LynSF

Just read your review, & yea, don't think be back on board again - Unless its a long cruise & need passports. I agree with food wise too. Having just had our 5th cruise with them, must say the last time things "dropped" on board. The next cruise after ours had 500 kids !! like they should be in school. Parent take them out of school for various reasons during school time. We select non school holidays to have peace, but its not so. Anyway, if you want cheap, you will find it here. If fact they are not cheap anymore now. However they are the only ones in aus all year round.

We have been on P&O prior & since been on 5 since June last year. A few short ones to make up “cruises” for Princess. Many times said “I’ll never cruise with P&O again”. As we heard many others doing what we were doing to get our cruises/sea days up. Our last cruise in July was the Bounty. The average age was 66+. I kid you not, even though we over that age, were a lot more older than us !!. Getting a seat around the decks 5-6-7 was hard at times, however pool area free. At Norfolk, we were 2hr leaving due to lots of walkers & wheelchairs. Tender port yes. As yes they also have a right to see Norfolk. It was mighty dangerous getting off the tender to. This was not school time either, the 2 cruises before ours had 600 on & the one after ours were expecting 500. Both were just doing up north & back. I feel P&O the coffee at Inter Lounge was hit & miss & I cut my intake by half. You could tell from cruise to cruise. Last cruise didn’t feel like eating dinner or where. In the end we just went to Angelo’s. Same menu all over. But they did have a few Crew specials. 400 Gradi was nice. Shows were good, however some singers around the place were not. I don’t think money wise they are cheap anymore. If you watch where you want to go & prices, you can get some good deals. However if you want to cruise in Australia mid year all there is, is P&O. We have also recently been on Royal, Carnival & Princess. We have a Holland next year. Virgin is expensive however some good prices flowing around. I’m tempted.