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Britannia Cruise Review

frogemax

Contributor Level: Second Mate

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Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 5

Helpful Votes: 58

Overall rating:

3.6 out of 5

Spain, Monaco and Italy

Sail date: June 12, 2022

Ship: Britannia

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 2 years ago

Review summary

First week was okay - enjoyed La Coruna, Palma Mallorca and La Spezia. Don't like Brittania at all. Overall dowdy decor, no atmosphere in any of the bars etc. Entertainment was lacking and same old recycled sets. Captain never once put in an appearance. Denied the amount of covid cases... Captain mentioned that there were a tiny amount of isolating passengers - in truth, all isolating areas were full and we were kept in our original cabin along with many other sufferers. When isolating there is no communication, promises of check you are not kept and food was a nightmare to order and cold when it eventually arrived. Will never go on this ship again.

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Queuing due to covid, but not too bad..

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

3 out of 5

Beef always tender but not enough on the plate!

Onboard Activities

2 out of 5

Only caters for quiz and sports fans

Entertainment

2 out of 5

Not one guest speaker during the whole fortnight. Same old, same old!

Service and Staff

3 out of 5

Worked really hard, but not enough of them

Ship Quality

1 out of 5

Design us awful! Too many venues and they're all to small. Only started cleaning after mass covid outbreak!

Cabin / Stateroom

4 out of 5

Comfortable enough but less storage than on the other ships. Balcony too small! TV is on a loop so the same few programs repeated every day.

Ship tip

Wear a mask everywhere! Do not believe when they say all is great!

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Ports of call

La Coruna, Spain

5 out of 5

Walked for miles, easily accessible.

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La Spezia (Cinque Terre), Italy

5 out of 5

Loved the Pisa and Florence on your own trip. A long day, but worth every second of traveling.

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Most got off early, but if you were 'Marjed as a Leper' with Covid you were detained until 10.45

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9 Comments

bigclaire 2 years ago

I totally agree with everything you say, wouldn’t recommend Britannia.

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daewoomills 2 years ago

As its ment to be p&o flag ship it has gone down hill alot science the first time we went on it. Shame really

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taylor858 2 years ago

If there is not enough food you can always ask for more. I often do.

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byhisgrace 2 years ago

Appreciate your feedback

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Gwbigdog 2 years ago

Oops 😬 thanks

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GabeNSteph 2 years ago

Thanks for sharing

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javawoody 2 years ago

Thanks for the review

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AuntPinkie 2 years ago

Sorry this cruise didn’t meet your expectations.

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GeoffandCaz 2 years ago

Totally agree and we were on Britannia in 2018 so obviously nothings changed :(

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