crewmember59 Posted January 11, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Hi all Any experience on P&O? Looking at Britannia early 2019, either transatlantic or Canary/Portugal two week cruise. Hopefully a suite. Any advice for when were on board the ship too? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britboys Posted January 16, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Hi there, I have cruised with P&O for many years, initially with my partner and, since 2012, solo following his death. It is a more traditional style of cruise line and is very British. Feel free to ask any specific questions but I have not sailed on Britannia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.A Posted February 15, 2018 #3 Share Posted February 15, 2018 My wife and I went on a P&O cruise (on Ventura) after having been on three RCI cruises. We did not have any issues with other passengers. It is worth noting that the average age is a lot higher than on RCI if that is an issue. As Britboys says, it is very British and both my wife and I did not enjoy that aspect of P&O despite being aware that was the case before we went on the cruise. Keeping in mind, that is our impression and others may disagree with that. We would not go on P&O again but plenty of people love it. I did like that there was less focus on tips/gratuities on P&O and the service was on par with the service on RCI. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Cathedral Posted April 2, 2018 #4 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Hi all Any experience on P&O? Looking at Britannia early 2019, either transatlantic or Canary/Portugal two week cruise. Hopefully a suite. Any advice for when were on board the ship too? Thanks Hi and congratulations to you both! My partner and I have sailed P&O several times now and, as others have said, it has a British outlook and the clientele can be older. That said, we've always seen a good mix of ages, even on the adult only ships. To date, we've always felt perfectly comfortable on board and had a lovely holiday or else we wouldn't go back time and again. As for Britannia, we'll experience her for the first time in late June, so can't say more until after that! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONT-CA Posted April 3, 2018 #5 Share Posted April 3, 2018 My partner and I have sailed P&O only the once and on the Azura. We're definitely going to return. We wear the rainbow colours made up in a multi pointed pocket handkerchief to be worn with our formal attire. (four formal nights in 14 day cruise). Those who recognized the significance smiled and nodded those who did not, asked. We were very pleased by the reception aboard. Now there are bound to be a few passengers who do not fall into this category for they have sat across from us at the table. While they may not be friendly, they were polite enough to keep their thoughts to themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkusDY Posted April 13, 2018 #6 Share Posted April 13, 2018 We only sailed P&O once on the Azura. Our cabin steward seemed quite shocked when I asked him to push the beds together as per my booking request. He was Jamaican. It can have a slightly "colonial" feel I noticed at times and I have to say, it wasn't my favourite experience. We have a always had a much warmer welcome on Royal Caribbean or Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisn9008 Posted April 17, 2018 #7 Share Posted April 17, 2018 (edited) We (2 guys) have cruised on P & O numerous times and never had any issues, no problems with the queen bed configuration and found most of the staff to be very friendly. We have also been on Britannia and enjoyed it very much, bit different style to a lot of other ships - she is more like a high class hotel than cruise ship but really nice. It also helps that one of her Captains (Paul Brown) and cruise director (Neil Oliver) are gay and married! Edited April 17, 2018 by chrisn9008 spelling mistake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crewmember59 Posted May 2, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Thank you all for the replys. After much deliberation we have decided to cancel the cruise after booking a lovely looking rear corner suite. We found a fab itinerary with MSC and will give us a chance to go back to Brazil. Thanks again for all your views. On a positive note though, i have booked a mini cruise on Ventura later this year with a large group of friends. Sent from my SM-G950F using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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