Overall Score

BERLITZ'S RATING
	Possible	Achieved
Ship	500	430
Accommodation	200	150
Food	400	258
Service	400	297
Entertainment	100	81
Cruise	400	295

How this score is created

The Palladium show lounge is an entertainment palace with three seating tiers and the latest in high-tech staging, lighting, techno-effects and sound systems. Seating is in both banquette-style and individual tub chairs, and the sightlines to the stage are generally good. There are several major production shows –some with a Cirque du Soleil feel to them – complete with major bungee-diving acrobatics and fine adagio dancers. In addition, the ship has an array of cabaret acts. Classical concerts are scheduled for many cruises (typically in the Crows Nest).

Ballroom dance aficionados should note that there are few wooden dance floors aboard this ship (P&O Cruises typically carries professional dance hosts and teachers).

Berlitz Guide © Apa Publishing 2008