Print

Ventura and Azura are the largest ships in the P&O Cruises fleet and on board Ventura you’ll find an incredible choice of facilities. From bars, restaurants, a sports court, spa and theatre, Ventura also has a number of exciting features that are exclusively hers.

Ventura’s signature restaurant is The White Room by none other than Marco Pierre White himself. But there are also 11 other restaurants to tempt you including a tapas bar and restaurant, a stunning Asian restaurant and a choice of Club Dining - the same table at the same time each evening, and Freedom Dining - no fixed seating or dining times.

Ventura is a highly entertaining ship. A theatre with full production shows doubles as a cinema, she has two lounges for cabaret, tributes, comedy and dancing and even Metropolis, an amazing bar with a panoramic video wall brought to life by a different city skyline each evening. She also has great sports facilities, a well equipped gym and spa, a large sports court and 4 pools (one with a retractable roof).

In fact, Ventura is very family-friendly. In addition to fantastic children’s clubs and a play area for under 2s, there’s a circus skills school on top deck, Rock School, where teens can shred guitar, and Noddy and Mr. Bump from the Mr. Men Show are regular visitors. She even has a 24 hour buffet restaurant so the only routines you need to keep are your own.

Highlights

• The White Room - Italian created by Marco Pierre White
• Frankie’s – grill, pizzeria and ice-cream parlour
• Ramblas – Spanish tapas
• East – Oriental restaurant
• Tazzine – café
• Metropolis with 20m plasma video wall
• Oasis Spa with endless pool and thermal suite
• 4 pools, 1 with skydome and 6 whirlpool spas
• Sports court & golf nets
• Havana show lounge
• The Red Bar
• The Tamarind Club for comedy and live music
• The Exchange (English pub)
• Fortunes casino
• Deck bars

Ventura is designed for British tastes and features innovations in family entertainment, including a 3D cinema, Scalextric at sea and a contemporary circus skills school as well as an enrichment programme developed with Tate Modern.  Ventura passengers tend to be older outside of summer holidays and mainly British. When all cabins have double occupancy, the ship provides a space ratio of 37.5 tons per passenger and a crew to passenger ratio of one for every 2.5 passengers. At full capacity the space ratio is 32.2 tons per passenger and the crew ratio is one to 2.9 passengers.	Size	Huge
	Rating
	Built	2008
	Refit
	Tonnage	115000
	Passengers (Min/Max)	3064/3574
	Crew	1220
	Officers	British

CABINS Total  1532 Two thirds of cabins have a balcony and all are tastefully decorated and well equipped. Suites have a jacuzzi bath.  Balcony  872 Ocean View  227 Inside  433 Single  0 Cabin Details	FITNESS & LEISURE Pools Out/In  3/2 Ventura will have no less than five pools to enjoy from a paddling pool for tots to a pool sited beneath a sky dome. The Oasis Spa, is equipped with a thermal suite, an endless pool, beauty salon and gymnasium. Jacuzzis  4 Fitness Centre  Yes Sauna  Yes Steam Room  Yes Deck Space  Good
RESTAURANTS Two of Ventura’s three main restaurants will be dedicated to ‘Freedom Dining’ while The Bay Tree will be conventional allocated seating. There is also an Italian, a casual family and Pacific Rim, Tapas and Pizzeria restaurants and a Food Court. Main Dining Rooms  3 Sittings  2 Non Smoking  Yes Alternative Dining  5	ENTERTAINMENT The Arena, a 785 seat theatre, features state of the art production facilities and 3D cinema. Other venues include Metropolis with its 20m floor to ceiling plasma wall, Fortunes Casino, the Havana Salsa bar , a comedy club and seven other bars and clubs.  Show Lounges 2 Cinema Yes Library Yes Casino Yes
DRESS CODE Casual and comfortable during the day. Evenings range from smart casual (shirt & slacks) to semi formal (jacket & tie for gentlemen and casual elegance for ladies). Formal eveinings require a suit or dinner jacket for men and a cocktail dress for ladies.	TIPPING Allow £4 per passenger day for cabin and restaurant staff.
DISABLED Wheelchair cabins 32 Wheelchair access is very good. Wheelchair cabins are fitted with showers only. Lifts 16	CHILDREN The rating for children is Very Good. Facilities include a night nursery, dedicated children’s club and areas for tots, 5-8s, 9-12s and teenagers.