also the crew show was on at 22:30 when those on second sitting tried to get in the place was full and no one else was allowed in, we were even told to miss part of our dinner if we wanted to see the show. This is simply not good enough.

Menus not as good as last trip

Still dated and predictable

Didn't like the 2 overhead bunks I have never had a cabin with those before and wouldn't want it again

Cabin steward amazing.

we eat at the atul kochhar restaurant , it was ok but the service was so slow that the starter took 1 hr ,it is nice not to be rushed but i could have eaten my arm by the time it came.the staff were messing around. have had better, we also missed the show and as it was a 2 night cruise we were looking forward to it .

Buffet system needs looking into. Beachcomber system where you went in a line stopped the locusts bumping into each other and a lot of people getting quite angry. Waterside was mostly just pandamonium. Food and selection was relatively good but by the time you walked and found a free table the food was cold. Dining rooms in the evening were very good.

The Gymnasium did not open until 8am. Other cruise liners open at 6am giving time to still go on any trips without rushing or missing out. The majority of people who attend gyms go early to kick start their day.