Ventura
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Ventura Reviews

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4.2
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Based on 502 reviews
Cabin
4.3
Service
4.3
Excursions
4
Dining
4.3
Activities
4.1
Value for money
4.3
Entertainment
4.2
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Just back from an enjoyable cruise on Ventura. First time with PandO Cruises and we were impressed. Plus points Food, Entertainment, Staff. We chose freedom Dining in the Saffron restaurant excellent food both in choice and quality. We met some great people around the table apart from the first evening, but heyho. Check out the metropolis bar for a relaxed atmosphere. Negative points. The pool areas and Buffet areas can be a bit of a dog fight. But we avoided the area as much as possible. Choosing to relax on our balcony

Verified customer
1 cruise
4 May 2015
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Had a super time

Verified customer
1 cruise
29 Apr 2015
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Overall the cruise was very good, nice ship. good food, and met and made some very nice friends. Now comes the but, the disembarkation at Alicante and Malaga were very bad for people with walking difficulties. Surely some kind of transport E.G. like a golf buggy, could be available to take these passengers down and back along these mega long corridors.The Alicante corridor was one and a half times the length of the ship, and the one at Malaga half of it was down hill going off, and up hill coming back, which caused a lot of dissabled people a lot of discomfort. Could this info please be passed on to P&O as I think it is a very important complaint.

Verified customer
1 cruise
27 Apr 2015
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Last cruised on this ship In 2010 and a lot off corners have been cut, no invite to be introduced to the Captain & Offices nights, no sail away from every port, no daily cocktail specials, entertainment was very poor, the 3 girl (singers) they would not have passed X factor auditions. In the evening Buffet on the Theme nights no English alternatives served.

Verified customer
1 cruise
27 Apr 2015
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We had a great time on the Ventura on the 12/4/15 to Portugal & Spain, weather great, we enjoyed the food, no problems with the service, Also have to thank Iglu Cruise for there good service in organising our holiday, the only downside was when we came to disembark as usual with P&O it was a disaster.

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1 cruise
27 Apr 2015
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As usual the food and entertainment on P&O was extremely good however the cruise was spoilt a bit by the large number of hen/stag parties who do not know how to behave properly and do not respect other passengers. I am surprised P&O allow all female/male large group parties.

Verified customer
1 cruise
15 Apr 2015
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Comfortable cabin, some tired deco. All staff and crew very polite. Excellent service. Food and range of restaurants very good. Spacious feel inside. Plenty of sun beds. Entertainment varied and very good. Plenty of daily activities on offer. Excursions pricey.

Verified customer
1 cruise
14 Apr 2015
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Booking our first ever cruise through Iglu was efficient and stress-free with P&O our chosen cruise line, and with an exciting 14 night cruise of the Mediterranean aboard Ventura, we eagerly awaited the day of our departure from Southampton. Arriving by car we were swiftly transferred to this magnificent ship along with the other 3,200 passengers (but not overwhelmed by the numbers) and we were quickly settled into our balcony cabin situated on the 15th deck. Not having any previous experience of cruising, our first concern was getting around this fabulous ship. We soon located all the important facilities aboard and settled into our first night at sea, a day later braving the notorious Bay of Biscay.....just. We were so impressed with the standard of hygiene throughout Ventura, the staff efficient and always smiling. The choice of food in the numerous restaurants we found to be excellent, the service first-class, well appointed cabins made our cruise comfortable with magnificent views from our 15th deck balcony. There was plenty to keep us occupied during the days at sea with wall-to-wall entertainment programmes from breakfast to the early hours of the morning. One of the highlights of this fantastic 14 day cruise was the exciting ports of call Barcelona, Lisbon, Monaco, Vigo, Palma, Gibraltar and Ciivitavecchia. Taking the onshore organised trips makes a nice break and gives a brief insight into places which you might like to visit at greater length at a later date, but these trips come at a price.....very expensive, which seems to be the general opinion of other passengers who we spoke to. This is a magnificent ship and we could not fault any aspect of our first cruise. We are now seriously thinking of doing it all again, maybe on another P & O ship, though we will always remember our love for Ventura. Thanks P&O and the entire crew on Ventura, our first-ever cruise was one to savour.

Verified customer
1 cruise
14 Apr 2015
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We had a nice experience on our first cruise. It did seem very rushed and a whirlwind visit though. We felt absolutely shattered after getting back, and needed a holiday. Having to board, then do a safety drill, then get ready for dinner at half six was quite stressful. We had a decent time in Bruges but then had to get ready for the evening meal again then to be told that we had to have our bags packed ready for collection 'that night' Well this did kind of ruin the atmosphere as people were already out and then the group had to split and go back to their rooms to pack bags. A few didn't bother coming back out after packing as they had lost the enjoyment and were also shattered. We did love our room with a window and the staff were very helpful. The schedule was very stressful though and we slept the whole of sunday after getting back so early. 6am starts each day doesn't really make you relax in the evening as you know you have to get up so early. One more thing was charging for everything on the ship and the drinks certainly added up quickly. Thanks Tim

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1 cruise
14 Apr 2015
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Ventura is a very big beautiful ship. Family friendly and well catered for disabled and not so abled bodied older clients Excellent service in all areas around the ship. Freedom dining is not to everyones taste ,we were very lucky. some diners were not so and had to wait at times up to 45mts to 60mts,so out goes the freedom.Busy times between6.30pm to 8.00pm. Food very good indeed. When booking forgot it was around Easter time so the ship was full, too full at times in the buffet areas, around 500 children on board no trouble expect the main pools were taken over by them. There is an adults only smaller pool at the very front of the ship but it feels so isolated and because of this very few use it. Not as dressy as I would have liked, casual was too casual although we did have 4 x formal nights, the Captains night was when people made the effort to dress up. Entertainment two shows very good indeed Mark Walker comedian and Walk like a Man tribute to The Jersey boys. Would cruise with P&O again but on a smaller ship. For us the Ventura Enjoyable, Excellent service, but Too Big. Too Full

Verified customer
1 cruise
12 Apr 2015