MV Aurora - Promenade Deck

With Reuben Goossens

Cruise’n’Travel Journalist / Cruise Reviewer & Maritime Historian

P&O Cruises UK

A Carnival Corp Company

MV Aurora

2006 World Cruise Review

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Promenade Deck

Curzon Theatre

The Curzon Theatre is a superb venue. However, on the down side, it does get very warm, especially when dressed in formal wear. The theatre offers Theatre company spectaculars, various cabaret acts and the occasional play. Re the stage spectaculars, these are repeated almost every year as well during the around the world cruise, where one show can be seen three or more times. All except one show between San Francisco we saw on Oriana last year. This year’s play “Stepping Out, starring Anita Harris and Sue Hodge from Allo Allo fame,” was to put it simply, abysmal, whereas last years bedroom romp also starring Sue Hodge was excellent.

Anderson’s

This is the most elegant lounge on the ship. The room has the feel of a country house of yesteryear. The photographs say it all!

Charlie’s

This venue is on the port side of the Atrium and directly aft of Anderson’s. A restful spot during the day, but, it comes to life in the evenings, as the pianist plays favourites and Charlie’s has now become the ships Champagne and Caviar Lounge.

Above and below: Mayfair Shopping Arcade

Port Passageway

Looking forward – The stairs leads down to the Medina Restaurant

Looking aft

Masquerades

A colourful lounge, but it is underused whilst on the world cruise. During the day right up to around 10pm the room stands empty. Late at night it becomes the disco.

The Art Gallery

The circular stairs lead from the Casino and Champions to Café Bordeaux

Casino

Champions

Champions is the ships sports lounge and pub. It has a colourful modern décor, with a bandstand and TV monitors above the bar and scattered around the room showing sports events. I have to say that this room is unsuitable for non smokers, although smoking is only permitted on the portside, most drinkers here smoke and it infiltrates the entire room. Another problem for no smoking passengers, is whilst walking to the aft stairwell and lifts, or to Carmen’s Showroom, you must walk from port to starboard through the heart of this room. Bad planning P&O!

Carmen’s Ball & Showroom

The entrance of this magnificent room is graced by a bronze statue of the dancers. With its red and gold trim entrance, you enter a colourful and well designed room, with bench and chair seating that has an excellent view of the stage and dance floor from all directions. The bar is located aft between the two entrances. During the day this room is used for dance classes, both line dance and ballroom dances. Bingo is held here each afternoon whist at sea.

Promenade Deck

Aurora like her sister Oriana has a full wrap around promenade Deck, a feature missing on most new “mega” ships. Carnival Cruises has sent two of its older ships to P&O Cruises Australia, although these ships have ample topside open decks, neither have a Promenade Deck, only one by name, but the do not offer any out door deck space along the side of the ship. Aurora’s Promenade is used for relaxing, reading a book, sunning, and the ever popular early morning walking around the ship.

INDEX

Page 1 - Main page

Page 2 – Accommodation

Page 3 – Navigation and Sun decks

Page 4 – Lido deck

Page 5 – Devanha deck

Page 6 – Promenade deck

Page 7 – Ellora deck

Page 8 – Formosa Deck & the Atrium

Page 9 – Final comments

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