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We have sailed on other lines and one of the big drawbacks with us now regarding P and O are the similar itinerary's every year ( having done nearly all that they offer over the years) We now sail with them on anything different that takes our fancy, however over the years' they have been a good company to cruise with and like so many other companies no matter what line of business they are in things are getting squeezed

In relation to the wine we tried the red that was offered and were not overly keen , the waiter promptly brought over a second choice which we enjoyed a lot more , on our last cruise on Azura there were only eighteen of us at the Baltic/Liguarian lunch, you soon realize how big the dining room actually is when that small amount is huddled in one corner. the food and service were exceptional and we did feel it was a nice perk to reward loyalty

Well as long as it was charged to them, cheers😂

We have had the pleasure of Michelle on our last two cruises dealing with the port presentations in the theatre ( would prefer it too be a little later in the morning) and she is excellent ,not just with the ships excursions but also the basic info , shuttle buses, port wi fi ,toilets distance to town from port , luckily she is also doing the world cruise with us in January👍

Ah so its not just us who have been given a random passengers card by a waiter 😆

My comments may have been slightly misleading!! . In regards to Sindhu the changes to the pricing structure were evident on our previous cruises on various P and O ships as we have cruised a number of times since Covid restrictions, As for the suitcases we were in a forward facing seaview cabin in January for 65 nights and the bed did appear to be slightly lower than we remembered as we have never had this problem before , ours are also hardback cases and after a little manipulation we managed to store them under the bed , now then getting them back out was a lot more time consuming and as we were leaving the enthusiasm was a little lacking!!!!😂

Would agree with the charges in the beach house ,this is what happened with Sindhu , prices were raised and choices reduced , we have not used it since the changes , do still enjoy the beach house however some of the popular deserts have been removed. The only other slight problem we have with Aurora is the bed frame makes it very difficult to slide suitcases under it, we noticed in lots of cabins suitcases were stacked at the side of the beds or in front of wardrobes , we overcame this hindrance by lifting the whole bed and not zipping up the cases and they just, only just went under, other than that loved the whole ship

Having recently encountered this problem ( and commented on it on our recent review) I can confirm the awful smell is sporadic and is present around the front of the ship near to the retreat and nearly always on the upper decks, never smelt it at the rear of the ship, it is definitely not from any port as it was noticeable on sea days as well 👍

We have been considering Princess for a long time now ,and perhaps some of the comments on these boards will make up our minds for us as we both have concerns with the path P and O are going down following our recent Azura cruise we started thinking cruising has run its course for us , however we have never sailed with Princess so it might reenergize us.

A common thread on these posts appears to be the amount of "new to cruising" passengers, certainly on the larger ships , suspect the pricing may have something to do with this ?

What a shocking post to read, I cannot comprehend how you must be feeling ,sincere condolences to you at such a shattering time

I may stand corrected but I was told that upper tiers(Baltic/Ligurian) are entitled to half price laundry But only when all your obc has been used up, as for offers we never got one at all on our 65 night cruise , They may have stopped doing it as it was always offered even on two week cruises

Still trying to work out where this idea of ordering all required courses has come from as we only noticed it on our recent Azura cruise, and were suitably unimpressed, every time we asked the waiter to take any further orders after we had completed our mains , we felt it was all very rushed and had to explain that we didn't want coffee arriving with our desert ( on the occasions we had one) my good lady nearly always asks for extra veg ,however on a couple of occasions it arrived well after we were two thirds through our meal. It did appear on that cruise a lot of the staff were been trained and the finer touches were missing ,again just personal views and observations

Yes she may be slightly dated, but she feels like a comfortably pair of old slippers with a nice relaxed atmosphere, we spent 65 nights on board in January after been on Arcadia, Azamara Quest and HAL Konningsdam (all smaller ships than Britannia, Azura and Ventura) and loved her. Sailing on Azura after those ships was a culture shock and made our minds up to our future holiday choices be it cruising or otherwise. Aurora would be our ship of preference with P and O although we are going on Arcadia in January. Anderson's is indeed a haven even though after 11pm we were normally the only people in ( suspect this been to the length of cruise). When you have anticipated and looked forward to your cruise for so long I can fully understand your disappointment and feel a lot of your points and comments are fully justified, Just make the best of your holiday (quite sure you will) and best wishes to your good lady on her birthday

Do feel somewhat sorry for the staff as they try to apply the rules, as the passengers been requested to adhere will likely rush straight to reception and raise a complaint, and of course the customer is always right !!! Not😆

From recent observations they may soon become the majority😬

All the longer cruises( beyond 40 nights ) either booked onboard or by any other means have always cost us the full deposit ,and an 18 night cruise booked for 2025 also required the full deposit

Thank you very much for the answers relating to my original question ,Feel that we would have liked some alternative dining options on our upcoming world cruise and had hoped that meals might be served other than lunchtime on sea days in this venue

Just tapping into the vast knowledge of members and asking if anybody can shed light on the above subject? I have attempted to glean some information from P and O and come to the realisation that members on these boards will be better informed!! Does Arcadia actually have a pop up glasshouse and if so ,how, where and when does it function and with what facilities ,IE wine choices ,food etc ? Many thanks 😊

We had a bottle of liquid soap at the side of the washbasin and one of each in the shower on Azura so no complaints from us on that score, No way would we even think about taking any of it home with us😇

It was most noticeable at the front upper deck ,adjacent to the retreat, it came and went but it was horrible when it did , its quite possible that passengers who have not had the misfortune of this issue were not or didn't visit that area of the ship?

I'm afraid it is ,and it was so pungent 🥵

No it wasn't, at least not from our part of the country ,we never book when schools are out so unless holidays are timed differently in other parts we were at a loss why there were so many in the first week especially

Horses for courses ,and if it works in your favour why would you not go?

No we did not book at all , in fact I don't think you could but don't hold me to it