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Just to finally draw a line under this topic: I thank you all for you comments both good and bad (none taken)! I finally tested negative today, some 10 days after the initial sickness and diarrhoea. I never realised the latter were symptoms of Covid, but stand corrected. I stand by my appraisal of the food and I do think there is room for improvement regarding the general hygiene standards just my opinion. Anyway that’s me finished with cruising, I no longer consider it a value for money option. So, Bon voyage

Update: I managed to get an audience with a GP earlier. He thinks it was most unlikely that I suffered from food poisoning, it was more likely to have been the early symptoms of Covid. Therefore I apologise for misleading anyone on this forum. I tested positive again today so feeling rough still. I hope everyone else who left Britannia are feeling ok.

Just out of interest, I have not said P&O we’re responsible for the food poisoning symptoms I suffered and maybe it was down to covid, which I am suffering from now. Maybe it was a dirty coffee cup in Cadiz! I guess food is subjective, I thought it was poor on board but if others enjoyed it I respect their view.

Just out of interest, I have not said P&O we’re responsible for the food poisoning symptoms I suffered and maybe it was down to covid, which I am suffering from now. Maybe it was a dirty coffee cup in Cadiz! I guess food is subjective, I thought it was poor on board but if others enjoyed it I respect their view.

No I didn’t report it. I really didn’t fancy being interrogated by the on board medical people. I probably should have done. I’m feeling better now, just the Covid to fight. The experience has terminated my cruising for good sadly

I have written a review which goes into a bit more detail but the ship is run down and grubby, stains all over the carpets in the corridor and especially in the cabin. The food in the peninsula restaurant was bland and tasteless, featuring mostly vegetarian and vegan options. They loved serving lamb and if you didn’t fancy that there was the chicken or 5oz steak to fall back on, which was like leather! Very little information was given, certainly not in the horizon news sheet which featured mainly stuff to relieve you of you hard earned. I made the mistake of having a shrimp dish followed by clam chowder. This led to the four days of food poisoning. I could go on but fear the hard liners are going to roast me! That was the final cruise for us. Positive, the ship is very stable and the crossing over the bay of Biscay down to Madeira was very smooth.

Yes, forgot to mention four days of food poisoning that I am still getting over!

Two weeks of flat out air conditioning and bland, tasteless, repetitive food and now I’ve tested positive for Covid! Perfect end to a dreadful cruise..

Where there any outbreaks of Covid? We sail Friday and that’s our only worry! Great reviews

I bought a Tesco PAYG sim, 5000 texts, 5000 calls and 10 gb of data. £10 and it will last 30 days. Ok so I will be using the phone number it came with but I’ve let everyone know that number. Sky charge £2 for every 24 hours roaming so I had a potential bill of £30 using them. Simply change the sim back when we get home.

We are on Britannia at the weekend. We chose freedom dining. Any issues with this, queuing etc? Thanks

Thanks everyone. Looks like I’ll be taking chargers!

Do they have USB outlets for charging mobiles etc? thanks

Phew!!!

Oh dear, we are off to the canaries on the 22nd. Doesn’t sound like there is much to look forward to. I do agree with much of what was written though. We have done probably 15 cruises and never had a complaint about food or especially cleanliness.