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Aurora ticks the boxes!
We undertook a 12-day Norway cruise on Aurora and, despite 3 of the planned ports being cancelled due to poor weather, we had a thoroughly enjoyable time. Our waiters Rodney and Anna were superb and our cabin steward Jerry was highly efficient. This was our first experience of Aurora and it ticked all the boxes. Our last cruise was on Arvia , which we found to be too large and impersonal. We tend to ask for a table for 2 but we were allocated a table for 8; we were fortunate to dine with a friendly bunch and we all got on very well with each other. The entertainment, particularly the Headliners, was very good and the guest speakers were knowledgeable and worth listening to. We enjoyed our excursion in Andalsnes, which wasn't quite what we expected. We assumed the excursion would be by rail only but it turned out to be by coach outbound with the return leg by rail. The train wasn't the expected 'Golden Train', it was a 2 carriage local train but the scenery was still stunning and the trip enjoyable. 2 other planned excursions were linked to the port cancellations and P&O made prompt refunds. The substitute ports, Stavanger and Narvik, were worth visiting, we elected to explore on our own rather than book replacement excursions. We can recommend Post Office Travel insurance, we made a claim for missed ports on our return and we were paid on the same day, great service!