Dining 

Your great cruise package with P&O Cruises includes all your main meals on board. Choose from delicious fresh cuisine, lavish buffets, gourmet creations and exclusive a la carte service. Whether you're in the mood for a seafood banquet, or just a burger, there's a tantalising array of dining pleasures, morning, noon and night.

Your Choice Dining

Friends Dining

Your Choice Dining on board means you can choose who you dine with, where and when.
With extended evening hours, there are flexible dining options from 5.30pm right through the evening.

Arrive when you choose at any of the dining venues or pre-book a time that suits you in the main dining rooms (subject to availability).

Main Dining Rooms

Our main dining rooms offer full service à la carte dining. Enjoy an intimate dinner for two, or get to know new friends at tables for 4 - 10 people. Just like the finest restaurants ashore, some times will inevitably be busier than others, but our friendly dining staff will always try to find a time that suits.

Our dining reservations hotline is open on board throughout the cruise to book your preferred dinner time each evening.

Buffet

For breakfast and lunch we also offer popular buffet selections. In the evening the menu will be similar to the à la Carte menu in the main dining room, only you can serve yourself.

Bravo Trattoria, The Grill and the Seafood and Steakhouse Restaurant

Pizzeria from the Trattoria

Tantalise your tastebuds with three additional evening dining venues: an Italian experience in Bravo Trattoria (The Pizzeria on Pacific Sun), casual dining on deck at The Grill (Pacific Dawn) or specialty dining at the Steakhouse restaurant (Pacific Sun). The Salt Grill by Luke Mangan is a NEW premium dining experience, exclusive to the Pacific Jewel and Pacific Pearl. There is a nominal charge for these dining options.

 

It’s Your Choice Every Evening

Dine with old friends at a time convenient for you. Dine with new friends you've met on the ship or on a shore tour. Take the kids for an early dinner and then Mum and Dad can dine at your leisure later in the evening. Dine early, dine late – the choice is yours.

Breakfast and Lunch

Fruit plate

Breakfast and themed lunch options on all ships.

  • Continental or hot English breakfast with all the trimmings
  • Sumptuous buffet selections from 6.00am - 10.30am and 11.30am - 2.30pm
  • À la carte in the main dining room from 7.30am - 9.30am and 12.00pm - 2.00pm

Evening Dining Offers Delicious Choices

Chicken Roll
  • 'Your Choice Dining' where you can choose who you dine with and the time - in our main dining rooms
  • A la carte dining in the main dining rooms anytime from 5:30pm – 10:00pm
  • Casual evening dining from 5:00pm until late. Venues vary across our fleet and choices include lavish buffets at waterfront restaurants, quick snacks, bistro meals, pizza and pasta, burgers and more.
  • Specialty dining in the Seafood and Steakhouse* from 5:30pm – 10:00pm

Other Dining Options Throughout the Day

  • Afternoon tea with freshly baked cakes and pastries
  • Hot snacks*
  • Ice Cream Bar*
  • 24-hour room service*

*Charges apply. Dining times may vary throughout the cruise and on each ship.

Note: If you require a specific dining time due to a medical reason, please request this at time of booking. You may be asked to send a medical certificate. While we try to meet all requests, we cannot guarantee your preferred dining time.

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Nautical Glossary

Above board
On or above the deck, in plain view, not hiding anything.
Act of Pardon / Act of Grace
A letter from a state or power authorising action by a privateer. Also see Letter of Marque.
Abaft the beam
Further aft than the beam: a relative bearing of greater than 90 degrees from the bow: "two points abaft the port beam".
Bear down
Turn away from the wind, often with reference to a transit.
Handy billy
A loose block and tackle with a hook or tail on each end, which can be used wherever it is needed. Usually made up of one single and one double block.
Handsomely
Gradually, as "lower handsomely".
Starboard
The right hand side of the ship when looking forward
Dog-watch
The watches from four to six and six to eight in the evening.
Hoy
A particular kind of vessel.
Fresh away
When your ship increases its velocity.

Need Help?

Find answers to all your questions.

What payment options do I have to pay for my cruise?
Accepted payment methods include; cash, cheque, direct bank deposit and selected credit cards (1% surcharge applies). More info here.
Once onboard, how do I pay for extra items?
Multiple ways of purchasing goods onboard are available to you - from Credit Cards to cash. More info here.
I have kids. What facilities do you have for children?
Qualified staff run a great choice of awesome activities for kids of all ages, giving you the option to spend the day child-free. Here's how it works.
What's actually included in the cruise price?
Accommodation, all main meals, entertainment and use of facilities such as swimming pools, gym, spas, table tennis, children's centres (excluding late night group child-minding) and library are all included in your cruise package.
What are the different types of cabins available? What's the difference between them?
Choose from outstanding balcony cabins with ocean views, great-value internal cabins, 4-berth options to share with family or friends or outside cabins with windows. Click here for more information.

For the answers to many other questions check out our Frequently Asked Questions

Internet Access

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Internet access is available on all P&O Cruises ships in our on-board Internet Café.
Internet Access