P&O Mini Cruise, Portsmouth to Bilbao

wed been in june and had enjoyed so much that we booked again.as it was the last but 1 sailing before the final 1,they seemed to have run out of a lot of food and the duty free was practically empty.the staff werent as pleasant as before,but because of the good group of friends i was with ranging from 15 to age 67 we still had a ball.we are however disappointed the cruise has now stopped and are in search of an alternative.

was good fun! can be abit boring if your a teenager, not much to do for my age (17) otherwise, food is great, advised to take travelling tablets.

i would deffinatly go again with different people to get & for a laugh.

best time was when we arrived in Spain, was good to touch land for 4 hour hours, and to shop around. thumbs up! wasnt to bad .. i plan to book again within the next week. so excited! x

I took my 14 year old son on mini cruise and was unsure if there would be enough for him to do, to my surprise there was plenty from the small swimming pool (indoor) sauna's also there are two small cinemas showing up to date films and a gym. The entertainment was fab the staff were very helpful and friendly the food served was plentiful. The rooms were clean and nice hot showers. We were very lucky when we went as the weather was great and the sea calm, the only downside was you didn't get much time in bilbao shopping as the shops don't open til 10.30 and you have to leave at 11.30. It is a shame that these value for money cruises are coming to an end in september as would have loved to have gone again with my adult friends

Just returned from this trip and we are so sad this is ending at the end of the month. We would love to have done it again...and again!! We are a family of five and although we had a rough few hours on the return trip (can't help the weather)we cannot speak more highly of the ship and staff. We read the reviews before and found it helpful to take extension lead, kettle and snacks although the food wasn't over priced. We ate in the International food court and found it to be of very good quality and the staff excellent. One gentleman in particular (didnt get his name but a small english guy) was so very helpful. The entertainment was excellent. Definitely not worthy of any bad reviews in our opinion! The variety was excellent also - Bingo, Latin Dancing, Shows, Video horse racing..the list was endless!

The only critisms, though these are minor, are it was very lengthy affair getting on and off the ship and there was a shortage of comfortable seating in and outside with the amount of passengers on board. Such a shame these hardworking people are going to be without a job and the Pride of Bilboa will be no more.....

Not long been back from a very enjoyable time onboard the Pride of Bilbao. I took my 2 children while my husband was working and was a bit worried before hand if they would be bored or not but this was not the case at all. We had quite a good size cabin as you only really sleep in there. We was really lucky that we saw lots of whales and dolphins. We could not believe how close they come in to the boat. The staff we're very friendly. Food was very good with a choose of places to eat. I did take plenty of crisps and nibbles as this could of been a bit expensive otherwise. It is a real shame that this is ending at the end of September as i would deffo do it again. Very pleased.

jus got home from a fantastic time on board the pride of bilboa saw whales and dolphins it was truley a wonderfull experiencs they were swimming so close to the ship.the staff were very friendly and helpful its such a shame its all ending next month would love to have gone again. the entertainment was excallent apart from wednesday dont ever sit and watch bizzare it was pathetic and people walked out half way through the show. the comedeons zac and phill were really funny. plenty to do on board for children and adults we had some really hot weather.

I thought the trip was really good. When we arrived at portsmouth we had to wait until 10:30pm to depart this was because of rough sea in the english channel. When we finally got onbaord we were amazed by the size of the rooms we were expecting them to be small but they were bigger. The food onboard was really nice and the staff onboard were very friendly and happy at all times if you needed something they would try there hardest to get what you wanted. The entertainment onboard was really good we went to the showbar every night and the drinks were so "CHEAP". If i was you i would go on it, it is really great you get everything you would get on a normal cruise from swimming pool to casinos. The bay of biscay can be very rough as we found out as we were in a gale force 9 storm!!!!!. Other than that we did get to see whales and dolphins which made us feel better and it was just rough once the rest of the journey was great. When we got to Bilbao it was so nice there even though its all built up. The temperature was 28 degrees and by the end of the day everyone onboard had a tan.

So if i was you i would book it before it finishes as it is great value for money and there is so much to do.

really enjoyed the experience,as it was our first taste of a cruise,was pleasantly suprised.fortunatly the sea was calm and weather really good for 2 of the days.only downside was problem with hot water in cabin we had to the point of after 3 times complaing we was moved to another cabin.a little claustrophobic for 2 people,but did'nt spend much time in there.maybe the length of time the morning spent in bilbao was'nt as advertised because we was told it would be 4 hours when in fact was only about an hr n arf n most places were closed,so made buying anything a task.but on the upside food and drinks entertainment ect very good.the mini cruise that we booked via going places was ok but let down on a couple of points prior to departing,which was a little frustrating at times but got there in the end.overall an excellent time and no major problems ,found all staff polite and very helpful wiil b following,offers to go again

A crowd of us went for my birthday last year and are subsequently going again this year, I consider that for the amount paid for the trip it is excellent value for money and considering onboard you are a captive audience the prices really are not too bad.

Upon arrival in Bilbao we went on the trip to the fishing village where we continued to carry on our party shinnanigans and were made very welcome, I am so looking forward to this coming weekend 20th aug and will sure be in party mode again.

The only down side I can think of is the booking procedure via the p&o web site ~ can be very misleading, to get the best deal it appears that the later you leave it the better ~ if not fully booked, although try daily as things seem to change on a daily basis.

just arrived back and had a great time,myself and my wife enjoyed the great value for money break,shop around when eating on board as in can be quite expensive.we treated ourselves to the four seasons carvery at£18.45 each it was buffet style and you could eat as much as your belly could take so we had several plates lol.shame its ending on 28th sept as we would have loved to go again next year.not many shops open in spain when you arrive and when they do its nearly time to go back onboard.watch out for the whale spotters onboard because if one person thinks they seen somthing they all come running and dont care who gets in the way.apart from that a great break