P&O's Oceana

I am very lucky in my job to celebrate Christmas on a cruise each year and I can honestly say that this year's trip on P&O's Oceana was the best yet. Now a lot of this is down to the people that I work with who are all good fun and enjoy a party, but also because  I enjoyed the ship.

Oceana has been refitted recently and showed no signs of being 12 years old. Whilst she maintains the traditional P&O feel her public areas bright and colourful putting you in the holiday mood from the start.

In particular I really liked my inside cabin. I'm not normally a fan of inside cabins but on Oceana the cabin was light and airy and had a lot of storage space. I would have no hesitation in recommending one for a longer cruise.

 At 77, 000 tons and carrying 2016 passengers she is a mid sized ship but  is very easy to navigate your way around and she offers a variety of entertainments. In the evening I enjoyed a drink and a game in the Yacht and Compass bar and a dance in Le Club, although I could have easily sampled the show in the theater or tried my luck in the casino.

I dined in the Horizon Grill and Cafe Jardin, her two speciality restaurants and the food was fine, although the service was slightly slow. However some of my colleagues opted for the main restaurant one evening and claimed that the food was even better there - and at no additional charge.

All in all we had a fab time and I hope you enjoy the photo's.