A family-friendly cruise ship, P&O Ventura is packed from bow to stern with extraordinary features. If you love live entertainment, you can enjoy fantastic performances in the Arena Theatre. And if you’re looking for delicious dining options, you’re in for a treat as there are plenty of choices on offer across the P&O Ventura such as The Epicurian and Sindhu. A firm favourite amongst British cruisers, whether you're looking for fun and excitement, peace and relaxation or a combination of both, each and every corner of this impressive ship is waiting to be explored.
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As a family-friendly cruise ship, P&O Ventura makes sure guests of all ages make the most out of their time at sea. As well as comfortable accommodation, child-friendly pools and flexible dining times, there are popular kids clubs that provide a fun and engaging environment for playing, making friends and learning, giving parents some time to relax too.
Ventura's four pools allow guests plenty of opportunity to swim, play and relax. With adults only, children's pools, and even a pool with a retractable roof, everyone can make a splash during their cruise.
With a fantastic array of dining options onboard P&O Ventura, there is sure to be something to tempt each and every guest. What's more, to make meantimes even easier, guests can choose between Club Dining, where you are seated at the same table and dine at the same time each evening, and Freedom Dining, where you can opt to have no fixed seating or dining time.
On sea days onboard Ventura you'll be able to take part in a whole range of activities. From art workshops to language and dance classes, you’re sure to make memories and new friends during the day. The fun doesn’t stop wen the sun goes down either where you can expect comedy, live music, karaoke, quizzes and dancing.
A night on Ventura isn't just about the live entertainment and fine dining as you'll be just as happy finding your favourite seat in one of the many bars and lounges found onboard.
Lovely ship. Great service from friendly staff. Two out of four port stops cancelled though, which was a bit disappointing!
Although I enjoyed the cruise itself, the cabin was not clean on arrival. Having said that customer service read my feedback and came to see us in our cabin. Not only did they address all the issues raised, they presented us with a bottle of champagne for the inconvenience. The waiting staff were exceptional and kept our little girl entertained throughout the cruise. Nothing was too much trouble for them and they definitely helped to make the cruise enjoyable. That being said, I don’t think I would travel on Ventura again. It always seems very overcrowded and you get the impression that there are more passengers than the infrastructure can cope with. No matter what time of the day we went up to Deck 15 there were never tables available. A couple of times we took our food back to our cabin. Dinner in the Saffron and Cinamon restaurants were better only because of the virtual queueing system and even that had a few glitches.
Ventura, lovely medium size ship with 4 speciality restaurants plus the buffet and formal dining rooms. Service is excellent and the costs of drinks etc. on board are as normal (I did not take the drinks package). Entertainment was good with a variety of shows, plus a comedian/magician (excellent). Ventura has had a refit since last I was last on her and is in good order. Staff were excellent, ensuring we were served and any request covered. Please note this is a ship of 3,500 passengers, there will always niggles and sometimes not to your taste, but with so many people it is understandable - only to say, everyone is friendly and I wouldn't hesitate to recommend.
Our experience on the Ventura sailing around the Canary Islands and Cádiz and Lisbon was fantastic. What a lovely friendly ship. The food was amazing especially the formal nights. We had a balcony and it was very spacious and comfortable inside. A very relaxing holiday. Highly recommend sailing on the Ventura.
