P&O Oceana

P&O Cruises' Oceana caters almost entirely for Britons and the ship spends its time in the waters between the UK and the Mediterranean and Scandinavia. During the winter, it's the Caribbean and Central America. For Caribbean cruising, there's a particularly efficient transfer from the UK charter flight.

Onboard P&O's Oceana, service is equally slick and the ship offers high-quality cruising with excellent dining for a fair price. You'll find the deft touch of Marco Pierre White in Oceana's refitted Cafe Jardin. Drinks charges are reasonable, with no service charge to be added, and cocktails start at just £2.50. Facilities on P&O's Oceana are great for families and children.

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Ship Stats & Features

Passenger capacity: 2,016
Year entered service: 2002
Beam (ship width): 105 feet
Draught (ship depth): 26 feet
Length: 856 feet
Tonnage: 77,000
Crew: 870
Number of passenger decks: 11
Number of swimming pools: 4
Number of cabins: 1,008

Food, Cuisine & Dining

Dining on P&O's Oceana is superb. Choice, presentation and quality in the Ligurian and Adriatic restaurants are excellent, with efficient waiter service.

P&O Cruises now offers 24-hour dining on the Oceana, with the reservations-only Plaza Bistro and Horizon Grill charging around £4.50 per person, which is great value. Dishes are limited but innovative.

The more conventional Horizon offers superb burgers, fish and chicken fajitas, with the chance of al fresco dining. There's also a bistro with good buffets. The highlight, though, is Café Jardin, redesigned as a Mediterranean cuisine experience with Marco Pierre White menus. Café Jardin offers free ice cream for half an hour a day.

Drinks aboard P&O's Oceana are excellent value and the ship offers 11 bars and lounges.

Dress code on P&O's Oceana is pretty strict: over two weeks, you'll have perhaps four or five formal nights, although smart casual is acceptable at other times. Formal does mean formal, though - for men, that's tuxedos or DJs while, for women, elegant evening dresses are the smart choice. Smart casual on the Oceana means polo shirts and slacks for men and tops, skirts or trousers for women. Shorts are not allowed in the dining room and the cafes don't allow swimwear.

Onboard entertainment & activities

P&O Cruises' Oceana has plenty entertainment options. There are dance classes, cookery demonstrations, galley tours and port talks. You can also enjoy art auctions, computer classes and Internet facilities in the business centre and the Explorer's Bar.

Cabin satellite TVs show films on rotation during the day, plus ship-based programmes usually involving shopping. The P&O Oceana also shows movies in the Footlights Theatre. There are cruise production shows there and also in the Starlight Lounge that include classical recitals.

For sports fans, the deck provides for tennis, football, basketball, table tennis and golf practice in the form of nets and a simulator. A spa comes with good fitness centre, aerobics room and beauty salon. Outside are plunge pool and whirlpools, plus sauna and treatment rooms. The main pool is very popular, with a fight for sunbeds.

Classes on board P&O's Oceana include free aqua, step, salsa aerobics and mobility/stretch. Pilates and Chi Yoga, plus massages and other treatments, come at a reasonable charge.

Spa & Fitness facilities

The gym and spa are well appointed, including:

* 4 outdoor pools
* 6 jacuzzis
* Spa and sauna
* Fully Equipped Gym
* Golf Simulator
* Outdoor Sports Court - can be used for football, cricket and tennis
* Hair Salon

Cabins

P&O's Oceana has 975 cabins, the majority of which have a sea view and almost half have balconies. You can choose from 18 cabin price grades and you'll pay more for portholes, picture windows or patio doors. Three levels of mini-suite have TVs, walk-in wardrobe, trouser press, binoculars and balcony. Deluxe Oceana suites have great views, separate dining area, music and service.

Common misspellings: Ocean, Oshana, Oceania