P&O Southampton Cruise Reviews (2024 UPDATED): Ratings of P&O Cruises from Southampton (2024)

3.4

advertised as Norwegian fjords cruise we only went into one fjord the rest of the destinations were modern industrial ports with the exception of perhaps stavanger where there was a small section of the old town at the other destination s there was nothing to do unless you had booked onto one of the very expensive shore trips.the dining experience was not good the "freedom dining" did not

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This was our first cruise and we went as a family of three with our 20 month old son. We booked a suite for the extra space and definitely think that was a good idea when you add in the cot and just having more space for our son to run around. We also made very good use of the suite benefits. We are breakfast each morning in the Epicurean and also had an afternoon tea and a dinner there. The

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We booked this with 3 other couples 2 of these had not cruised before. We are aged between 38 and 49. The intention was a taster of cruising. The attraction was the overnight stay in Amsterdam. I had been on Ventura 10 years ago with my family and had a great time. The ship has held up well given its age. First opinion on boarding was pleasant and well organised. Staff at Southampton were

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Overall our cruise was very good but the deck waiter service was very poor. Having to queue at the bar to place an order then waiting again for it to be completed. We had booked 2 nights at the Epicurian but cancelled the 2nd after our first visit. It had list its atmosphere and magic.My husband ordered crepe suzette for dessert so that he could watch it being prepared by our table but it was

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I’ve gone on +-10 cruises over the past 20 years, this was by far the worst. The positives - modern ship, nice finishes, friendly MDR and horizon and room attendants (olive grove team were grumpy and rude). Lots of restaurant options. Great gym with lots of equipment The negatives - P&O are really cutting costs.. For example, no free ice cream by the pools, which most other ships have. The

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We are experienced cruise goers (we go 3-4 times a year)Arvia is a beautiful ship but it is wasted on P&O.The food was bland and barely warm, the service is slow, the staff border on being rude- this is not how cruising should be.Our cabin was small and not clean. Sheets were not changed in 2 weeks - we were not surprised at all by an outbreak of a sickness bug as the cleanliness left

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Arvia is a beautiful ship but there are too many passengers. This was evident as it resembled a Plague Ship having battled with Norovirus on the previous cruise resulting in passengers delayed embarkation because of a necessary deep clean. This clearly wasn’t adequate as many came down with the stomach bug during our two weeks on board and there were also a few reports of Covid. Dining options

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We were a bit afraid of traveling as we heard about the norovirus bug going on on Ventura on the previous trip before ours.We received an email from P&O advising us that boarding was running 4 hours behind so we needed to get to the terminal 4 hours after our original boarding time.As we do not live anywhere close to Southampton, we decided to leave early, and due to the fact we got to

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Hey travel fam, Mahendra and Jayshree here spilling the tea on our recent P&O Ventura cruise from May 25th to June 1st, 2024! Buckle up for some laughs (and maybe a few groans).Embarkation Shenanigans: Let's just say "organised chaos" doesn't even begin to describe it. Thanks to a norovirus outbreak on the previous cruise, embarkation was a nightmare. We ended up losing a whole day thanks to

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The ship is looking very tired now and would benefit from a major refurbishment especially the air conditioning.All of the staff were very good and helpful.The menu was monotonous and we became bored of it very quickly in the buffet area on deck 9 and was probably aimed at targeting a more advanced in age person - Im sure that there is no need for a roast dinner for Lunch and Dinner 7 days

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Traveled with children

Traveled with disabled person