P&O Azura Balcony Cabin Tour - Room Number A723

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Back to sea last week and I had the pleasure of a week in the Canary Islands on the P&O Azura. And this was my cabin... The ship was launched in 2010 and the cabin is definitely a time capsule from that date... The electricity provision is very dated and don't get me started on the TV...
But there were some positive features of the cabin and in this video I'll take you through the experience, good and bad!
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⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:07 - Where?
1:46 - Storage
2:34- The Bed
6:56 - Balcony
7:28 - The Bathroom
8:27 - Room Servicing
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16 мар 2023

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@eddieheaton274 10 месяцев назад

We sail on the Azura next week and only a few cabins away from yours. Bit disappointed, but good to have the heads-up. Thank-you.

@MattsOceans 10 месяцев назад

As I say in these videos, its hard to believe this is a "normal" P&O experience.... I'm booked back on P&O next month - on the Arvia - which I am hoping will be a substantially better experience

@JustBrowsing830 Год назад

Always thorough, always insightful. And the little Matt head navigating the hallway was excellent! Cheers!

@MattsOceans Год назад

Gotta have a dismembered floating head in a cabin tour video.... Thanks!

@JustBrowsing830 Год назад

@@MattsOceans It’s the little things, Matt…😉 Looking forward to your next cruise review!

@FraserAtSea Год назад

Great video! I laughed when you commented on the light switches above the bed in the 'double' formation - this drove me mad on Azura as I kept turning the light on accidentally in the middle of the night, ha!

@MattsOceans Год назад

I only did it once in the end but its really startling to be roused from a deep sleep by having all the lights come on!!! Crazy design decision!

@oliverbutterfield9844 Год назад

We we’re on Azura before Christmas in the Canaries. Our balcony cabin was slightly deeper, and had a sofa where your desk is, which became a single bed, with the upper bunk folding down from the ceiling. We had exactly the same storage, which was a bit cramped for 4 people. Just a bit disappointing really from the leading British cruise line. We’ve got Iona next year, which looks like it will be a bit nicer!

@MattsOceans Год назад

I could see from over the edge of my balcony that lower deck cabins seemed deeper - were you on a relatively low deck to get the extra space??? It's challenging for the P&O brand if they have widely differing offerings under the same branding - I am sure newer ships are better than this, but I'm going to take some convincing to spend money on P&O again...

@oliverbutterfield9844 Год назад

@@MattsOceans we were in E725, so the aft of deck 8. It's hard for us to compare like-for-like with the only other cruise line we've done - MSC, as the ships are far newer. Even then P&O wins hands down on the kids club and MDR experience and these are big factors. Kids that never want to leave us on MSC, vs wanting to always be at kids club on P&O. Guess which is more relaxing ;)

@richardstreet7518 Год назад

Standard balcony cabins on C deck have bigger balconies... deluxe balconies are on D deck with even bigger balconies and a seating area ...

@richardstreet7518 Год назад

Matt... I did the 7 day Canaries and Madeira cruise early December 2022. The azura was due a major overhaul a year ago but that has been put on hold. I had a similar cabin on B (Barbados) deck and it was quiet and comfortable. I was travelling solo in my cabin and the room was set up as twins.. so I didn't encounter the switch issue. Deluxe balcony cabins have a double size balcony and are bigger with a two seater sofa. My mind maybe playing tricks but I thought there were USBs in the lamps? I paid £799 inclusive jet2 fights transfers for my week and I thought it was a bargain!! OASIS POOL fabulous.. Celebrity she isn't!!

@MattsOceans Год назад

I did think the lamps might have been upgraded with a USB as its quite a straightforward upgrade but mine certainly hadn't been!!! I certainly agree about the value though... Scripting my review of the cruise and my challenge is that this was a P&O cruise - they christened their newest ship just yesterday which is a world away from the Azura... But what we experienced on the Azura (cheap, functional, generally poor but great in patches) is what we'll take away from our P&O's experience... The pool was nice though!

@wendye1960 Год назад

It looks very much like the “stateroom” we had on Jewel of the Seas in 2017 though that was an interior cabin but their shower was one of the corner ones with 2 small doors that you had to go in sideways because the gap was small so though curtains aren’t ideal at least they’re easy to get past. We are going on the Azura on the 27th which will be our first cruise with P&O, we’ve only been with Royal Caribbean before but I wanted a change of culture from the very American experience of Royal Caribbean. We’re booked for the same deck in A325 which is mid-forward but I’m guess the cabin will be similar which is why I watched this. This has made me think about having the beds as twins though as the light placement would really annoy me.

@MattsOceans Год назад

Thanks Wendy. I'm tall so was probably using the top of the bed more than shorter people will, but it is really annoying to turn the lights on with your head!!!

@wendye1960 Год назад

@@MattsOceans my husband is too - he’s over 6ft (not sure exactly what now as he’s shrunk from the 6ft 3” of his youth). I’ve changed the bed arrangement to the twin now so we hopefully shouldn’t have that problem. It will also mean he’s not snoring quite so close to my ear so that could be a slight bonus 😁🤞🏻

@davidmartin8048 Месяц назад

Hi matt I'm sailing azure deck12 cabin A746 single sole occupancy "balcony room " At the very bk of the ship 🚢 , is this all good for me on deck12? How close and accessible are the other decks for dining and event's? Isn't there a public area,just like the Fred olsen cruise 🤔 I was on that had free unlimited WiFi? Fred Olsen you had to pay for the cabin WiFi 😒 which wasn't as good as the public area's free Wi-Fi. Let me know any tips on especially saving monies seeing as I'm abroad from the UK? Thanks in advance. Your's David

@MattsOceans Месяц назад

Thanks David - all cabins win some and lose some when it comes to location - you'll be the correct end for the Main Dining Room but the wrong end for the theatre. You end up walking just about the same distance wherever your cabin is located to its not really something to worry too much about. No free wifi anywhere on P&O and the paid wifi will be really expensive. If its a port intensive cruise I'd encourage you to see if your roaming will work and whether that'll be enough connectivity for you. Otherwise, I generally spend very little on a cruise so don't really have money saving tips - except the obvious which is "don't buy anything!!!"

@davidmartin8048 Месяц назад

Thanks Matt. I'm with EE on pay as you go & I think that it's only £2 a day for the EU roaming add on, this way I get my data etc that I use in the uk 🇬🇧. I do predict that I shall have to take all of my pics 📸 from the 8day cruise 🛳 and post them up, when I get to port and my £2 a day reception picks up when we're actually in port. I'm not paying the alleged discounted Wi-Fi weekly prices onboard the Azura as it is way excessive and that's an alleged 10% discount. At a very TIGHT PUSH, should my wifi connection be absolutely horrendous in port, I shall take PLENTY of SELFIES 🤳 in Foreign countries and if I'm not able to turn my phone off flight mode and connect to social networks like WhatsApp and Facebook, then I shall be able to just pay £25 for the 4hrs and do this then. I cannot believe that Fred Olsen sailing from Rosyth around the Norwegian Fjords areas, had a public bar area and FREE WIFI it was ONLY £700EACH for me and my MUM to SHARE a ROOM. This time around I have a SINGLE sole occupancy room with a balcony on deck 12, through Barrhead travel COSTING £1'780 paid in FULL for 8days flying to Malta 🇲🇹 Thursday morning 🌄 why I'm not given even a public area to SIT onboard this COSTLY experience is "Beyond me " I'm just in the mindset now that the cruise 🛳 company p&o are going to try to squeeze as much cash 💸 out of me as possible. I shall just post up in the comments how the 8day cruising 🛳 experience is I'm a"brain injured veteran " from the "British army " Is there a person on site who is actually there to help out people's like myself who have learned to walk talk and read and write again or is this solely just a wham bam thank you mam to squeeze as much money 💰 as possible out me over the 8days as possible? Do we still need to take our passports on and off the ship 🚢 to be checked in @ the ports? I have a bum bag for this stuff being the passport? Spk soon David

@dospalmascb Год назад

I would have had a serious issue with that shower, if the mouldy stuff is pink ish, it’s body fat and it’s obvious it hasn’t been cleaned properly for a while. The cabin looks fairly ok other than the bathroom and the light switches. Thanks for sharing, looking forward to seeing the rest of this cruise’s videos.

@MattsOceans Год назад

Thanks - not the best shower you'll find at sea!!! Furiously scripting the other videos - the cruise review is one of the hardest I ever do as it doesn't have an obvious skeleton to work to!