Rare Deeliteful Posted February 12, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Hi all I have just booked. Cruise on Azura to the Norwegian Fjords in May. (I was booked with RCI) but this cruise has saved me £1400 (solo traveller!) I haven't cruised with P&O for many years now so what can I expect? My recent cruises have been with RCI or Celebrity and there are pluses and minuses of course. Do P&O now have a proper casino or is it still a little room with blackjack and roulette? Do they still serve Stilton with a spoon from a whole cheese? Is the entertainment any good? I'd the good still good? Lots of questions I know and some very subjective but love to hear your thoughts. Thanks Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monorail Orange Posted February 12, 2017 #2 Share Posted February 12, 2017 I've not sailed on Azura, but I'd imagine her casino is the same as the rest of the fleet. A selection of tables and slots. I fine the entertainment enjoyable, but that is certainly something that is down to personal taste. As for the cheese, I believe they still have the round of stilton but it's very much a streamlined version of itself. ie. it's a quarter in height of what it used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Deeliteful Posted February 12, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Wonderful predictive text, final question should be is the food still good?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted February 12, 2017 #4 Share Posted February 12, 2017 The little room with a casino in must be Oriana, Azura is bigger but not as big as on American ships. It has 5 tables and lots of slots. Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monorail Orange Posted February 12, 2017 #5 Share Posted February 12, 2017 Wonderful predictive text, final question should be is the food still good?! haha not to worry! To ansert that question...well, again this is a little subjective. I've seen people say its not great, but me personally I find it still as good. Admitedly, its served plated up now, so there's a little less choice on veg, which is a step back. Then again, I've seen people say that they perfer it. I'm a little on the "fussy eater" side of the fence, and usually I do find something to have. The only time I struggle for choice is the gala night when (on Arcadia) its MPW's menu. Buffet wise, I find they still offer a decent selection. Its just a matter of getting around that lunch time rush. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groovechick Posted February 13, 2017 #6 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Entertainment is very subjective. On our first cruise on Aurora to the fjords, we found very little to our taste and spent a lot of time reading and playing cards in the evening. Azura the following year was much better - a couple of good singers, a very funny pianist/comedian, an excellent Freddy Mercury tribute (as a Queen fan my husband went expecting to hate it and really enjoyed it) and Elio Pace. I didn't even bother to go to the Phil Collins tribute though, because we heard his sound check and it was so deafeningly loud I couldn't bear it. The Headliners production shows on our 2015 Christmas Britannia cruise were fantastic, absolutely stunning. Ventriloquist Gareth Oliver was very, very funny, an OK magician, an OK Beatles tribute, a not so good Freddy Mercury tribute and a poor comedian. We went to his early show and he clearly struggled to keep his act clean, he said his late show was definitely "adults only", so we didn't bother. I suppose what I've taken a long time to say it that the standard seems to vary greatly from cruise to cruise and depending on one's personal tastes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Deeliteful Posted February 13, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted February 13, 2017 Thanks for all the info so far. No matter what, I have never had a bad cruise, I always enjoy myself but some cruises are definitely better than others :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare elmsliebev Posted February 14, 2017 #8 Share Posted February 14, 2017 when we were on the Oriana a couple of years ago we had to ask the waiter to hold back on the port-soaked Stilton - it was amazing but he just kept dishing it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Deeliteful Posted February 16, 2017 Author #9 Share Posted February 16, 2017 when we were on the Oriana a couple of years ago we had to ask the waiter to hold back on the port-soaked Stilton - it was amazing but he just kept dishing it up! :) Sounds good to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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