JeanieC,Aston

Hi Concorde,,,,now that was an uncomfortable aircraft.

Hi A lot of cruises now serve Lobster Mac n Cheese as a side dish. I don’t eat pasta but my wife says it’s really nice.

Hi No,,,after x3 awful meals in the MDR we had Fish & Chips in the Quays or the (actually better food)in the buffet. In the last 18 months I have been on Britannia which was hands down better than my Iona cruise this year in both food and service. Twice on FO Boudicca from Liverpool,,,,the best MDR food I had in those 18 months and service second to none. Twice on Celebrity Silhouette where P&O could take lessons in Service and food The best buffet restaurants at sea. Im on Marella Voyager in a couple of weeks,I’ve heard good things about it’s food and service…..I’ll let you know the result,,,,,,but I won’t be swayed by any blind loyalty to a cruise line……..

Hi See above..

I am on a Marella cruise from Palma in a couple of weeks from Manchester and we have booked leg room seats,,,,always do. Its all about being comfortable,,,

Hi Comment is free but facts are sacred. My Iona cruise in February the food and service was appalling,,,,are you saying your truth is better than mine.

Wow!! I think that is the best cruise ship MDR menu I have ever seen,and that’s after nearly 80 cruises after 28 years cruising.

Hi I thought by the OP mentioning poor menu choice and quality I imagined that was the gist of his question.

Hi In May on Silhouette there were four,🥳,,and yes I loved the spicy sauce.

Hi I don’t want to go to the Quays for Fish & Chip wearing my Tux. Thats not why I cruise with P&O. I found nothing exciting about Iona,,,,if it was half the number of passengers maybe,,,but queues everywhere was not my idea of a what a cruise should be. I did write a review on here of my Iona cruise in February,it was a shambles,,,queues for dining,queues for Club House,,,queues for Buffet,queues for late night snacks,,,why was their a 30 yard queue at 23:00hrs for Late Night buffet,,,,because everyone was starving after the inedible food in the MDR. Want a drink,,,give your order to the guy with the iPad,,,along with 20 other customers,,,you may get your drink in 20min. There is definitely not enough evening live music venues for 6000 passengers,,only the Clubhouse,and that’s one in one out. Thats why they have so many pay for eateries,,,,,they have to sit that many people somewhere…. Try RCL big ships to see how they cater for huge numbers o passengers,,,live music venues everywhere…..and not just a guy playing the piano who looked like he wanted to be somewhere else,,,no interaction whatsoever. Btw..The Limelight Club was great ‘after’ the show finished.great service,live band,no waiting for drinks plenty of seats,,,,,,probably because most of the 6000 had gone to bed by 23:00,,,,bored to death. My next cruise is on Britannia,,,have you ever sailed on her or Ventura,,,your comments all seem to be about Iona,,,,,there must be a reason why they are selling Iona for £60pppd.,,,,,,no repeat customers I suspect.

Hi Even Tui are struggling,,they had one of their own aircraft go tech this weekend due to pick up a cruise from Palma,,,they used Norse Atlantic Airways.

Hi I don’t put my selves through the horror of a P&O cruise,I enjoy most of my P&O cruises.,,,but if I don’t like the choice in the MDR I will eat elsewhere. Its nothing to do with P&O cruise itself.,,,it’s the decline in quality and choice in the MDR. If the MDR was the only eating place on P&O I wouldn’t cruise P&O,,,would you?

Hi As a P&O and Celebrity cruiser I have criticised both on this board and the X board. It’s those who believe in “My P&O right or wrong’ that I challenge. To keep the thread on topic,,,,I simply believe standards and quality have dropped on P&O since shutdown……..and Celebrity.

Hi. You post of modern up to date food choices not food from ages ago,,,,,,and you choose the leg of lamb,,,,yeh right. Two slices of lamb a scoop of spuds and a few slices of green beans. With a chocolate mousse,,,,,,,the fancy name doesn’t impress me.

Hi P&O should be embarrassed to put this on a MDR menu,,like your Prawn Cocktail this is food from a age now passed for cruise ship dining.This is school dinner food,,or as my old mam used to say ‘Stodge’. Pps,I’ve had some lovely Prawn Cocktail on some ships depends whether it’s shrimps (P&O) or prawns (Celebrity or Fred Olsen) and the sauce used.

Where did you guys get your school dinners from? Hi New dress code for Formal nights…….😏

Hi Thanks for a great blog,,love Silhouette. Looks like you docked on time this morning,,,no such luck for P&O Britannia she is just docking now 4 hrs late,,,,,storms in the North Sea.

Who said I do?…….I don’t.

Hi I think it is a TUI thing,,,,,,we booked a Marella cruise for October a couple of months ago and booked legroom seats and seat numbers at time of booking.

It was vile,,,I remember when my old dad used to cook a fry up on Sunday morning. Cooked in lard he would pour the fat over to dip your bread in,,,,,loved it at the time but I suspect that resulted in my heart by- pass 65 yrs later. Thats J&J now……

Have you never been to John & Joseph’s in Benidorm,,,,

I bet greasy spoon cafes love you.😏

Hi I hate those comments as an excuse for poor food,,,another one is ‘you won’t go hungry’ Even if you sail on a cheap cruise the food should be to an acceptable standard.

But maybe it’s better than Epicurean……..and it is Celebrity. Just saying. Some will pay £15 for a Filet Mignon,,,,,some will pay £200 for a piece of Wagu beef. There is no right or wrong,,,,,,

Celebrity serve steak in MDR,,,,either Flank steak or NY Strip steak. If you want the best of steaks Filet Mignon you pay for it. Ive had some poor steaks on both P&O and Celebrity,,,,P&O being the only one I have sent it back. What Celebrity do well is serve steak in the buffet,,cooked to order whilst there.Steak,Lamb chops and Fish to order. Do P&O do that? But then again I expect no less on Celebrity that’s why I pay more to cruise with them. Similarly that’s why I don’t expect P&O to match them. I eat to live not live to eat,,,,,,but because a cruise is cheap I don’t expect cheap food like Steak Pie & Mash. Although on Silhouette in May they did a lovely Irish Stew,,,,I asked for seconds.😏👌