bennygm

Let me just start by saying that, contrary to other replies on other sites i have seen and indeed on here, i am not a moaner, nor am i whining or never satisfied, i'm just giving my humble opinion of things as we found on the Azura. I'm sorry if they do not line up with your experience but - there you are. I thought the food was average in the MDR, not that is necessarily a bad thing and we certainly didn't starve, i just thought it could have been better. I also thought the lack of an interactive tv was strange, you have to walk to reception to book anything, find out your running total etc. in fact anything at all, just think they could do better in 2019. So, nothing major to whinge about folks, just think that this is a ship that will really benefit from the upgrade/refit it will be having next year, after all, the loyal P&O customers deserve it don't they? Did we have a fabulous cruise - absolutely. Would we do it all again - of course, already booked!

We have cruised before on the Getaway and loved the ship so when this cruise on the Breakaway came up we were pleased to try it. Love the layout, the buffet is really well organised, none of that big bunch in the middle, this goes up one side and down the other - and they have a bar half way down so you can get a drink with dinner. Love the O'Sheans area overall and good food available everywhere. I did wonder about the folks in the Atrium, turned the microphone up to deafening levels then shouted into it - drove people away as it was painful.

Overall we enjoyed this cruise and Princess is a brand we like very much, with a very distinctive atmosphere on board that we like a lot, but a few observations are in order. A lot of people remarked on the 'sell - sell - sell' attitude on board, sure that the ship was being run by a certain jewellery firm. Could have made more effort with the huge screen on the upper deck. Yes they had concerts and the 'Movies under the Stars' that we enjoyed, but for most of the day they just showed adverts and the cruise director wittering away about stuff we already knew and had already heard over the ships broadcast system or indeed read the not insubstantial paperwork about. Also, apart from a few straggly decorations and the odd plastic tree here and there it would have been difficult to realise it was christmas. No christmas lunch, no carols, little christmas music, no santa etc. etc. The ship opposite us in St Kitts organised santa to arrive on the jetty, all the kids on the upper deck to see, christmas music playing etc. What did we have - nothing! If i had been travelling with children i would have been miffed. I don't know what i expected but somehow i expected more.

We have been on many cruises and this was the very best we have been on.