P&O Cruises, Ventura Review

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P&O Cruises, Ventura
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shipmate's Review of P&O Cruises, Ventura Baltic Cruise

18th Jan 2009

Overall Rating

2 stars
  • Value for money
    0.5 stars
  • Nights on board
    14
  • Cabin Type
    outside with balcony
  • Food - quality & variety
    2 stars
  • Date of Cruise
    20 dec 2008
  • Itinerary Name
    caribbean christmas
  • Group description
    Couple
  • Entertainment on board
    1 stars
Bad Points

Not enough public spaces for number of passengers. Food mediocre and at times unless you pay extra in premium restaurants. Difficult to get a sun bed. Sunbeds too close together. Most entertasinment is poor to average Ship finds it difficult to cope if it is windy.


General Comments

Saved up and spent a lot of money on Ventura's first Christmas and New Year Cruise. What a disappointment. This ship is an insult to the P&O brand. It is more like a poorly designed block of flats on water than a cruise liner. Poorly behaved passengers were not supervised or dealt with. Entertainment ranged from excellent (the minority) to absolutely dire (one comedian told the same jokes on two different nights - not very good ones either). Food lacked imagination and variety unless you paid extra. It is nice to have a balcony just to get away from the mayhem on deck where passengers fight for sunbeds which you have to jump on from one end because they are so tightly packed together. Book this ship if you like sailing as it finds difficulty docking in ports if there is a breeze. Good embarkation and disembarkation system. Friendly cabin staff and in restaurants and bars. Nice cabin and comfy bed.

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  • cbeebee on 23rd Jan 2009

    I found this review helpful because... it has put me off going on ventura