Ventura Review

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Best of British

Review for the Western Caribbean Cruise on Ventura
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caz3sutton coldfield
2-5 Cruises • Age 70s

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Sail Date: Dec 2013

my husband and i took our first cruise 2 years ago on an american cruise liner and my husband hated it.. He reluctantly agreed to make the "sacrifice to take me on a P&O cruise to the Carribean for my 60th birthday on the uinderstanding that if he disliked it again the word cruise would not pass my lips again - Well given he would have been prepared to stay on the ship for another 2 weeks at the end of the trip I can safely say this cruise was a great success.

Firstly it really helped that this was a British cruise ship and everything about it was very British, from the entertainment to the sail away parties, games on deck, talks on Nelson in the Carribean and the absolutely fabulous afternoon teas, with warm scones and teacakes and jam and cream and dainty little cakes.

Secondly it is essential to choose the right area to cruise in. We are very active people and not sunbathers. so it was great that we spent very little time at sea, arrived at 7.am at most destinations and were able to disembark as early as 8.15am We then toured each island by local taxi's and hit the beaches for swimmimg before heading back to the ship at 4 p.m to get afternoon tea. It is wrong to assume cruising is for the feeble oldies. We did so much each day we actually looked forward to a day on board to recuperate ready for the next landing. When we had a day on board we chatted to other passengers and took in the entertainment. Formal dining took place on the 3 days we were at sea so I also took the opportunity to spend a little time getting my hair back into shape. We were never bored.

Cabin Review

decent size, and twin beds pushed together created a good kingsize bed - we slept well Lots of hanging space for clothes and shelves. Shower was a bit small but acceptable. We reported to our cabin boy that the water was going away very slowly in our shower. He got the ships plumber up that same evening and he resolved the problem - good service. No skimping on towels or accessories. Didn't get any noise from adjoining cabins.

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