Last leg of world cruise 2019

Arcadia Cruise Review

Cruises: 7+ cruises
Reviews: 5
Helpful Votes: 93

Overall rating:

4.3 out of 5
Arcadia

Dubai to Southampton

Sail date: March 29, 2019

Ship: Arcadia

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We have sailed with P&O on a number of their ships, this is what lead us to book this cruise. If you are looking for a cruise that looks after the UK cruiser then P&O is definitely for you. Would we book another leg of a world cruise, definitely yes but there are a number of things to consider with this type of cruise. • Large amounts of sea days back to back, we had a 6 and 5 day run of sea days • Average age of the customers is generally higher than on normal cruises • Entertainment tailored to type of cruise and age of customers • Customer familiarity with the crew most noticeable in the buffet and main restaurants as they have been together for the last 3 months or so, it can make you feel left out. • Numerous special event for world cruisers only, so parts of the ship often restricted (bars and restaurants etc) This aside we did enjoy the trip home from Dubai especially sailing through the Suez canal and the trips in Israel ( the reason for booking the trip) We like the smaller ships ( around 2000 passengers) as they are usually more friendly. Our biggest dislike is P&Os Great British Sail Away, complete with Union Jack waving, but majority of the ship joins in so we go with the flow with it. So if you live in the UK and want a great British cruise with a main stream cruise line then P&O certainly deliver no matter what ship you travel on.

Embarkation

4 out of 5

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Onboard Activities

4 out of 5

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Ports of call

Muscat, Oman

5 out of 5

Cadiz (Spain)

4 out of 5

Southampton (London), England

4 out of 5

Haifa, Israel

5 out of 5

Dubai, U.A.E.

5 out of 5

Disembarkation

4 out of 5
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4 Comments

cruisereckoning    4 years ago

Sounds like a wonderful cruise.

miketooley    5 years ago

Agree very much with your assessment of this ship and P&O generally. We too cringe at the great British Sailaway but go with the flow! We have two more cruises booked with the company so they must be doing something right ...

anoceanlife    5 years ago

Bit of a quirky ship but we loved our cruise to Venice on her. Loved the aft bar / deck area

Ray1963    5 years ago

We booked to go on her again next year, thanks for your review. 🍷😎

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