Nine things that surprised on P&O’s Arcadia

[@lynnedouglas4065]

Hello thank you for your video. Arcadia is my favourite ship. Have sailed 3 different legs of her annual World Cruise.Booked to sail on her to Norway in 2023. I live in Australia,🙃

[@davidchung4691]

Been on Arcadia several times and the size is just fine for us unlike our recent cruise on the giant Iona! do agree with you about the theatre! Enjoyed your video and thank you! 👏👍

[@mamajaneshusband]

Yes the big ship small ship debate really does divide opinion. I think P&O are going after a younger family market with both Arvia and Iona. MamaJane doesn’t fancy going on Iona again whereas her husband would if the price was right :) Palladium on Arcadia is outstanding

[@saichung7138]

@@mamajaneshusband I noticed also that cruise-prices for Iona seemed to be much cheaper than say for Aurora and Arcadia!

[@natasha8966]

@@saichung7138I think that Acadia and aurora do more days not much of weeks cruise so it wouldn’t be cheaper.

[@cf8545]

Just returned from a cruise to Canada. Nice to see appreciation of this ship as I was surprisingly impressed too. I also made use of that coffee machine ! The one at the rear end of the buffet was usually the least busy lol

[@mamajaneshusband]

Coffee quality is so important. We want to cruise Canada - was it worth it?

[@cf8545]

Absolutely Yes@@mamajaneshusband

[@valpurdy9734]

You can only have orange juice at breakfast...that's if its working and hasn't run out..

[@mamajaneshusband]

Oh dear, the supply issues have not improved then :( Would you go on Arcadia again?

[@BritsAbroadTravelCruise]

Wow, the Palladium Theatre really is attractive and nicely laid out/designed. Art work features on Azura also throughout the ship, with some specially commissioned pieces. Shortage of Tomato sauce.....well that's unforgivable 😏and liable to incite stirrings of mutiny !

[@mamajaneshusband]

We have not been on Azura but booked on this summer :) We have also been on Britannia and Ventura in pre blogging days. Not on Arvia until next year

[@bezstarling8419]

Really enjoyed your video but it has worried me! My daughter and I are doing our first ever cruise next June from Southampton to Guernsey. My daughter is convinced she is going to be ill and you mentioned the Arcadia seems to move more than other ships!!!!

[@mamajaneshusband]

So people’s reaction to cruising varies considerably and some do have sea sickness. Most people are absolutely fine. Take some pills with you just in case. If you are going to Guernsey then you are probably doing a Northern Europe cruise and usually in June the seas are calm in my experience and Arcadia should be fine. Now what you do need to be aware of is that Guernsey is a tender port. That means that the ship doesn’t dock but anchors and people are transported into the dock by the life boats. This can be a little bit more rocky than the cruise ship. We did our first every cruise to Guernsey and had a brill time. We saw doliphins when on the tender!! Apparently this is not uncommon :) Enjoy

[@Paulad39uk]

If you're going on a short taster cruise to Guernsey you should both be fine but if your daughter is worried she can get anti sickness medication over the counter at a chemist, Stugeron or Kwells are good take them as directed by your chemist.

[@Ken_Horror]

Great video and very informative. One point I don't understand though, as a non smoker, I understand there still must be smoking areas, where do you suppose they should be? Smoke and smells will always drift.

[@mamajaneshusband]

Thank you for your kind comments. I believe smokers could be better accommodates st the sides of the ship on the deck above. The smoke from these areas are unlikely to trouble anyone. Where as they are currently situated in a very bad place.

[@Ken_Horror]

@@mamajaneshusband That is interesting to know! I am going on Arcadia as my first cruise next year so your videos have been a great help! There's not many videos out there on Arcadia in comparison to other ships so thank you!

[@mamajaneshusband]

Where are you going?

[@Ken_Horror]

@@mamajaneshusband We are doing the 16 nights to Norway and Iceland! :)

[@Elderly-Marian-in-UK]

I hope non smokers send written complaints to P and O about the smoking areas inconveniencing the non smokers. The smoking areas should be in a housed/enclosed dedicated area so the smoke can't waft off over non smokers.

[@mamajaneshusband]

I don’t think P&O care what we think sadly. We actually cancelled our world cruise on Arcadia because of this and other issues. P&O didn’t flinch when we told them or even appologys

[@angelazapettis6770]

I love Arcadia. To date my favourite ship. Late night Horlicks was my favourite too. X

[@Paulad39uk]

We've cruised on Arcadia since her Inaugural Cruise in 2005 and found she's always had a wide range of night time drinks available up in The Belvedere none were rationed unlike the fruit😂

[@GeorgeRenshaw-f6c]

I think you have gone out to do a hatchet job on the Arcadia, don't know why, because I find the Arcadia is one of the best at sea

[@mamajaneshusband]

So sorry you feel that way, we just try to honest and balanced in our videos. We did back up our views by cancelling our world cruise with P&O because it was on Arcadia.

[@garethroberts7045]

Great video. How did you find the noise levels in your seaview cabin on Deck 1?

[@mamajaneshusband]

We were on an inside cabin

[@mamajaneshusband]

And it was noisy

[@Robertnight888]

If you take down the stabilisers the ship can move faster and save fuel

[@mamajaneshusband]

I think that’s what may have happened, we arrived 10 hours early at Southampton !

[@gwyngoforth9346]

Totally agree about your comments re: smoking.

[@patriciadalton4545]

I'm not a smoker and agree with you but where else can they put the smoking area

[@mamajaneshusband]

There are two covered areas on the deck above either side around the mid ship area would be my suggestion

[@barrysedgwick4592]

You can move away from the smoke

[@Paulad39uk]

@@barrysedgwick4592 It is difficult to move away from smoke as it usually follows you I don't agree with banning smoking in any way shape or form but the smoking areas on Arcadia are badly thought out. They should be away from eating areas and areas where most people walk but should be easily accessible for those who wish to smoke maybe on one of the upper decks at the back of the ship.

[@sussexflyer6156]

Don`t know to whom these people were talking . They stared to one side of the camera, rather than talking to the camera lens !!

[@mamajaneshusband]

We are amateurs and still learning. Hope you enjoyed the content

[@annbailey6316]

We are looking to go on Arcadia in September but been told the ship is in need of a upgrade would you recommend us booking this ship please.

[@mamajaneshusband]

@@annbailey6316 i think there are better ships to cruise on than Arcadia.

[@annbailey6316]

@@mamajaneshusband thank you for that we have now decided we will do brittania instead this yr x

[@patriciadalton4545]

Totally disagree with you on the movement of Arcadia it is far better than the other ships as it was built for transatlantic originally You feel movement of any ship at the forward end and inside The stabilisers are extreme,y efficient also

[@mamajaneshusband]

I’m glad you didn’t find the movement on board as bad as we did. The hull is the same design as Queen Elizabeth, neither are built specifically for transatlantic travel, only Queen Mary 2 is designed for that task. We crossed the Atlantic on QE in much rougher conditions with a much smoother ride.

[@Paulad39uk]

@@mamajaneshusband For less movement on any ship you need a cabin midships rather than at either end