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Family friendly - Inspired by our past. Designed for the future. There has never been a more stylish way to see the world! Nothing beats the feeling of stepping on board a new ship for the first time. Whether you're new to cruising, or a veteran of the high seas, your moments on board Britannia are sure to be truly memorable.
P&O review: This is actually our 3rd time on this ship but we were travelling with two friends we met on a previous cruise and it was their first time on P&O. Hence this review will mainly concentrate on what we feel has changed as well as some opinions of theirs. Firstly though there is one thing about the design of this ship that we all find baffling and that is, that the stairways are not always by the lifts, and the ones in the middle do not go to all floors. Whilst we understand that this is probably because of the pool location it would be so helpful to have more access to stairways in the middle. The queues for lifts are huge at certain times! We believe the ship has recently had a refit which has freshened up many areas but parts are still lacking a bit of character. We felt that the food offering in the MDRs has greatly improved with some very creative new dishes. in the buffet there seemed to be some odd placements custard next to the soup! The choice and quality were also very impressive with the late night buffet also having some interesting options including on one occasion strawberries! We found the entertainment to be inconsistent, some great artists, some good and some not. the limelight artist (Jenna lee-James)was very good and well worth the extra money and the meal was very nice as well There did not seem to be much from the headliners company (although we believe they were a new cast) and there were lots of live acts by lesser known artists/performers for whom we felt there was not enough background information given. we all enjoyed Jayson keeler The one surprise was the guest speaker ( Christopher Martin)who considering the topics was very entertaining and interesting. As the weather on this cruise was not ideal for sitting outside, we participated in a lot of the onboard activities particularly the dance and fitness classes which were very good. There are numerous different places to have alcoholic drinks with the glass house having by far the best range of wines, definitely enjoyed by all of us! staff wise all have been nice and very efficient special mention to Rodney/raysen in the peninsular restaurant who we found to be very attentive and efficient. our cabin stewards were also very good we would have liked to have attended the silent disco but due to some strange event planning it was on celebration nights and oddly in the Antrim or when Eurovision /headliner shows were on. for all the ports that we visited we were able to use our debit/credit card to pay for all items (in fact in some places card payment was the only option) ports of call KIEL p&o did not offer a a shuttle bus option in this place but saying that it is very walkable just follow the green line. This takes you into the main shopping area which has a nice mall. There is even a C & A located here. if you carry on through the town heading towards the river you will come across a very pleasant area with nice scenery and cafes also on the way back to the ship we even came across a a Primark. our plan was to also to visit some of the museums but these all seemed to be closed. TALLINN As the docking location was some distance out from the city center we opted to use the shuttle bus as it was a bit to far for us to walk from our research there were a couple of attractions that we wished to see these were the kgb museum and the chocolala museum These were both relatively close to where we were dropped off on the shuttle and were very impressive well worth visiting the medieval Walled city contained impressive buildings and fortifications and is a pleasant area to wander around also st Katherines passage is worth a walk down HELSINKI This was another place that we opted to use the shuttle as again it seemed to be a fair walk into the town area The shuttle bus dropped us of close to market hall we decided that a river cruise would be the best way to see more of the area (stomma cruises close to the market) we then had a go at using the trams which were informed that it was possible to pay with a card on (good luck with that !!) you had to know what zone your destination was in and there did not seem to any maps or guidance govern as you had to pay on the tram (not very visitor friendly ) so we gave up got off and went to the Helsinki city museum instead which was very interesting and free of charge also there was a very nice café here as well we called into the market hall as well as there were some very usual items here for sale including a stall selling caviar STOCKHOLM there was a shuttle service but we opted not to go for this option the ship docked towards the end of the designated docking area which was good but also a bit inconvenient as our main transport link was the ferry unbeknown to us by independent operator emillia. which meant that the ticket could only be used on this ferry operator As we needed to get to allmanna grand on djurgarden island as we had independently booked abba tickets The abba museum was very good but do allow at least 2 to 3 hours to get the full benefit we also visited the vasa museum which is also very good but again you will need 2-3 hours here as well to view everything so bear this in mind when you are planning things to do as we had an all day ticket we decided to make use of it and visited the stops on the Emilia boat Stockholm we feel has a lot more to offer and is place we would like to revisit Copenhagen we opted with shuttle this time as we seemed to dock a long way out worthwhile getting a map as its a bit of a confusing city but very picturesque we opted again for a river cruise (stomma cruise) which is located very close to gammel strand metro station which was also very informative and we got to see the little mermaid which was a bonus very pleasant place to wander around lots of history and very nice parks and a impressive castle Skagen there was an option for a shuttle but we decided to walk in which is a good 15 minutes walk in town plenty of cafes /shops also 2 large places that sold wine and spirits there are other places to visit further out that you can walk too as well
This is our first time on Britannia but many times with P&O - Embarkation took over an hour and we got onboard by 15.00 We liked the ship but discovered that there were no stairs to the top decks from Midship so had to traipse either to the aft or forward alongside all the other guests. Our inside cabin was on the 15th deck and we have no complaints. There was a lot of hanging space available for clothes and floor space for our shoes. Our shower was great with shampoo and washing gel available. We had hot water when we needed it. The air conditioner was perfect and we were able to adjust it to our needs. Food was on the simple side which we appreciated and eat most of our meals in the Horizon Buffet. We were booked into the early sitting in the Oriental Restaurant but felt the service took too long and we were unimpressed with the attempt of the fancy names of the food. Entertainment was good but not exceptional. We had to arrive 45 minutes before the show to get a seat in the Theatre. We also found that on many occasions there were no seats available for the entertainment in other venues on the ship. One of the problems we encountered were that apart from the Silent Disco at 21.30 there was no DJ and dancing before 23.15- we love bopping to music - There was plenty of ballroom dancing though. We had booked excursions before our cruise and only after receiving all the tickets did we notice that one of our excursions in Stockholm was missing. When we went to the desk to enquire about this we were told it was cancelled- we were not informed and when we went to book something else most of the excursions were full. WE should have been informed by email before our cruise or letter when on board. It was only by chance that we discovered this cancellation. Definitely poor customer service . The organisation of the excursions were good and we enjoyed this cruise because of the ports we visited. Unfortunately we received very bad service on our disembarkation. Our suitcase was badly damaged when we picked it up in the Terminal. We reported immediately and now over 2 weeks later we have not heard back from the Baggage Handling company in spite of contacting them several times by phone and email. This has lowered our overall experience and cannot foresee us booking another P&O cruise until we can trust the company again.
P&O review: This is actually our 3rd time on this ship but we were travelling with two friends we met on a previous cruise and it was their first time on P&O. Hence this review will mainly concentrate on what we feel has changed as well as some opinions of theirs. Firstly though there is one thing about the design of this ship that we all find baffling and that is, that the stairways are not always by the lifts, and the ones in the middle do not go to all floors. Whilst we understand that this is probably because of the pool location it would be so helpful to have more access to stairways in the middle. The queues for lifts are huge at certain times! We believe the ship has recently had a refit which has freshened up many areas but parts are still lacking a bit of character. We felt that the food offering in the MDRs has greatly improved with some very creative new dishes. in the buffet there seemed to be some odd placements custard next to the soup! The choice and quality were also very impressive with the late night buffet also having some interesting options including on one occasion strawberries! We found the entertainment to be inconsistent, some great artists, some good and some not. the limelight artist (Jenna lee-James)was very good and well worth the extra money and the meal was very nice as well There did not seem to be much from the headliners company (although we believe they were a new cast) and there were lots of live acts by lesser known artists/performers for whom we felt there was not enough background information given. we all enjoyed Jayson keeler The one surprise was the guest speaker ( Christopher Martin)who considering the topics was very entertaining and interesting. As the weather on this cruise was not ideal for sitting outside, we participated in a lot of the onboard activities particularly the dance and fitness classes which were very good. There are numerous different places to have alcoholic drinks with the glass house having by far the best range of wines, definitely enjoyed by all of us! staff wise all have been nice and very efficient special mention to Rodney/raysen in the peninsular restaurant who we found to be very attentive and efficient. our cabin stewards were also very good we would have liked to have attended the silent disco but due to some strange event planning it was on celebration nights and oddly in the Antrim or when Eurovision /headliner shows were on. for all the ports that we visited we were able to use our debit/credit card to pay for all items (in fact in some places card payment was the only option) ports of call KIEL p&o did not offer a a shuttle bus option in this place but saying that it is very walkable just follow the green line. This takes you into the main shopping area which has a nice mall. There is even a C & A located here. if you carry on through the town heading towards the river you will come across a very pleasant area with nice scenery and cafes also on the way back to the ship we even came across a a Primark. our plan was to also to visit some of the museums but these all seemed to be closed. TALLINN As the docking location was some distance out from the city center we opted to use the shuttle bus as it was a bit to far for us to walk from our research there were a couple of attractions that we wished to see these were the kgb museum and the chocolala museum These were both relatively close to where we were dropped off on the shuttle and were very impressive well worth visiting the medieval Walled city contained impressive buildings and fortifications and is a pleasant area to wander around also st Katherines passage is worth a walk down HELSINKI This was another place that we opted to use the shuttle as again it seemed to be a fair walk into the town area The shuttle bus dropped us of close to market hall we decided that a river cruise would be the best way to see more of the area (stomma cruises close to the market) we then had a go at using the trams which were informed that it was possible to pay with a card on (good luck with that !!) you had to know what zone your destination was in and there did not seem to any maps or guidance govern as you had to pay on the tram (not very visitor friendly ) so we gave up got off and went to the Helsinki city museum instead which was very interesting and free of charge also there was a very nice café here as well we called into the market hall as well as there were some very usual items here for sale including a stall selling caviar STOCKHOLM there was a shuttle service but we opted not to go for this option the ship docked towards the end of the designated docking area which was good but also a bit inconvenient as our main transport link was the ferry unbeknown to us by independent operator emillia. which meant that the ticket could only be used on this ferry operator As we needed to get to allmanna grand on djurgarden island as we had independently booked abba tickets The abba museum was very good but do allow at least 2 to 3 hours to get the full benefit we also visited the vasa museum which is also very good but again you will need 2-3 hours here as well to view everything so bear this in mind when you are planning things to do as we had an all day ticket we decided to make use of it and visited the stops on the Emilia boat Stockholm we feel has a lot more to offer and is place we would like to revisit Copenhagen we opted with shuttle this time as we seemed to dock a long way out worthwhile getting a map as its a bit of a confusing city but very picturesque we opted again for a river cruise (stomma cruise) which is located very close to gammel strand metro station which was also very informative and we got to see the little mermaid which was a bonus very pleasant place to wander around lots of history and very nice parks and a impressive castle Skagen there was an option for a shuttle but we decided to walk in which is a good 15 minutes walk in town plenty of cafes /shops also 2 large places that sold wine and spirits there are other places to visit further out that you can walk too as well
This is our first time on Britannia but many times with P&O - Embarkation took over an hour and we got onboard by 15.00 We liked the ship but discovered that there were no stairs to the top decks from Midship so had to traipse either to the aft or forward alongside all the other guests. Our inside cabin was on the 15th deck and we have no complaints. There was a lot of hanging space available for clothes and floor space for our shoes. Our shower was great with shampoo and washing gel available. We had hot water when we needed it. The air conditioner was perfect and we were able to adjust it to our needs. Food was on the simple side which we appreciated and eat most of our meals in the Horizon Buffet. We were booked into the early sitting in the Oriental Restaurant but felt the service took too long and we were unimpressed with the attempt of the fancy names of the food. Entertainment was good but not exceptional. We had to arrive 45 minutes before the show to get a seat in the Theatre. We also found that on many occasions there were no seats available for the entertainment in other venues on the ship. One of the problems we encountered were that apart from the Silent Disco at 21.30 there was no DJ and dancing before 23.15- we love bopping to music - There was plenty of ballroom dancing though. We had booked excursions before our cruise and only after receiving all the tickets did we notice that one of our excursions in Stockholm was missing. When we went to the desk to enquire about this we were told it was cancelled- we were not informed and when we went to book something else most of the excursions were full. WE should have been informed by email before our cruise or letter when on board. It was only by chance that we discovered this cancellation. Definitely poor customer service . The organisation of the excursions were good and we enjoyed this cruise because of the ports we visited. Unfortunately we received very bad service on our disembarkation. Our suitcase was badly damaged when we picked it up in the Terminal. We reported immediately and now over 2 weeks later we have not heard back from the Baggage Handling company in spite of contacting them several times by phone and email. This has lowered our overall experience and cannot foresee us booking another P&O cruise until we can trust the company again.
There's plenty of choice with P&O Cruises wide range of accommodation
From healthy to decadent, from hearty to delicate, there’s a menu and a venue for every mood. Keen to dress up for a romantic meal in a chic setting? Prefer to pick up a freshly made snack while sunbathing by the pool? Feel free. If you’re with little ones, an early children’s tea offers another great way to enjoy time together (as well as some tasty treats!).
There's never a dull moment...
P&O Cruises offers the very best in cruise entertainment. Days can be filled with as much or as little as you want, whilst evenings are no doubt the social highlight. When the sun goes down your ship begins to come alive with the hum of conversation and music, and you can be sure of a memorable night.
From the revitalising hydrotherapy pool, to the state of the art gymnasium, there's plenty of facilities onboard to refresh your mind, body and soul. Passengers can enjoy luxury massages and treatments in the Oasis Spa, or head out to the top deck sports court for a spot of tennis.
As a family friendly ship, Britannia offers a wide range of options for the whole family, including a variety of just-for-kids activities.
