Ventura Reviews

Absolutely wonderful

The ship is getting tatty, but I gather it is having a refit soon. Main lifts are too far away from main areas. Lunch time dining was poor with little in the way of starter or main meal choices. Breakfast buffet was good as was freedom dining in the evening with Christmas dinner particularly good. The car parking was excellent, but the welcome inside the terminal was very chaotic though disembarking was excellent. Three days at sea is not a good idea and was particularly bad considering the dreadful weather conditions we had. Excursions are still far too expensive which is a shame as many are very interesting.

Food excellent,plenty of choices. hygiene excellent always cleaning making it safe. entertainment first class,probably the best of all the ships I have cruised on. staff so friendly,atmosphere is great…. My only criticism is the ship is old,and it is so noisy at night it creaks it bangs not a ship to go on for a good nights sleep. that is her only downfall p&o please fix it because we had the best cruise

No Need to Spend Christmas on your own go on a Cruises

Dated cabin. Little entertainment - what was provided was weak. Food adequate, but not dining out standard.

Ship in need of refurbishment Food good Entertainment good Cabin Staff helpful and friendly

We went on a 5 night New Year cruise to Amsterdam and Bruges. We did a similar cruise last year and enjoyed it so decided to do it again. However, although it was enjoyable Ventura is now looking very tired indeed. The cabins are old fashioned and some of the public areas in need of a complete re-design. We also kept noticing a sewage smell in one of the public areas and 2 or 3 lifts were completely out of order for the entire cruise. The best part of the cruise was the musical entertainment but the daytime activities lacked variety and imagination. Most of the staff looked miserable and although they were efficient, were quite unfriendly. The food on Ventura has improved over the years which was a plus but the virtual queuing system to get into the main dining rooms was a nightmare and the MyHoliday app had limited functionality. Time for P and O to bring Ventura up to the standards of their competitors.

Food in restaurant cold

P&O standards have dropped over recent years. No longer a luxury holiday. Understaffed. Service slow. So many cutbacks. Shame.

We had a basic inside cabin(C204) which was comfortable and adequate for our 12 day cruise. The bed was fine. The one downside was that although well above the theatre drumming could be heard in the cabin when shows were on. The entertainment was excellent and as ever the staff were very helpful and efficient. Main dining was good. The weather we had was disappointing but the ship took the bad weather well. It is a big ship so can seem crowded at times