We sailed on P&O Azura for 7 nights in February 2023 to the Canary Islands and Madeira. We have put together this review of our experiences onboard P&O Azura so that may give you a better insight. If you find any of the information useful please like, subscribe and comment. We hope this review gives you a clear indication of what amenities P&O Azura has to offer.
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P&O Azura INSIDE CABIN A611 TOUR – https://youtu.be/6g7jlF4_oos
P&O Azura Full Ship Tour – https://youtu.be/v-H6yR1kPIs
P&O Azura February 2023 Playlist – https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIWn2FRb_yWy4s3ECms-HeMsnFWpll29M
P&O Azura was launched in April 2010 and is a part of the “Grand-class” of ships in P&O Cruises’ fleet. It has a passenger capacity of around 3,100 guests, and it offers a variety of cabin types, including inside cabins, outside cabins, balconies, and suites. The ship’s design emphasises a relaxed and modern cruising experience, catering to a range of travellers, from families to couples.
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We are Tom and Dom and we experienced our first cruise on the MSC Virtuosa during her UK staycation cruises in 2021. We are relatively new to cruising, however we can now say we are officially hooked.
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Playlists
Sky Princess April 2022 France, Portugal and Spain.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIWn2FRb_yWwQmQfGi-F-8BanyxCrr02B
Enchanted Princess July 2022 Norway and Iceland.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIWn2FRb_yWwMkdnUoT-jQUtkVdwky40v
MSC Preziosa October 2022 Northern Europe.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIWn2FRb_yWwRdSDMBOxenrnbZhAtNdhB
P&O Arvia December 2022 Christmas and New Year Canaries.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIWn2FRb_yWwsJKRL2LZ3FhRCWlqh_PSz
Ambassador Ambience April 2023 British Isles.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIWn2FRb_yWxKYfA4_WdgnGybkiQNrUBX
P&O Azura February 2023 Canary Islands and Madeira.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIWn2FRb_yWy4s3ECms-HeMsnFWpll29M
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Thanks guys, great summary, we also embark on a Saturday in December so will see what's left for speciality dining. It seemed the main dining (and midnight feasts) were pretty good so it shouldn't spoil our enjoyment. Cheers !
How far in advance did you book the cruise given the fabulous price you paid? Was this with P&O direct or through a 3rd party? Thanks in advance. GJ.
Enjoyed your reviews, going on this cruise in 11 days can’t wait. I’ve been able to book speciality dining two weeks before sailing but not the entertainment have to wait and book on their system when aboard..
Interesting to hear your review. We were on Azura in April, from Valletta around Croatia. The itinerary was excellent as was the organisation of the flights (like you, from LGW) and transfers of luggage and ourselves both ways. However, also totally agree that the pre-mixed cocktails were very, very poor and the bar service, in general, was very poor also. They had this crazy system where you couldn’t order from the bar staff even if they had nothing to do. A bar man in the Glasshouse stood doing absolutely nothing, staring at me for ten minutes whilst I had to wait for someone to take my order, go and enter it in a terminal, send it to the bar printer for the barman to collect and then pour my Diet Coke from the pump in between him and me! We also found the MDR food to be of the poorest quality of the four cruise lines we have been on so far (Princess, Celebrity, MSC and P&O) – a risotto one evening looked like the result of a very choppy sea 🤢. Plus the “anytime dining” was a farce – we had to take a pager and wait up to 1.5 hrs almost every night. Suffice to say, we don’t intend to cruise Azura or P&O again based on this experience.
Enjoyed watching your review, feel you are fair and balanced in your critique. I’m going as a solo traveller on this, my first ever cruise in Jan 2024. Nervous – but I’m finding that reviews like yours give me great insight into what to expect. Thank you!
Thanks for the review, we are doing the same cruise in 2.5 weeks time.. will take onboard your tips and advice
Love you guys😍 keep up the great work boys 😂
Thank you both for a super review, like you we board on a Saturday in December- and in the past ( Jan 2022 on Azura ) have liked the ' glass house ' which we had hoped for '' my birthday '' looks like it will be fully booked .
Virtual queueing was not in operation for our 16 night cruise that we have just come off. Two weeks before departure we were able to pre book speciality restaurants besides the Glass House and was only available once onboard. Always able to book the Beach House even though they were very busy.
Hi guys I like your reviews and I'll keep watching and I'll keep asking the same questions. I am an avid reader and I always go to the library with my almost finished the book to donate to the library and find another book on a cruise ship. I also have started to play bridge and look at the card room to see how many tables they have and maybe even do a bit of a jigsaw puzzle or two. I love to play bingo and unusually win some money when I play on a cruise so that's another thing you never mention and I'm sure they do have bingo on P&O. So could you just check those things for some of us who are interested and add that to some of the information that you provide. Thanks a lot.
Currently onboard the Azura.
No virtual queue, very accommodating for 8 of us. Staff working extremely hard, entertainment is great.
The only speciality restaurant we have been to is ‘The Beach House’. Personal opinion, prefer the food in main dining.
Sit back, relax and enjoy, time away with loved ones beats working.
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