P&O Oceana Reviews

Cruise from 26th October to Western Med, out of Southampton. Our first P&O cruise and we are impressed. Having sailed previously with Princess and NCL we were very pleased by the reasonable onboard prices and also that there was no automatic 15% charge at the bar. The staff were excellent throughout the ship. Considerate and helpful to the many elderly and disabled passengers. They were also, without exception, professional and smiling, well done to them all. Our previous cruise was on the Sea Princess, original sister ship to the Oceana, so we knew that we liked the size and layout; but there the similariy ended. The Oceana is better kept, the entertainment is much better and the staff much happier and more friendly. Port lectures were good and the organisation at the ports was good. We especially appreciated the shuttle bus service. The dining choices are good. We were on Freedom Dining which we always prefer and this worked well. A few more sreamed vegetables would have been welcome but this is a minor issue. One personal criticism is that we didn't like the formality of the late night refreshments arrangements. We generally only wanted a late night cup of hot chocolate and could not understand why this was in the formal atmosphere of Cafe Jardin... do we really need to be seated by a waiter for this, I think not. The Plaza is the obvious location. Otherwise well done P&O, we will be back!

Great little ship with a good vibe, the crew are freindly and helpfull. We found this ship much better then the Azura which seamed to be over crowded. The food was of a very high standed. The entertainment was not as good though the shows were a little bit disapointing, but over all we did enjoy the cruise. We traveled to the the Med and found the trips a little bit expensive so we made our own way which worked out cheaper. We allways book though Iglu and have been on 6 cruises though the company and have never had any problems.

This was the first time I had been on a cruise and took my mother along, forget 5 star, 5 star couldn't afford this this type of holiday and service, the food was out of this world the cabins were immaculate the entertainment was first class, can't wait to go again. I did read all the reviews and I am telling you now take no notice of the negative reviews, all I can say is they must be working for other cruise lines, and I am not easy to please. Well done P&0 hope to see you again asap. 

Second great holiday onboard Oceana, a lovely freindly ship. Have always enjoyed our time onboard Oceana, staff always freindly and helpful especially dinner staff in resturant. Clean nothing to much trouble for cabin stewards. This year had five destinations within the 7 day cruise, really enjoyed just the one day at sea great shows each night, lots of variety on offer during days and nights, one of our favourite places was the Marco Piere White resturant visited most days for lunch, excellent food quality at all times, very popular with most passengers and always worth waiting for. Have had cruises with other P&O ships would cruise with them again.

First cruise with P&O, but what a great time we had. The ship was excellant as was the service and food. Shows great and when we were away, which was October, the weather was fantastic.The hospitality tray in the cabin was a definate bonus as have never had that on other ships. Freedom dining in my opinion is a great way to meet many different people plus if your not keen on a particular person on table it is only for one sitting. Staff very polite and all very helpful. Sailed from Southampton and this was very stress free. We drove down and had booked the parking. Met at parking area luggage was unloaded and we did not see it again till it was brought to cabin. Will definatly sail with P&O again.

I have always done fly cruises before, this was my first time from Southampton & embarkation was amazingly fast. I wasnt supposed to emabark until after 14:00, but as we had travelled the night before & stayed in a hotel checking out at 12:00, we were v early; no problem at all, no queue & we were on the ship 10 minutes after arriving at the port! I was travelling alone with my 12 yr old son who I never saw — he had a fantastic time in the kids club & always went to bed after me! The rule was we had to eat together, which we did in the formal dining room. We selected freedom dining as this suited us and yes, we had to wait a few times with a pager but that was fine, you just have a drink in one of the many bars and people watch — which I love. Food was great, portions looked extremely small but believe me, if you opted for all courses you were stuffed by the end of it! Great ship, fabulous service, we will cruise with P&O again, this was our first time — lots of friendly passengers on board.

Cruised on the Oceana 1st Oct. Excellent ship, staff very friendly. The food and service could not fault. Would recommend to anyone. Also tea making facilities in cabin. Which most cruise lines do not provide. Prices of drink very reasonable. This was the first time with P&O but definitely not the last.

We sailed from Southampton on the 1st Oct 2001 on the Oceana to the med, from start to finish we were well looked after, food was excellent as was the performance of the crew, a clean & tidy liner and a very friendly atmosphere a holiday to remember. Tom McLardy.

17 sep 2011 we sailed on our first cruise to the med on the Oceana. It was wonderful the food was brilliant, the entertainment first class, the service we received from the staff was first class and the price of drinks aboard the ship where great normal pub prices. So pleased we booked with P/O Can’t wait for our next cruise.

We returned from our Mediterranean cruise on 6/8/2011 it was a great cruise and the places we visited were most interesting. We do tend to do 'our own thing' and had no problems doing this but for 1st time cruisers perhaps organized tours cold be easier. We have cruised with other companies but found P&O better, the ship had a more intimate feeling and at least you did see the same people going about the ship! The food was OMG fantastic and we enjoyed all, we had the tour of the Galley, it was what  you would imagine - a hive of activity ireparing all that food, very interesting.  The entertainment was 1st class, the energy of all the dancers and the speed with which they changed costumes was amazing. We have already booked for next May and are already looking forward to it.