Dont worry Relax enjoy yourselves and have a good time Take each day as it goes and you will love it

We are both mid 50's and really have enjoyed our 4 cruises with Ocean Villiage, but certainly do prefer the original OV as you can eat outside if you wish. It is casual, relaxing - friendly staff - lovely large cabins - food is pretty reasonable and of good choice. After a P&O Ventura cruise in May I would not go again on a very large ship - and really can't wait to re book an OV cruise when the Tunisia & Rome ports have been discontinued (if ever) as we enjoy the ship but not the boring same ports each year - so hope OV make some good changes for 2010. Most of all IF our jobs are secure of course to make the trip. !

We have just arrived back from Ocean Village 2 and have told my friends it was like a floating Haven Holiday Camp, so i was quite amused when I saw this question. BUT, does that make it a bad thing, I think not. We enjoyed ourselves tremendously, and can't wait to book again. The ship has it's bad points, such as, no room around the pool as it is full of kids enjoing their daytime fun activities with the OV2 staff (pink coats), the entertainment is scattered all around the ship and requires you to relocate several times to get the best of it (if you can get a seat!). If you like your meals with a little more occasion, then you can eat in La Luna for practically a fiver each. Good top nosh too, or alternatively, The Bistro for £15, which comes with it's own TV Chef in James Martin, he was on board during our stay. Bar prices are much cheaper than your average holiday camp too, although be prepared for a week of Stella Artois or Becks, because they are the only draught lagers on draught. On the whole, VG Tick Ocean Village - See you next year.

Ocean Village 2 offer a relaxed cruise, if thats what you want. If you want formal you will pay the extra. We thoroughly enjoyed the Med in June this year, only fault, the shore trips where expensive. We have cruised with Royal Caribbean they had formal and informal. Next cruise is with Carnival in 2 weeks to Cayman Islands I hope this is as good as other two.

Hi Thats a load of rubbish. We have done Ocean Village 3 times and Ocean Village 2 once. We had a fab time each time and believe me I wont put up with rubbish. We have just been on the Oceana P&O and thought that this may be better than Ocean Village butit wasn't, they were both as good as one an other. I would not hesitate to go on Ocean Village again. Penny Syers 26th August 2008 Warrington, Cheshire.

I've been on OV twice and OV2 in the Med and although it can get a bit loud, it's not too bad. Don't expect anything formal though, it really is a t-shirt and shorts cruise. I think you'll enjoy it.

no way like butlins we went ov2 march to caribbean fab time enjoy

we did that cruise 2 years ago and dressed up to the nines the tours fantastic the staff were lovely but i am afraid it is butlins on the sea, as apposed to by the sea compared to other cruises weve been on. but like any thing in life its what you make of it. bon voyage.