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P&O Azura cruise A524A
My initial review has vanished.. here it is again.. its a copt of what Ive sent to P&O CRUISE A524A No shuttle bus from port entry to ship. Had to walk from from Costa terminal as driver told everyone to get off and walk, it took at least 15 minutes. 1630 approx 28th June. No water station at gangway. Reported tv fault to recception 4 times Comms manager not onboard willl be fixed 2 days before we get off on 10th July.... the TVs are very small. Poor vegetarian choices. If nothing suitable chefs cant deviate from menu. Cannot even do a pasta and mixed veg or simple vegetarian meal. Never had this problem on 13 previous cruises. Suggested ask for childrens menu..... ' they may have pasta' Head waiter in Peninsular restaurant. 1835 28th June.... On 30th June only 1 veggie option.. No jelly in buffet, only had ice cream once in 2 weeks and it was very limited in choice. One of the toppings was cornflakes !!! Virtual queue for restaurants is a waste of time. Quicker to queue up and wait. with a pager. When you move up the queue it stuck on position 45 a number of times. Many staff on reception are not fluent in English. 28th June 22.00. One person didnt understand difference between a continental breakfast and a full English. No box of tissues in bathroom. Only supplied on request. No net curtain. Told by deck manager " its the budget " 30th June.only 1 unappetising veggie option in MDR. Food in buffet very poor quality. Dinner was tomatoe soup and a bowel of rice pudding. July 2nd.. MDR veggie otion was tortolini. Looked and tasted liked it had been deep fried. Salmon en crout approx 2" square with a sliver of salmon no more than 1/4" thick O0 July 3rd. Had planned on eating in The Glasshouse. Arrived 7 pm. " no food, problem with galley" spoke with reception who advised "untill further notice" Went to buffet, the cod was inedible as it was dry, having been left under heat far to long. Left message at reception we would like to speak with food & beverage manager.. Once again there was no water station at gangplank on return to ship at 3pm.. ( 3rd time this has happened ) later on spoke with a young chap on shorex desk who claimed there was. He lied.. Took a week to find out we could have bathrobes and slippers. Why werent they in the room to start with ? 1620/5th July Piraeus.. No water station AGAIN.. told reception " yes there is, it was there at 3pm... WELL IT ISNT.THERE NOW... one chap ( Peter from Food and Beverage actually told us it was too windy and capt0ain had said to remove them....( both gazebos werent getting blown about ) Couldnt have a takeaway latte unless,I buy a cup. A new low. Mushroom and beetroot bourguinon in MDR inedible looked like road kill. We have emailed a pictute to P&O CEO. Mrs KT had cod with a herb cheese and marmite crumb ( seriously ) instead. Said it was ok. I had moussaka which was also inedible as it had more than a hint of curry. Ended up with fish fingers and chips. 1400/7th July. No water station and hand sanitiser broken and unable to use at midships gangplank Generally speaking througout cruise Indian staff unfriendly and making it clear they would rarher not be here. If you go ashore by tender there is a compulsory walk test to ensure you can step into the tender. This is not a joke... When Waldorf Salad was available in buffet it was just apple pieces in mayonaise.Waldorf salad it wasnt. 7th July. Very poor vegetarian choices in MDR with Indian overtones like most other dishes. No TV signal 1505 9th July. Only 1 veggie option ( Gnocchi ) in MDR for dinner. As usual most items are spiced and very unappealing.. On this design of ship on deck 7 you can walk all the way round the ship.l, a big plus but not on Azura as the front section is closed due 'high winds' its been closed since 26th June, problem with this is that there are no 'high winds' just a gentle breeze and t is doing less than 10knots... The Blue Bar has a walkway running through it to the lift. If you do not have the right attire , and that includes no shorts, you will be refused service, saw this happen a number of times, its hardly the Rialto bar at the Ritz... Do feel 2 formal nights on a 7 day cruise is to much. 9th July. Worst food yet in buffet. It was first theme night in 2 weeks. It was an Indian theme ( most dishes have a curry overtone anyway ) it was truly horrible. Even the tomatoe soup tasted of curry. Our view is that all the chefs we saw throughout our ctuise are Indian and they dont know how to prepare British food. One had to ask a colleague what English mustard was. What they brought wasnt.nn 10th July. Toast in the buffet wasnt toasted. Water melon in fruit salas was frozen. We have done 14 cruises. This was the worst.