P&O refits – more information
I did a post a couple of months ago after P&O announced refits of three ships (Oceana, Ventura and Arcadia) between now and December 2013. Since then there hasn’t been much information, although...
View ArticleP&O refits – Oceana on the way to Hamburg
Oceana called briefly at Southampton today before heading off for her refit. AIS shows her berthing at the Mayflower terminal at about 5 o’clock this morning, and leaving at just before 11 o’clock....
View ArticleP&O refits – Oceana in Hamburg
Oceana arrived in Hamburg during the early part of yesterday evening – the last time I checked, at about 6pm, she was still a a few miles out and then she would have had to do a lot of manoeuvring to...
View ArticleP&O refits – Oceana heading back to Southampton
(Update: AIS is now (11:30) showing Oceana expected to arrive in Southampton at 02:15.) Oceana is out in the North Sea on her way back to Southampton – AIS suggests that she’ll arrive at 22:30 this...
View ArticleOceana refit – verdict
The first reports of Oceana’s refit are have come in, and they suggest that actually it’s a pretty minor affair. The refit was aimed at three areas of the ship: the cabins; the disco, ‘Le Club'; and...
View ArticleOceana refit – another update
I’ve done a few posts about Oceana’s recent refit, specifically on the subject of what was and was not changed. She went back into service just before Christmas, so there have now been several cruises...
View ArticleOceana to do P&O Med fly-cruises in 2015?
I’ve read a couple of suggestions that Oceana might be doing P&O’s Mediterranean fly-cruises in 2015. P&O (and other lines) have a problem from November this year – their biggest ships won’t be...
View ArticleA wild night: Marco Polo passenger dies and P&O ships shelter
It’s a terrible night in the English Channel. It’s reported that Marco Polo was hit by a very large wave while passing up the channel on her way back to Harwich (update: Tilbury, not Harwich). A window...
View ArticleA bit more on P&O prices & itineraries for 2015
I’ve had a bit more opportunity to look through P&O’s just-announced programme for summer 2015. What seems clear to me is that there’s a bit of a divide opening up – prices on Britannia, Ventura...
View ArticleOceana to be repaired in Barcelona; cruise altered
I’m hearing stories that Oceana requires repairs (I know not what for), and that these will be done during s three-day stop in Barcelona during her next cruise. That’sE406, starting on Saturday, and...
View ArticleA wild night: Marco Polo passenger dies and P&O ships shelter
It’s a terrible night in the English Channel. It’s reported that Marco Polo was hit by a very large wave while passing up the channel on her way back to Harwich (update: Tilbury, not Harwich). A window...
View ArticleOceana to home port in Malta in 2017 & 2018
Further – and hopefully FINAL – Update, 22 Aug: I think I’ve now got my head around this. Basically, I’d completely forgotten that we already know all about 2017; this, despite doing a post some months...
View ArticleP&O Arabian Gulf cruises
As I mentioned yesterday, I’ve been away on holiday recently, and therefore missed the announcement of the winter 2018/2019 cruises. I’ve been catching up since I returned. The obvious eye-catchers are...
View ArticleCruise-only Arabian Gulf cruises on Oceana
Oeana in the early-morning light I’ve been exploring options for cruises in the Arabian Gulf on Oceana, principally for February/March next year. One thing I was tempted by was the thought of mixing...
View ArticleNext Cruise Blues Part 2 – a change to the itinerary
I did a post over a year ago about the issues that arose when we tried to book our next cruise (that’s this year’s). Eventually everything came together, and all seemed OK. But today I’ve received a...
View ArticleThis Year’s Cruise
So we’re finally off on this year’s cruise. It’s been a long wait – we got back from our last cruise at the end of June 2017 – but it’s arrived at last. We’re doing a seven night cruise on Oceana, the...
View ArticleGetting to Malta
This covers the usual first day stuff, with the difference that this day doesn’t end with embarkation but with arrival at our hotel on Malta for the first of our two nights there. First, though, we had...
View ArticleSleek vs. Ugly
Val has insisted that I should post this comparison of two ships (I use the term loosely) that we saw in Valletta harbour this afternoon….. Sleek or Ugly? Ugly or Sleek?
View ArticleA Day in Valletta
Today was our full day in Valletta. We didn’t really have a plan for the day, we just decided to explore. We learned that the hotel runs a free shuttle up into Valletta at 10 o’clock, and back at 6pm...
View ArticleTransfer to Oceana
It’s Thursday so it must be time to transfer from the hotel to Oceana. We already knew that the transfer was to be at 11 o’clock, and we were in the hotel lobby checking out before 10:30. We found a...
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