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Item: Oriana
Rating: 3.3
Author: tigertiger

Oriana Cruise Review to Canaries

tigertiger

Contributor Level: Second Mate

Cruises: 7+ cruises

Reviews: 11

Helpful Votes: 119

Overall rating:

3.3 out of 5

Round-trip Southampton

Sail date: May 30, 2019

Ship: Oriana

Cabin type: Inside

Traveled as: Singles/Friends

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

A cruise full of old people paying their last respects to a loved ship about to be retired.

Embarkation

3 out of 5

Slow

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

4 out of 5

Buffet badly organised. Main restaurants very efficient

Onboard Activities

3 out of 5

Activities typical. Cheap ways of entertaining. Quizzes coming out of your ears. Shuffle board etc. Yuck!!

Entertainment

5 out of 5

These were consistently good.

Service and Staff

4 out of 5

No tips required and it did not seem to impact on service

Ship Quality

4 out of 5

Clean throughout

Cabin / Stateroom

2 out of 5

Far too small even for 1 like me. Bunk beds above mean there is no room to move around a double bed layout.

Ports of call

Southampton (London), England

3 out of 5

Soso.

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Ponta Delgada, Azores

3 out of 5

Wet

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Funchal, Madeira

4 out of 5

Great port

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La Palma, Canary Islands

3 out of 5

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Gran Canaria

3 out of 5

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Lanzarote

2 out of 5

Lanzagrote!

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Lisbon, Portugal

4 out of 5

Great Port

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Disembarkation

2 out of 5

Shambles. Air bridge broken!!

4 Comments

pomahoy 5 years ago

I agree with you about La Palma and the disembarkation. However not sure how old you are - I’m in my early 50’s and met a mix of age groups and some very interesting people. I have only been on Oriana the once and completely see why people love her. She has class and caters well for all tastes.

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mandm71 5 years ago

Have you cruised with P&O before?

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anoceanlife 5 years ago

You must have fitted in well

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Summerholiday 5 years ago

Must of been a quite cruise 🚢

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