Fabulous First Cruise Experience

Item: Ventura
Rating: 4.6
Author: lynandpaul

Ventura Cruise Review to Caribbean

lynandpaul

Contributor Level: Purser

Cruises: 1 cruise (first)

Review: 1

Helpful Votes: 13

Overall rating:

4.6 out of 5

USA And Caribbean

Sail date: January 04, 2019

Ship: Ventura

Cabin type: Balcony

Cabin number: c402

Traveled as: Couple

Reviewed: 5 years ago

Review summary

We liked it so much we’re going again next year !!!

Embarkation

5 out of 5

Seamless - in cabin 30 minutes after being dropped at Southampton Mayflower Dock.

Ship experiences

Food and Dining

5 out of 5

Excellent - never queued for a table, good choice of food & attentive staff.

Onboard Activities

5 out of 5

Choir, Quizzes, Shows, - always something to do if you wanted to be entertained.

Entertainment

4 out of 5

Very enthusiastic performances from a vibrant young entertainment team

Children's Programs

No children

Service and Staff

5 out of 5

Nothing too much trouble for Rose, our Steward or Michael and Xavier, our favourite bar staff !

Ship Quality

5 out of 5

Spotless and once orientated, easy to navigate

Cabin / Stateroom

5 out of 5

Very comfortable bed, powerful shower and enormous balcony

Ship tip

When exiting main lifts (not glass) you are facing forward with port cabins (even numbers) to your left. Stairways have colour coded carpets.

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Ports of call

Funchal, Madeira

4 out of 5

Used sightseeing bus Hopped on and off

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Philipsburg, St. Maarten

5 out of 5

Water taxis a great service

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Basseterre, St. Kitts

4 out of 5

St. John's, Antigua

3 out of 5

Very busy with 4 ships in port. Taxi drivers wouldn’t go anywhere for less than $100. Got a local bus for $1.50 to English Harbour

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Roseau, Dominica

4 out of 5

Took local tour from port but waited a while to fill. Pretty Island

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Kingstown, St. Vincent

3 out of 5

Not much to see in town

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Bridgetown, Barbados

5 out of 5

Amazing atmosphere from start to finish. Took Reggae Party bus on Tour of local beaches. Laughed all day 🤪🍹

Thumbs Up 2

Scarborough, Tobago

5 out of 5

Pigeon Point was amazing. Glass bottom boat and snorkelling on Sugar Lips

Thumbs Up 2

Castries, St. Lucia

4 out of 5

Very busy and hassle from taxi/tour drivers

Thumbs Up 0

Praia di Vitoria, Azores

5 out of 5

Much better than expected. Lovely clean town with friendly locals and very good prices

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Disembarkation

1 out of 5

Completely shambolic. Delays blamed on snow but cases still onboard 3 hours after arrival

Traveler Photos

2 Comments

VivMc 5 years ago

Been on lots of P&O ships but first time on Ventura in October - your review has made me even more excited, sounds like it's a great ship! 😊

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onlysail 5 years ago

Ventura and sister ship azura( which is identical) are our 2 favourite p&o ships

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