Really enjoyed this video! I've cruised on Britannia before, but never the much newer ships - I've always been keen to see exactly how they compared. Thanks so much for putting this one together!
@CruiseRight10 ай бұрын
Thanks Fraser. I went on the two ships so close together that I thought doing a comparison video would be interesting to do. Glad you liked it
@CraigA662 ай бұрын
Was on Britannia last year and heading on Arvia in a few months. The holiday last year was a 10/10 and loved it, but did find some of the restaurants not my cup of tea. The restaurants on Arvia are right up my street, 6th street and the keel and cow as well as the quays are all something I’m looking forward to. Concerned about how busy it may get but I’m an early bird so suspect I’ll be up early enough to get the sunbed on sea days
@PostcardAndAPint2 ай бұрын
Not been on either! We've done Iona and might be doing Ventura in the new year. This was super interesting. We loved Iona so it will be cool to see the differences of one of P&Os smaller ships. Britannia looks really nice. Cheers 🍻
@julierawlinson93057 ай бұрын
Im cruising the Mediterranean end on may 2024 on the arvia . Went on the Britannia last September to the canary islands.
@SuzieHart11 ай бұрын
Thank you for your video was thinking of going on Britannia .we are going on Aviva in may.
@CruiseRight11 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful. Have a great cruise
@a1villas123-iu2wg10 ай бұрын
Been on Britannia twice and Arvia once. All cruises were two week Caribbean.Really enjoyed both ships but will never go again whilst they are using Maleth airline.
@JulieEdwards-cl8wi6 ай бұрын
Great video! But it is not the only ship with a wrap around promenade deck…Iona does too.
@CruiseRight6 ай бұрын
Good point about Iona featuring the wraparound promenade deck too. Glad you liked the video - thanks for watching
@LibbyRoseEmbroidery2 ай бұрын
Yes, so does Aurora, although she's a very different proposition from the larger ships. 🙂
@barnum424411 ай бұрын
Regarding entertainment we'd give the nod to Britannia as we like the Headliners shows in the main theatre. Unfortunately Arvia repeats these on consecutive nights.
@CruiseRight11 ай бұрын
Very good point
@sallybond935111 ай бұрын
Britannia any day! Was on Arvia last may, never again. Not enough staff, queing for everything. Much prefer smaller ships.
@CruiseRight11 ай бұрын
I totally get where you’re coming from preferring the smaller ships. I think that the experience is often less hectic and more relaxing
@nataliepalusinski65308 ай бұрын
Agree with you in any aspect. A lot of good things on Arvia, but the staff is not as well trained as on other ships I was on. Some members of the staff were even quite rude. No Good morning, no smile, no readiness to please the customer, and no last day polite Goodbye. I was very disappointed. Never back again despite covered pool, long promenade dec and act.
@petebailey16525 ай бұрын
Just done two weeks on Arvia, unfortunately during school holidays ( Scotland and Ireland) was like Butlins at sea and rammed to capacity, much better on Britannia as it didn't feel overcrowded and I could actually get in the pool , the numbers on this video of Arvia looked much better , bet the kids were in school, the pool at the back of Arvia ( beachcomber bar ) resembled a beer crate full of bottles, standing room only , the extra jacuzzis on Arvia meant we actually got in them .
@LibbyRoseEmbroidery2 ай бұрын
@@nataliepalusinski6530 If you don't need to cater for kids, try Aurora for great service. 👍🏻
@BatfinksWings8 ай бұрын
Im on Arvia just now and going on Britannia in July. Arvia is full and just too busy, too many people and youre bumping into them everywhere. Hopefully Britannia will be less busy and better.
@CruiseRight8 ай бұрын
That definitely sounds familiar. I went on Arvia twice - once on a transatlantic when it was about 1000 guests short of being full and once when it was pretty much full. I remember the busy cruise had far more queueing and hassle getting sunbeds etc. I can’t really judge how Britannia compares on that front because I was on a cruise that was nowhere near full, so everything was easy. If it’s not full, it’s going to be all the better for it! Whatever happens, have a great rest of your current cruise and an even better one in July
@saintjeff527210 ай бұрын
This video was very interesting. Recently we've been on Iona. The Arvia is just a 'newer' Iona really. We thoroughly enjoyed our Iona Cruise, and for us it's Iona or Arvia or nothing. We only cruise from Southampton to Southampton, as, being exiled Sotonians, but still living in Hampshire, Southampton is so convenient for us. We've decided to never Fly again. We've only done a couple of cruises with P & O, both on Aurora, pre its upgrade. Southampton to Sydney, part World Cruise, 2012, and Norwegian Fjords in 2014. We've never been interested in Britannia, and this video did nothing to change our minds. Iona in November to the Canaries, and 2025 we'll book a Southampton departure on the Arvia.
@CruiseRight10 ай бұрын
Glad you found it interesting. Have a great cruise to the Canaries and wherever 2025 takes you!
@Libbysprules11 ай бұрын
Think you missed a trick not eating at Green & co. I’m by no means a veggie & neither is the hubby. It was by far the best meal we had on Arvia, eating there twice .
@CruiseRight11 ай бұрын
I wish I hadn’t missed out on this restaurant now because others had told me a similar thing onboard, but it was later in the cruise and I’d already booked other restaurants by then so couldn’t fit it in. If I’m on there again then I definitely won’t overlook it next time.
@korma97326 ай бұрын
They should've added a "Quays" to Brittania during her refit. Green & Co on Arvia also serves sushi, which is excellent. Personally I prefer Brittania, Arvia/Iona are a bit council...
@CruiseRight6 ай бұрын
I thought exactly the same thing - Britannia’s refit would have been a perfect opportunity to add the Quays - it’s a big plus on Arvia. I suspect they wouldn’t be keen to add it to smaller ships though because it’s a free option rather than a paid premium restaurant. As such they’re probably only willing to put it on their largest ships that need more dining options to accommodate that many more guests. Still, I wish they’d have done something to boost the dining options on Britannia
@Hankercheif10 ай бұрын
I’m on Arvia this May then on Britannia this September… can’t wait!!
@NicolaWilkins-m9r11 ай бұрын
It's amazing how you can watch something and disagree with most things said! Food was awful on Arvia. Less restaurants, but better quality on britannia
@CruiseRight11 ай бұрын
It’s good to get other people’s take on this - I have a friend that I was debating this with recently regarding these same two ships. But I think sometimes two tables in the same restaurant get a different experience because one had food cooked by someone else slightly differently, and periodically as they rotate staff on and off the ship it can all add up to a different experience across the year. For me, if they added Keel & Cow to Britannia or The Quays (for the fish and chips and carvery) then I’d love that
@mrskint5510 ай бұрын
Britannia for me and the wife all day long . Arvia is far too big and disorganised. The only thing I didn’t like about Britannia was no prom deck ,I know there was the upper deck for walking but in the fjords it was far too cold up there .Another little issue on Britannia was too much clutter in gangways ,( Dirty plates and glasses ) and the cleanliness of the cabin wasn’t great . Food on Arvia for us wasn’t great,except keel and cow ,and trying to get booked in MDR was none existent,due to that rubbish app .
@seanmorgan96357 ай бұрын
I was on Arvia last week, the only part of your comparison I'd disagree with is the scores for entertainment. Arvia is very much quantity over quality, on other P&O ships the acts have been significantly better - perhaps we were unlucky, but the busker, atrium entertainment and two comedians were the worst acts I've seen on a ship. People were actively avoiding the atrium because you can't escape the noise coming from the acts. On all other P&O cruises the standard of entertainment has been much higher.
@CruiseRight7 ай бұрын
That’s interesting to hear. I think the tricky thing with entertainment that can cause some variance is when these acts/performers are doing a circuit around the different ships in the fleet and so there might be times when you get a number of disappointing ones all showing up on one cruise. That said, it doesn’t change the fact that they should be maintaining a decent overall standard of entertainment, so it’s a shame to hear that Arvia didn’t deliver a better standard on your cruise - especially as it’s the newest ship in the fleet with such a large passenger capacity. They ought to be making more effort on that ship so there is some consistency of standard across the fleet. Thanks for watching the video
@MrCrisBD7 ай бұрын
I'm surprised anyone still supports P & O .
@Sophxoxo1746 ай бұрын
What did they do
@23oakhill10 ай бұрын
I have cruised on both and much preferred Arvia , Britannia is poorly laid out, no proper promenade, no central stairs, lots of up and downing. tiny balconies. MDR food was pretty awful on both but because Arvia has more options, especially the Quays, Olive Grove etc. I would never choose Britannia again.
@CruiseRight10 ай бұрын
So true about Britannia’s layout. I mostly prefer using the stairs and could never understand why they didn’t have them in the centre of the ship. There were central stairs at the atrium levels only and that was it! Very strange. And getting to the Oriental Restaurant was strange too as you could only access it by dropping down from the rear stairs/lifts. Totally agree on Arvia’s advantage with numerous other dining options too - for me the Quays and Keel & Cow were massive pluses.
@CruiseRight10 ай бұрын
So true about Britannia’s layout. I mostly prefer using the stairs and could never understand why they didn’t have them in the centre of the ship. There were central stairs at the atrium levels only and that was it! Very strange. And getting to the Oriental Restaurant was strange too as you could only access it by dropping down from the rear stairs/lifts. Totally agree on Arvia’s advantage with numerous other dining options too - for me the Quays and Keel & Cow were massive pluses.
@carolynxlowe3165 күн бұрын
Cabin A716
@richardwhite352211 ай бұрын
Neither ever again
@korma97323 ай бұрын
That bad twice 😂😂😂😂
@julierawlinson93057 ай бұрын
I've been on the Britannia and the bathroom is Megha small . From what I've seen on KZbin the arvia bathrooms are loads bigger than Britannia
@CruiseRight7 ай бұрын
Arvia balcony cabins have slightly more spacious bathrooms than Britannia’s. But if it’s a standard inside cabin then Arvia has a much smaller bathroom - it was shocking. Deluxe balconies on Britannia add a bathtub whereas Conservatory Mini Suites on Arvia (the closest equivalent cabin) don’t add the bathtub (they’re identical bathrooms to a balcony) so it all depends on what cabin grade you have as to which is bigger
@mozzie1986Ай бұрын
Ariva shopping not even mentioned. Thats 100 times better than britannia
@michaelzzzzzzzzzzzz7 ай бұрын
Britannia looks shockingly bad compared to Arvia in every way
@mozz1968able5 ай бұрын
Arvia crap, food rubbish, couldn't get a Guinness kept saying they was gonna pick some up at the next port, never did, half the breakfast was missing from the buffet, portions are tiny in the main dining restaurant.