Hello Mathew. Thank you for your review of P&Os Ventura cruise ship. My hubby and myself have booked a 7 night cruise on this ship this coming September. This is our first ever cruise. Infact our first holiday since 2008!! We are both in our 60s. I was wondering if you could tell me how easy it is to know what areas to go into that are included in our cruise? I'm a bit worried that we will make silly mistakes and end up accidentally running up a big bill at the end because we went into the wrong eating place, or the wrong show! And, one last thing...do the pools have easy access/exit steps or just ladders?? I do hope to hear from you. Once again, thank you for your very informative videos. Have a lovely evening. Heather. 😊
My pleasure! Oh that's so exciting I'm sure you're going you're going to love it! In terms of included eateries it's the poolside grill, main dining rooms, buffet are all included :) all shows are included and the only extra charge spaces are the retreat and spa. However they'll always say what's extra charge and they'll never try to surprise you! I believe the forward facing pool does, as does the terrace pool and indoor pools. But check with p&o to be certain! Hope you have a great holiday!
Matthew, P&O has kept putting me and Lucy off for good reasons but we can’t wait for our rebooking in Sep ‘24. ‘23 is P&O-less and Ventura will be our final of its fleet. June
watching this because i have really bad anxiety when it comes to leaving this house and i have a cruise on this ship on the 17 over christmas (i’ve been on so many cruises before this including her sister ship azura but this is the 2nd cruise with this anxiety 😅)
Avoid at all costs staff were discriminative at Southampton port and wouldn't let a fully paralysed male on a chair unless he walked on staff were so rude and sailed away with our luggage just got back today with no refund or compensation our kids started crying and staff didn't care !!! This was a there fault as they didn't put his name on the list!!! Even more upsetting
Hey there - that sounds like a horrible experience 🙁 I'd reccomend speaking to P&O directly as it sounds like something went horribly wrong as I've never seen any discrimination onboard a P&O ship so definitely something to escalate to them!
What a lovely ship, this is where I spent Christmas last year! Great memories, thanks for sharing. :)
She is a lovely ship 🚢 My pleasure and I'm glad you enjoyed!
Me going on 4 days Southampton-Amsterdam-overnight-southampton and this is my second grand class ship
And one of my favourites I have loved looking at photos and pretending my. Ruby princess model was P&O can't wait to go
I have just booked a 10 day cruise on the Ventura. Thank you for all the information you have provided. It is most useful.
So glad you found it useful! Hope you have the best time onboard
Thank you Mathew for the very informative video of Ventura, we are going in the summer and quite excited.
So glad you enjoyed it! You'll have a great time I'm sure :)
Excellent video, detailed, informative but concise. Thank you. We're looking forward to a trip on Ventura! 😎
Aw thank you so much! You'll have a great time I'm sure ❤️
Thank you for sharing. I'm going to this cruise next month. Now, I have an idea of what to expect.
My pleasure I'm glad you enjoyed it!
What a lovely ship she is very nice
Glad you liked her!
Brilliant video, thanks for sharing. Booking for August 2024 😂
Glad it was useful! Woohoo!
I’m going on this cruise tommorow!!!!!
Hope you had a fantastic time 🚢
Im off on a 4 Day Cruise to Amsterdam. In a month time. Thanks for video tour
Aw thank you so much! Hope you have a fantastic time onboard 🚢
going to Amsterdam on this in feb! I’m so excited- my first ever cruise ☺️😁
Woohooo! You'll have a great time :)
What date I am doing February 7th
@@twoworld6329 February 7th for me too!!
See you on deck for sailaway u want to meet by the sign
@@twoworld6329 how old are you
I remember this one night me and my dad went to the back of ruby princess to watch the thrust foam
I love doing that too! It's mesmerising ❤️
Yes that was last peaceful cruise before COVID-19
I might go ventura in the summer for a solo cruise- Amsterdam cruise
Sounds fantastic!
@@CruisingWithMatthew only in discussion atm but I'll be deciding in April if I want to book or not!!
Very exciting either way!
Im going on the 10 th august cant wait thank you so much ❤
Glad you enjoyed! Hope you had a good time :)
Hello Mathew.
Thank you for your review of P&Os Ventura cruise ship.
My hubby and myself have booked a 7 night cruise on this ship this coming September. This is our first ever cruise. Infact our first holiday since 2008!!
We are both in our 60s.
I was wondering if you could tell me how easy it is to know what areas to go into that are included in our cruise?
I'm a bit worried that we will make silly mistakes and end up accidentally running up a big bill at the end because we went into the wrong eating place, or the wrong show!
And, one last thing...do the pools have easy access/exit steps or just ladders??
I do hope to hear from you.
Once again, thank you for your very informative videos.
Have a lovely evening.
Heather. 😊
My pleasure!
Oh that's so exciting I'm sure you're going you're going to love it!
In terms of included eateries it's the poolside grill, main dining rooms, buffet are all included :) all shows are included and the only extra charge spaces are the retreat and spa. However they'll always say what's extra charge and they'll never try to surprise you!
I believe the forward facing pool does, as does the terrace pool and indoor pools. But check with p&o to be certain!
Hope you have a great holiday!
Thank you so much for you reply.
Really looking forward to it!! 😊😊
What a fabulous video I feel like I am there :)
Thank you so much!
Matthew, P&O has kept putting me and Lucy off for good reasons but we can’t wait for our rebooking in Sep ‘24. ‘23 is P&O-less and Ventura will be our final of its fleet. June
Woohooo be around before you know it!
We are on the ventura in Oct. Is there a cinema on there & if so,are they showing recent films?
Hope you have a great time! Although there isn't a dedicated cinema, they show some in the Theatre. They seemed quite up to date on our cruise!
@CruisingWithMatthew Thanks for the reply. We are ready for this holiday after a difficult year. Looking forward to a cocktail or 2 😁
My pleasure! Sounds a great idea ❤️
watching this because i have really bad anxiety when it comes to leaving this house and i have a cruise on this ship on the 17 over christmas (i’ve been on so many cruises before this including her sister ship azura but this is the 2nd cruise with this anxiety 😅)
Hope you found it useful and that you enjoy your cruise on her ❤️❤️
What’s a “hagging kebab”? 🤔
It's one of the dishes they serve onboard, basically a kebab hanging off a hook! It looks very bizarre but would love to give it a go!
Can I buy a model onboard
Yes you can!
Avoid at all costs staff were discriminative at Southampton port and wouldn't let a fully paralysed male on a chair unless he walked on staff were so rude and sailed away with our luggage just got back today with no refund or compensation our kids started crying and staff didn't care !!!
This was a there fault as they didn't put his name on the list!!! Even more upsetting
Hey there - that sounds like a horrible experience 🙁 I'd reccomend speaking to P&O directly as it sounds like something went horribly wrong as I've never seen any discrimination onboard a P&O ship so definitely something to escalate to them!
@@CruisingWithMatthew we didn't even get on had to drive 8 hours home with upset kids
Sorry to hear that :(