Formality - Semi-formal

Dress Code

P&O Cruises advice is - Keep it simple.

Daytime - Casual shirts, shorts and beachwear by day with flat and comfy shoes.
Evenings - For men a dark suit for formal evenings (if you have a tuxedo, by all means bring it.) Jacket and tie for informal nights and smart-casual for all other nights. For ladies something elegant for formal nights, a cocktail dress for the informal evenings and smart-casual for all other nights. A light jacket or coat for cool evenings.

Dining

Coming soon, the Michelin-starred chef Marco Pierre White created White Room, a fine dining venue onboard Ventura. Pierre White has also created a number of the other Ventura menus.

Club Dining – available on all ships.
For dinner, with our Club Dining, we have "reserved" sittings at 6.30pm and 8.30pm in the main restaurant(s):

• Arcadia - The Meridian Restaurant
• Artemis - The Coral Dining Room
• Aurora – The Alexandria and Medina Restaurants
• Oceana – The Adriatic Restaurant
• Oriana – The Peninsular and Oriental Restaurants

Seating arrangements are made on a ‘first come, first served basis’ when you book your cruise. To request your preference for first or second sitting please enquire as to its availability when making your booking. To avoid disappointment you are advised to book as early as possible as sittings are allocated at the time of booking. Also, please let us know at the time of making your booking if you wish to sit with a specific party or request a specific table size. Please remember that tables for two are extremely limited and cannot be guaranteed.

Please note also that meal times can vary from time to time, usually on port days, and the main restaurants are non-smoking. You’ll find a card in your cabin when you embark giving details of the restaurant you’ll be dining in and the sitting and table allocated for dinner. Should you have any problems the Restaurant Managers on board will be pleased to assist you.

Select Dining – available on all ships.
As an alternative to Club Dining in the main restaurant, our fleet offers the following Select Dining venues in the evening by reservation. Please note a Select Dining charge applies:

• Arcadia - Arcadian Rhodes, created by Gary Rhodes serves British cuisine with a modern twist and The Orchid offers a fusion of Oriental and Asian cuisine.
• Artemis - The Grill in The Conservatory offers grills.
• Aurora – Café Bordeaux serves informal bistro dinners and The Pennant Grill offers grills.
• Oceana – The Plaza serves bistro dinners and The Horizon Grill offers grills.
• Oriana – The Terrace Grill serves grills and Le Jardin at The Conservatory serves informal bistro dinners.

Freedom Dining – Arcadia and Oceana
In addition to Club Dining and Select Dining, we are happy to be able to offer Freedom Dining on Arcadia and Oceana. This enables you to dine at any time you wish during the evening:

• Arcadia – The Belvedere offers buffet-style fare throughout the evening so you can simply go along anytime you like and choose from a selection of Grill, Italian and Oriental dishes.
• Oceana – You may dine in The Ligurian Restaurant at any time between 5.30pm and 10.30pm by reservation. You simply need to notify us at the time of booking and then make your reservations with the restaurant whilst on board. If you do not have a reservation, every effort will be made to accommodate you at the earliest opportunity. If the restaurant is full, you can enjoy a drink at the bar and we shall seat you as soon as possible.

Please note that in the main restaurants aboard Arcadia, Artemis, Aurora and Oriana we offer silver service whereas in the main restaurants on board Oceana we offer a plated service.