Ventura Reviews
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Norwegian Fjords
Of the two of us i am the more adventurause, i want to visit differant countries and see distant lands, unfortunately my wife is the complete opposite and has a fear of flying and sailing living on a island as we do this could be seen as a partential problem ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mini Cruises
we went on the Bilbao to Santaritzi in Spain well worth it 4 days on board were able to see dolphins and whales very clearly it was a lovely cruise we have now been twice. Food on board very good, also accomodation although a bit cramped you do not spend time ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
our review is on the good service we had from P&O cruises whenever we have had cause to contracet them with bookings & problems they have always manage to sort out the problem.they seem to realy care for the cruise passagers.evening not being happy with the problems with ventura & the maiden ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Just the perfect holiday for the older amongst us. Everybody tried so hard to make the whole cruise a happy time, and the staff were most helpful every step of the way. The entertainment was rather dated and the usual musical style cabaret. ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Hello, I'd like to know if there is anyone out there who is really upset and feeling cheated re the P&O Ventura 'Maiden Voyage' on April 18th 2008? My wife and I are two of the approx 3000 people who crashed the P&O website when the tickets went on sale, for us to ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Caribbean
We have not cruised at all but have booked to go on the Ventura on December the 5th for two weeks, we fly to Barbados then it is a carabian cruise, we are going to celebrate our 50th anniversary [golden wedding, ] my husband and I are really looking forward to ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
FOR THIS NEW SHIP ARE WE GETTING A GIFT TO SAY THIS IS THE MAIDEN ?? ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Caribbean
We booked our Cruise with Ventura going to the Caribbean in December flying from Glasgow but when we got the new P and O brochure and checked our cruise on it there was no Flights from Glasgow only London Doncaster and Midlands so thought there must be some mistake as we ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
British Isles
With timing to absolute perfection, Captain Alistair Clark steered Ventura out of a snowstorm that threatened to blight our first glimpse of the arrival of P&O's latest cruise ship. In all her majesty she emerged from a white-out some 5 minutes short of the Cowes water front and into ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mini Cruises
I must say this is a beautiful ship but it does lack the "wow" factor that I have come across with other cruise lines. I had imagined P&O Cruise to be very grand and spectacular but I found this ship very modern and lacking any real atmosphere or excitment. Maybe this ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Western Europe
My wife and I visited the Ventura yesterday for the Portunus Gold Tear preview. Ventura is a new age cruise ship and, in line with P&O's strategy, is reaching out to a much wider market.She is particularly designed for the family market and younger cruiser. That is not to ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
British Isles
Having been on quite a few cruises before, Celebrity Millenium, Celebrity Constellation, Golden Princess, Ocean Village and Island Star, we thought we would try P & 0 so were delighted when he had the chance to experience her facilities for a few hours on Friday before she set sail for Bruges. ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Western Europe
I was lucky enough to be onboard the ventura on 9th april for a 1 night taster.The ships size was the wow factor, it looks stunning from the port and lived highly up to my expections. When boarding the ship I found the public areas slightly disapointing in that they didnt ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mini Cruises
We have just returned from the 2 day Welcome Party and was quite disappointed in the ship. Yes it is big but certainly does not have the "wow" factor i was expecting. The decoration has been tastefully done and little touches in your room are ok but at the end of ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Western Europe
We have just done the 3 hour preview tour of the Ventura on the 13th April. On entrance the atrium is very impressive (but in our opinion not as good as the Oceana), there is a real modern feel to the Ventura and it is very impressive in its size. Pools All ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Western Europe
My wife and I have cruised every year for the last fifteen years with a number of cruise lines bur have always come back to P&O as our favourite. We have been on everything from Canberra through to Arcadia but it was with a little trepidation that we decided to try ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mini Cruises
We have just returned from the mini-cruise to Belgium at the weekend. My son and daughter-in-law spent their honeymoon on Freedom of the Seas and was expecting the same sort of experience on Ventura. Unfortunately we were all very disappointed. There is absolutely no 'wow'factor. We rang room service ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mini Cruises
This was 2 night taster cruise prior to the main inaugural cruise. The ship is impressive both externally and internally, well appointed lounges, restaurants and cabins. Fittings throughout of of high quality and convey the impression of a high level of luxury. The ship certainly has an initial "wow" factor. After the ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Western Europe
We have just returned from a 2 day pre launch cruise and could not find anything to criticise. No glitz just understated elegance. Super shows, great food and friendly staff. There were 3000 pasengers but it didnt seem crowded with easy embarkation and disembarcation. ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mini Cruises
We visisted Ventura last Friday for a look around and lunch. Yes, she is big, yes, she is typically P&O, yes she is British and it all works together beautifully. The outer deck areas are just amazing and by the far the best and most spacious we have seen on any ship ever. There ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Northern Europe
I have just ravelled on the inaugural trip of the Ventura and must say that I was somewhat disappointed. The back of the ship is so ugly it would seem that the designer had a sudden mental block. The inside of the ship is dreary caused by the over ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
British Isles
Having travelled on P&O many times I was keen to see their new ship Ventura. I travelled down to Southampton for a walk around and lunch onboard. My first impressions of the ship was that she was very big, however this did not put me off. The atruim is the key focal ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Northern Europe
I’ve taken quite a few cruises over the years, most recently with Celebrity and Regent Seven Seas. This, however, was my first experience of P & O and probably the last! This cruise was advertised as a ‘Party Cruise’ but unfortunately there was very little party atmosphere apparent. The welcome ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mini Cruises
Having taken a mini cruise on the new NCL ship we thought it would be wonderfull to do the same on the Ventura. But what a let down. Our cabin a mini suit was lovely - 2 televisions great but no instructions and all the films were an extra charge the ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Northern Europe
We've just enjoyed a marvellous two night taster cruise on Ventura, prior to her naming and maiden voyage. What an elegant and stylish ship, with exquisite design touches and panache in her decor, fixtures and fittings, crockery, cutlery....every where you looked was evidence that great thought and intelligence had gone into ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Northern Europe
just to say did the 2 night cruise ,and for me everthing was ok ,think ventura is one off thouse ships ,you like or dont ,happy cruiseing ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
The traffic in Southampton was terrible, as Ventura, Oceana and QE2 were all departing the same day.First impressions were that she wasnt as sleak looking as the Aurora and a bit top heavy. Check-In went very quick and smoothly, even though alot of people were getting on board,went straight on to the ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Just back from the Maiden Voyage of P&O's new Ventura. We had an inside OE grade cabin on D Deck. this was well furnished with ample cupboard and hanging space for our clothes. For our evening meal we were on Freedom Dining in the Cinnamon Restaurant. Peviously we have always had ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Have just returned from so-called Maiden Voyage, but ship had already done a 2-day trip. Ship not usual P & O standard. Food lack of coice sometimes only one vegetable and little imaginative menus. cabin very nice with walk-in wardrobe but staff worked ver hard ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Ventura’s maiden cruise, for us, lived up to expectations. If there was a low spot it was the number of fellow passengers who moaned, volubly, into every available ear. Some times they became very irate, blaming junior staff for what were design omissions in the ship – no card room, no ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
I would first like to congratualte P&O on the internal design of the ship, there was plenty of seating areas and a good variety of bars around the ship for everbody's tastes, the entertainment around the ship was of good standard and a good variety although some were not to our ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Northern Europe
Comfortable Cabins. Restuarant quite good. Cabin And Bar staff very good. Entertainment very poor Alternative Commedienes not at all suitable for the age group on Board .Crude and Smutty.. Officers and Captain did not Comunicate with Passengers and spent most of the time with Family and Friends and ignoring Passengers Very poor arrangements ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
just returned from the maiden cruise of the Ventura - what a great experience. We have cruised many times before but never on such a large ship. It takes sometime to find the way around and even after 2 weeks many were still obviously lost- just take time and always have ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Just arrived back from our first cruise on the new P and O Ventura maiden voyage, absolutely fabulous. Excellent service everywhere on the ship. We had an inside cabin near the back of the ship which was fairly large with a walk in wadrobe and a lovely comfortable bed. We ate in the ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Despite the long queues at check in we were quickly onboard and able to go to straight to our cabin which was beautifully appointed with a larger than average balcony on the back of the ship. Ventura has plenty of space in her public rooms and never felt overcrowded. We didn't ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Northern Europe
Cabins very good. Cabin Steward Helpful. Dining in the Saffron Restaurant Food reasonable. Service very good. Bar service in the Metropolis very good other Bars service very slow. Entertainment very poor alternative comedy crude and not suitable for a Family cruise. Very poor arrangements for leaving ship at Ports, Long lines to leave ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Western Europe
Ventura is a very large ship and it took a while to find our way around. The food on board was the usual p&o standard except portions were small. We tried the spa and were disappointed it is not of the same standard as Arcadia and is not worth wasting your ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Arrived at Mayflower Terminal at 2pm joined the flow for car parking which was handled with military precision.As soon as we got from the car a porter removed our luggage and the car was driven away to be parked. We entered the terminal and were quickly assigned a check in desk.From ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Just come back off the Ventura Maiden Cruise. What a lovely send off we had from Southampton even though we sailed 2 hours late due to the bad weather. It was nice to cruise on a ship that was totally new, from everything on it. The cabins were spacious, (we ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
hello just got back today from a weeks cruise on the Ventura. I regret to say it did not match up to the standards I expected and have enjoyed on previous cruises. It seems P&O are dropping their high standards to cater for a younger less sophisticated clientel with families. ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
This was our 9th cruise, and we took it partly as a way to get our daughter and son-in-law to try cruising with us - we're in our late 50s - they're in their late 30s, early 40s. The Ventura had been massively built up by P&O, and this definitely contributed to ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
In a word fantastic! But do your homework this ship is not for everyone and there were many seasoned P&O cruisers who disliked the ship intently. No ballroom meant no afternoon tea dances, this particularly upset some of the older cruisers. Narrow prom deck means larger public rooms inside, but narrow ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
on ventura's maiden voyage, beautiful ship but intended for children and under 40 as we were told by officers. open lecture room, no card or quiet rooms library no where to sit, long queues getting on and off ship.interactive tv, films in cabin payable, as gold member will not cruise on ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Northern Europe
We just returned from the Ventura 7 night north Europe trip (Spain Portugal France). We had a "Jf" grade cabin on deck 11 forward. It was a well designed compact cabin with every thing that we needed. It included a small but nice balcony. The ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Ventura First cruise. the Food was wonderful the waiters couldn't do enough for you. Very healthy options . Just the lack of space to dance weather it be ballroom or disco dancing . But met a lot of nice people . and had enjoyed time on the ship would go again ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
I was so impressed with the check in. It was so quick and I was soon in my very neat cabin B429, bang in midship facing the lifts and I never heard a peep. Being a non smoker once for the first 30 years of my life, I respected the ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
The food was wonderful, the service great. Excellent destinations and off board tours! Would definitely go again and recommend to everyone. ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
What a dissappointment! Nothing seemed to be right. Queues for everything. Very poor food, mostly served luke warm. Nowhere to relax other than in bars. Tiny library. No cinema. No crows nest. Excellent theatre, but other venues poor. Well appointed cabins. ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
My wife and I had a good 14 day cruise onboard; we found a few things that raised a few problems. the bay tree restaurant the main one we were allocated to ,it is on deck 6 , we had to go to deck 7 along to the Havana club get in ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
We were very impressed with this ship. We have been on many P & O cruises before & were a little bit nervous about embarking on a voyage with so many people. We need not of worried, the ship has plenty of bars & restaurants. Then only time we were aware ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
We are both over 60, we took a suite on the Maiden Voyage of Ventura to the Mediterranean in April, it was only our second P.O.cruise. Check In was excellent. Suite first class , the butler could not do enough for us, canapes before dinner etc. One big draw back for the ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
Have just returned from a week's cruise on Ventura and although enjoyed the holiday very much would probably not go on this ship again. There are a lot of problems that still need ironing out. For instance there are not enough seats at meal times to accommodate the numbers wanting to ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
We have just returned from a 7 day cruise on Ventura and were looking forward to the holiday having cruised with P&O in the past. However, it will be some time before we do so again. Tours were arranged on days when the shops were shut - surely ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
I was prepared to accept that the short trip prior to the official Maiden Voyage may be a good thing to help sort out a few teething problems. Obviously not. We were in a cabin on deck 5. We like the lower decks because my husband cannot walk too far and ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
We have just returned from a proper operational 'paid for' cruise that covered 7 nights (ie not travel promotional ) .It was my 74th cruise since 1979 and I must say it was by far the worse. As soon as we arrived on board it was obvious that the ship was ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
such a shame this was for my birthday and we were so expecting to be treated as had done all our other cruises. this was our first P&O and i can the last we will go back to RCI and celebrity. wa this 5 stars i dont think on arrival no ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
I have been cruising since 1969 and have been on all of the worlds best ships, I have just come back from 7 days on the Venture and unfortuanely the Venture was not one of them. The shows were amongst the best that have seen at sea, but the ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
As with others who ventured on to Ventura, I would have to agree that the ship, while being very attractive superficially, is not of a practical design. We experienced problems with plumbing (loo took up to 20 minutes to flush!), cabin temperature and the beds, which twin and not what we ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
We returned from our Iberian experience cruise last week and felt very disappointed at the whole thing. It seemed from the publicity that it would be suitable for families, but this did not help us, a couple with a 4 year old son. For us, large number of children were a problem, particularly ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
I have just come back for a weeks cruise on the Ventura and whilst we had a lovely holiday and all our needs we met, after all the hype about the launch of this grand ship i feel a little like "was that it"? Nothing about the ship excited me or ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
We have just returned from a 1 week cruise on the Ventura, and it seems to us that as this ship was so new, everyone was expecting too much from P&O’s new flagship. To be honest, we went on board expecting some small issues. To launch a ship the size of ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Northern Europe
after just returning from the above cruise on the Ventura I would like to give my views on this beautiful ship. 8 of us travelled as a family with ages ranging from 47 to 87 and with such a diverse age range we found that this ship catered for everyone. We ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
This was our first experience of cruising and thoroughly enjoyed the expereince. Having read some of the reviews we were wondering if people were on the same ship as ourselves. What a lot of pretentious moaners. Our main complaint was the time it took to park our car rather than the cruise ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mini Cruises
We cruised on Ventura on the party weekend which preceded the maiden voyage. Our first impression was that even though Ventura was very new and very beautiful, we didn't get a 'WOW' factor when we boarded. We stayed in the Penninsular Suite (6147) which was nicely decorated and had everything we needed. ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
With the exception of one cruise I have only every cruised with P&O, and I can say that there have been very few complaints - until now. I understand that this ship was only on it's 2nd cruise and that it was "family-friendly" so did not expect 100% but I really was ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mini Cruises
I was lucky enough to be invited to visit the ship before her naming cermony. Once on board I got the chance to explore the ship. I must say first impressions were very impressive!! All cabins viewed were of a very high standard, the cabins have lots of space and a ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
We have just returned from a cruise to Iberia on the new P&O ship the Ventura.My wife is wheel chair bound so my first comments must be about the ship's suitability. The disabled cabins were excellent and a great feature was automatic doors in the public areas making movement easier. However ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Canaries
With so many negative reviews, I have to right to put things straight, Ventura is a wonderful ship with an excellent crew. We have just returned from having a fantastic 2 weeks cruise to the Canaries, even though the weather was terrible. The whole experience was on par if not better ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Western Europe
We went on Ventura's second cruise after her naming ceremony for seven days to Portugal, Spain and France. The ship in our opinion is beautiful, someone has really thought about the colour schemes throughout the public rooms and the art work on display is amazing. There is the added advantage of a ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Canaries
We have just returned from a two week cruise aboard Ventura taking in the Canaries Lisbon,Cadiz and Vigo the weather was brilliant for the whole two weeks. The ship is fantastic still one or two slight teething problems but these are being rectified all the time. we opted for Freedom Dining ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Canaries
We have just returned from a cruise on "The Ventura" and were quite disapointed after all the pomp and circumstance. We have sailed with P&0 before as well as other cruise lines and were really looking forward to this one.We opted for an outside cabin and although the cabin itself was ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Very disappointed that a party cruise took place prior to the maiden cruise, to add to the disappointment Marco Pierre White was on that cruise and not on the so called maiden voyage! Having cruised many times with P & O I think the ship did not live up to ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
We are new to cruising and after paying for a 'Junior suite' expected a relaxing luxury holiday. I have to say the ship is lovely but the whole experience. was a huge let down. Firstly QUEUING - prepare to line up and spend hours of your holiday on your feet - ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
After a failed attempt to book the maiden voyage i opted for the 2nd of Venturas cruises which was a week to lisbon and back via vigo,bilbao and brest.Thank goodness i was unable to book the 2 week maiden voyage.1 week on this ship was more than enough.The cruise started ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Canaries
We like to try each new P&O ship in it's maiden season. From Oriana onwards we have not been disappointed. However, even though we enjoyed this latest cruise on Ventura, it is evident P&O are aiming this ship at a very different market to it's sister ships. The food is nowhere ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
British Isles
Ventura is the latest offereing from P&O cruises and it dosn't dissapoint. It has all the usual quality you would expect from a P&O ship. We had a fabulous balcony cabin which I would definately recommend. The cabins were a generous size, but the corridors seamed very long. I would try and ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Canaries
My husband and I went on a cruise for the first time this month, and we are blown away. I would highly recommend that anyone who's not sure about it should give it a go. You will be converted! Everyone told us this and we didn't belive it, but it is ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Caribbean
We are booked on the Ventura's Caribbean cruise on 24th October. This is our first cruise ever and we cant wait! We have read good reviews about Ventura and some not so good, but we are still really looking forward to it! We have a balcony cabin. We ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
We are a ordinary hard working class family and have been wanting to cruise for many years but only thought only the posh and rich people did it.(my posh late aunt and uncle cruised on QE2 all the time). So when myself and my husband saw the cruise on the ventura ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mini Cruises
Having not been able to get onto the maiden voyage, we took advantage of the party weekend.Having only ever been on P&O ships, to go on a brand new one before even the maiden voyage was an offer we could not refuse. Everything went smoothly at the Mayflower terminal,registerd very quickly, photos ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
after reading what my wife wrote on the 28 may it might have come across that she was saying that all the people on the ventura cruise were snobs,this isnt what she meant, in fact the people we spoke to were very nice and friendly It was only ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
Our first and last cruise I fear - one we had been so looking forward to for over 8 months. My husband is a full time wheelchair user and his needs were disclosed when booking our holiday and requirements confirmed by our completion of P&O's Mobility Questionnaire. I also ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Northern Europe
We have, this afternoon, just returned from Ventura cruise 23-30 May. My husband & I always sail with P&O, and we planned to go on The Ventura (not so much the destinations) but the ship itself. I realise that this ship is child orientated, but there is absolutely nowhere to ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Canaries
Hi, we had a good time on this ship, Our previous and first cruise was the QM2, so any niggles we felt we assumed was the difference in first and second class. I dont think there were enough staff in the buffet restaurants, they were running round cleaning all the time ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Superb ship, however corners have been cut in its construction, will it be child proof? unlikely, Most of the passengers were previous P.& O. cruisers who vowed not to return. I enjoyed the cruise, food excellent, Freedom dining being a great choice,company at dinner highly entertaining, theatre group exceptional, but the ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
Having read poor reviews about the ship we were a little apprehensive about taking the cruise. Getting to the ship was no problem as we used Eavesway coaches who drop you off at the terminal entrance, although some people we spoke to said there was a long queue for carparking. The ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
Lovely ship but what a bore nothing for adults day time I am aware it was Half term but 500 children do not comprise the whole ships passengers no Library only book store passengers sitting on the ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
As this was my first cruise, with my two children (10 and 2) we were very much looking forward to it. However, we shall not be sailing with P and O again, for various reasons. The main one being that they put mine and my children's safety at risk by not including buggy ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
Embarkation was efficient and quick. Cabin (inside,OD, or as I prefer to call it steerage) was spacious and well designed. The real bonus being the sound-proofing which was brilliant. Public rooms beautifully appointed and the art-work magnificent. We were not bombarded with art auction announcements for which much ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Canaries
my husband is 32, i am 43 and we took our 4 yr old son. the toybox for 2-5 yrs is fantastic, my son only came out long enough to eat then wanted to return, it allowed us so much quality time as a couple - facility far exceeds the oceana. the ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
We have just returned from an Iberian cruise on the Ventura. Check in was smooth, although there were long queues for the valet parking they were soon dealt with. The immediate thing that struck us as we boarded the ship was how friendly and smiling the staff are (such a difference ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
At last the day arrived April 18th 2008. We left Solihull in the West Midlands to journey down to Southampton to join the the brand new P&O ship Ventura. Upon arriving in Southampton we made our way to the Mayflower Terminal, lots of people arriving to board the ship and also ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
Cabin B 732 inside. 23 May - 30 May. Freedom Dinning Iberian Interlude. Firstly may I say what an impressive ship “Ventura” is, slick, spacious, well designed, comfortable cabins yet a little on the small side compared to ex Arcadia (Ocean Village) comfortable beds, and pleasing décor. Embarkation was fast ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mini Cruises
In April my husband and I went on the party weekend on the Ventura. We had wanted to take our family with us. Despite having been sent what appeared to be a priority letter with a unique reference number we were unable to obtain a booking for our family. P&O customer ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Canaries
9th May Getting into the port was very slow - it took some 45 minutes from the dock gate to getting in line for the car staff. Apparently there was a shortage of porters and until the luggage and passengers were gone the cars would stay hence the delay. We waited ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
We are proud to say that we were on the second voyage on board P&O Ventura and mat I say what a fabulous time we had too. We have sailed with P&O several times but when we went on Arcadia last year we weren't impressed and found the ship lifeless so ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
We have just returned from our first cruise - on Ventura and had a great time. The cabin was beautiful and was very comfortable and the balcony was much bigger than anticipated. I t was lovely to sit out there in the late afternoon. We opted for freedom dining in the ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Iberia
We have recently returned from the Iberian Interlude on the Ventura, and we had the most fantastic time. The cruise was a belated celebration of our silver wedding anniversary and whilst I have previously had a 4 night cruise on the Oriana this was my husband's first experience of cruising. ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Western Europe
My husband, I and my 8 year old son were on the Ventura cruise which left Southampton on 23 May for 7 nights. We've not cruised P&O before, previously having been away with NCL and Royal. They really are all completely different, I think though Royal Caribbean suit us as a ...More
P&O Cruises,
Ventura,
Mediterranean
Our party of 8 adults joined the Ventura on 23 May for a Mediterranean cruise. The Venture is a lovely ship but is very much geared to the family market. The Oasis pool was supposed to be adult only - but was always full of children. When joining ...More