P&O or Marella - Which Cruise Line Offers Better Value?
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Mel noted it by half a point on the previous video but who will come out on Top This Time keep watching this video to find out
the food on Explorer we felt was a notch above what we got on the Arcadia and that was in terms of taste quality of ingredients and also presentation
Pono are firmly in the budget Cruise Line Market based on our two experiences in 2023 they do try and hide this behind dress codes and cruising Traditions
Mela Explorer as a clear winner and this was quite a surprise to us to be honest when we first notched up the scores
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We’ve been lucky enough to experience 4 cruise holidays in 2023. Two were with Marella and two were with P&O. Earlier in 2023 we posted a video comparing our experiences on Marella Discovery and P&O Azura with Marella narrowly coming out on top . This video compares our more recent experiences on Marella Explorer and P&O Arcadia . Which cruise line offers the best experience? Which ship gave us a more fun cruise holiday ? Watch this video to find out ! We’ll score different aspects of our experiences to ensure fairness and balance and we’ll exclude all aspects relating to the cruise itineraries. Just the Cruise Line and the Cruise Ship. Hope this helps you choose between these two firm favourites with British Cruise Passengers . Please subscribe to see more content like this - https://youtube.com/@CooksExplore?sub_confirmation=1 CHAPTERS 00:00 Introduction 00:58 The Ships 01:47 Pre Cruise Planning 02:54 Embarkation & Disembarkation 04:36 Facilities 07:51 Food & Drink 12:20 Entertainment 14:36 Ships Atmosphere 17:45 Cabins 18:46 Customer Services 20:06 Costs 22:34 Overall Winner