Staff are friendly and try very hard but there's not enough of them. Some eateries not open and afternoon tea only served in the buffet. The entertainment was sketchy and new shows would be welcome from the Headliners. Not always able to get requested drinks in all bars despite them being on the menu. No sail away parties which was very disappointing. Overall this was a good cruise but P and O need to up their game to compete with other lines. Food in the MDR was good albeit with a more limited choice than previously. No evening turn down service which wasn't a major issue but I missed the chocolate. Cabin steward delivered ice daily as requested.
We have cruised on the Azura with P&O several times and found it was great value for the money we paid. We will use them again
A great cruise! This was our first cruise since the pandemic and it was great to be able to get back onboard!
Was fine until covid broke out just cruising round for ten days not allowed off ship
Been on the Azura twice now and everything was excellent and up to the very highest level you can get.
Was a very memorable experience with plenty of new places to explore, some of the excursions were a bit hurried, but overall a great quality service from P&O.
I love cruising with p and o , very good service when you are getting on and off the ship , wonderful food , great waiting staff , lovely room , the only bad thing is I think charging nearly 7 euros for a bottle of water
20 plus times cruises across many lines so this is a fair and accurate report of our cruise holiday. A very enjoyable cruise.
First the bad things... Some restaurants were closed and they didnt have the range of drinks behind the bars like normal but we never went hungry or thirsty. The entertainment team was virtually non existant though and the Jubilee celebrations were very poor. The shows, well they were ok, but we had seen them all before so P&O could do with mixing that up a little but that is personnel taste. The quizzes, we like quizzing, but please P&O bring back the instant trinket prizes rather than the card to fill in if you win... a plastic ship on a stick would be treasured. The ship itself is a bit tired looking, nothing too bad, but its beginning to look a little bit old fashioned compared to some of the newer ships these days.
The good things, the weather was fabulous, the ports of call were terrific, we really had a great time at them all... one ships trip into the mountains in land rovers which was too expensive but a great experience, one taxi hired for a trip to a few historical sites which was brilliant becasue we had them all to ourselves and ticked off another Roman Coloseum that we didnt even know existed, and the other two ports were a bus ride to town and self guiding around and a stroll around town after tendering off ship. That one was Korcula island and was our fave place of the whole cruise. Simply stunning.
As for the ship, Our balcony was huge and we could either be in the sun or move to the rear and be in the shade... best balcony we have ever had. Cabin otherwise was as expected. The Staff were undermanned but all were terrific.
Flights were good, no problem whatsoever at Manchester airport, despite all the drama reported on the news. Embarkation and dismebarkation went very well. We had a late flight home and so didnt leave the ship in Malta until after 5pm..so we had a whole final bonus day on holiday, spent the morning in Valetta and the afternoon swimming and sunbathing by the Oasis pool. Fabulous end to a wonderful holiday. Arrived home completely happy and satisfied.
P&O, well they certainly have thier issues, there are better cruise lines but as ever we enjoyed it and its ok, its not that expensive so is a good option for a cheap cruise with reasonable food quality and drinks not priced off the scale.
Lovely cruise with a large group of friends. Staff on board were all very friendly, helpful & professional. Food was ample & if good quality& ‘ variety.
A brilliant Cruise on a wonderful Ship.
Ship and crew were brilliant however the islands visited were a big disappointment with too much hassle from local taxi drivers etc who got quite stropy and threatening when you tried to go past them. I also found the local facilities like shopping and restaurants were very poor and disappointing