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wonderful experience for first timers...
Reviewed By: Luff, Weymouth on 17th Aug 2008
Cruise Line: P&O Cruises	Times cruised before: 0
Cruise Ship: Ventura	Sailed: June, 2008
Destination: Baltic	Age: 56-65

Reading a lot of negative reviews before we went on our first cruise we were not quite sure what to expect, sorry, but we found there was nothing to moan about. This was not true for a lot of the older people on board, who clearly enjoy whingeing! We loved every minute of it, the service and staff were fantastic. Our cabin was lovely and roomy. Food sublime, go to East, WOW..Entertainment excellent and all the art is wonderful....Our grandchildren and friends children went to the kids club every day, they wouldn't miss it. They would have spent the 2 weeks eating and sleeping there if they could have. Of course visiting the various countries was fantastic. Would we go on another cruise? oh yes, see you there!
Quality of Food
Food excellent, we had freedom dining, mainly the Cinnamon restaurant. Serve yourself restaurants were excellent too, especially the curries!! East was out of this world
Entertainment
All were good shows.
Shore Excursions
Least favourite was Oslo, it was cold and wet, only there for a few hours. Wished we'd stayed on board. Tallin - we spent a lot of money on trip to see 'Romantic Tallin' this was a waste of money and time, we were very disappointed. St Petersburg was wonderful, wanted to stay longer. We loved Warnemunde.
Staff
Irene in the Cinnamon was really great. But all the staff were wonderful
Children's Facilities
The children loved the kids clubs very much, the staff were excellent.
Onboard Activities
For us, yes.
Cabins
Better than we expected, roomy and very comfortable. Lovely soft beds.
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Question by Fuller, Gravesend (31 Aug 08 14:34) about this REVIEW.

From the brochure it looks like the 'cirque ventura' (in the small print at the back) is not included in the price and an extra charge is made for it. As you had children in your party can you confirm what the situation was please and if it was chargable what were the charges.

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Answer by Luff, Weymouth (01 Sep 08 20:52) to a QUESTION by Fuller (31 Aug 08 14:34)

Hi, the Cirque Ventura was brilliant ... throughly enjoyable. It was £10.00 for an adult and £5.00 for a child, this was for about two hours tuition of three activities. We did trapeze, stilts and tight rope walking. The staff were brilliant and made it a lot of fun. At the end of your holiday you can take part in the 'end of holiday show' and perform your new found skills to an audience!!

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Comment by Richard Okill, Lee on the Solent (17 Aug 08 16:16) about this REVIEW.

Hi, good to hear you enjoyed your first P&O experience and didn't let the older generation affect your enjoyment. I'll never understand why, when P&O clearly advertise Ventura as a Family ship, why seasoned cruisers head straight for it then moan to buggery. I had the privilege to see visit it at first hand on its arrival at Southampton, but instantly saw that the style wasn't for me. Glad you enjoyed it though and good luck on your next cruise. Richard.

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