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New P&O Cruises ship Arvia will spend her inaugural winter 2022/2023 season in the Caribbean, the cruise line has revealed.. Arvia will soak up the sunshine on ports of call at eight Caribbean islands; Antigua, Barbados, Curaçao, Martinique, St Kitts, St Lucia, St Maarten and the Dominican Republic – a…

P&O Cruises has announced Iona and Britannia are to spend this summer sailing coastal cruises around the UK in a series of ‘ultimate escape staycation’ itineraries that will go on sale on Monday. The highlight of the short season of sailings, which will range in length from three to seven…

Both P&O Cruises and Princess Cruises have announced they are to offer a series of short UK coastal cruises departing late this summer. Sailing from Southampton, the short breaks and week-long holidays will be available to UK guests only and will go on sale later this month, the cruise lines…

A major construction milestone in the future of British cruising has been marked as P&O Cruises cuts the first piece of steel for new ship Arvia. The sister ship to Iona is being built at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany. The company’s second LNG-powered Excel-class ship, Arvia will…

Hot lemony clams with handfuls of crusty bread and butter is what your Saturday night needs. This recipe is light on time but heavy on flavour. Created by P&O Cruises Local Food Hero Jose Pizarro, it’s a taste of what’s to come on board Iona’s jaunts around the Med. Add…

P&O Cruises has revealed it is to collaborate with award-winning distiller, Salcombe Gin, to create exclusive gins on new ship Iona. The maiden production run of Marabelle Gin will take place in Iona’s custom-made still, Columba; the very first distillery at sea. This one-of-a-kind gin will be distilled, bottled and labelled…

P&O Cruises and Cunard have today released individual frameworks of advanced protocols ahead of resuming sailing, supported by the UK Government; Department for Transport; Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA, the world’s largest cruise industry trade association); EU Healthy Gateways and public health agencies. Carnival Corporation, P&O Cruises and Cunard’s parent…

P&O Cruises has taken official ownership of Iona at a handover ceremony with the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. Delivered on Friday, Iona becomes to largest cruise ship ever built for the UK market and the most technologically advanced in the P&O Cruises fleet. At 185,000 tonnes, 345m in length…

P&O Cruises have today announced that they will be cancelling a number of cruises to Dubai and the Arabian Gulf in winter 2019 due to tensions between Britain and Iran in the Straits of Hormuz. What P&O Cruises said about the Oceana cruise cancellations We have been closely monitoring the…

P&O Cruises have revealed new family-friendly features and activities that will feature on their new ship Iona. Features include new dining experiences and family-friendly shore excursions. Iona Family-friendly Dining Experiences The new dining concept, The Quays, will offer a multi-venue dining piazza with a range of restaurants and eateries. American…