Arvia Captain Robert Camby

From Canberra cadet to commander of P&O’s new ship Arvia … Captain Robert Camby takes the helm

P&O Cruises has announced that Captain Robert Camby will lead the team responsible for on board operations for its newest ship Arvia, which will enter service in December 2022. Captain Camby will bring out Arvia from the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany to the home port of Southampton where the ship will sail its inaugural

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Arvia SkyDome

Arvia’s retractable SkyDome is a first for P&O Cruises. See how it works …

The first look at P&O Cruises retractable roof SkyDome on board new ship Arvia, arriving December 2022, has been unveiled in a new video. The retractable roof glass SkyDome, a first for P&O Cruises, has been designed to maximise time in the sunshine in the warm climes Arvia will visit, commencing with a Caribbean maiden

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Ventura

Ventura becomes third P&O ship to resume international cruising

P&O Cruises Ventura resumes operations on Sunday bound for the Canary Islands as demand for international cruise holidays grows. Half of the P&O Cruises fleet is now in service as Ventura joins Iona and Britannia, both of which sailed a series of summer UK coastal cruises and have been sailing internationally since Saturday (25 September).

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Barbados

It’s Calypso time again as P&O Cruises returns to Caribbean cruising from November

P&O Cruises is celebrating its return to the Caribbean as further evidence that post-pandemic cruising is gradually gathering pace. Following a transatlantic crossing, Britannia will begin its series of 14-night Caribbean fly/cruise holidays from home port Barbados on 5 November, while Azura’s  series of 14-night holidays opens on 10 December. P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow

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Iona fireworks

Firework feast as P&O Cruises’ new ship Iona makes maiden voyage to namesake Scottish island

Fireworks lit up the sky above the island of Iona last night as P&O Cruises newest and largest cruise ship which bears the same name celebrated the first call on her long awaited maiden voyage. Cruise line president Paul Ludlow said: “Iona’s maiden voyage is the start of a new era in travel as Britain’s

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Arvia of P&O Cruises

Work begins on P&O Cruises second Excel class ship Arvia as sister Iona sets sail on maiden voyage

Construction of P&O Cruises’ second Excel class ship, Arvia, pictured, has started at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Warnemunde, Germany. The first component of the liquefied natural gas (LNG) powered ship, the floating engine room unit (FERU), was moved into the shed at the Meyer Werft shipyard where Arvia is being built. Made by Neptun

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Britannia of P&O Cruises

Hello again sailors! Britannia welcomes guests back on board for first time in 15 months

The first guests in 15 months were welcomed on board by P&O Cruises last night (27 June) as Britannia left Southampton for a four-night sailing around the UK coast. The rest of the P&O fleet, at anchor in Southampton, along with those of those of sister brand Cunard, celebrated the occasion with a horn-sounding departure

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Britannia of P&O Cruises

Here’s hoping … P&O Cruises ‘plans for future with vigour’ as it announces 2021-22 deployment

P&O Cruises has announced its expected deployment and phased re-start plan for the remainder of 2021 and into early 2022. Britannia, left, will begin the planned western Mediterranean itineraries on 25 September and Iona will start her Atlantic coast holidays from the same date. These cruises will follow the series of UK coastal cruises beginning

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Gary Barlow on Iona

Take That icon Gary Barlow makes it the Greatest Day for P&O Cruises’ new ship Iona

Gary Barlow took centre stage last night for the naming of P&O Cruises’ new ship Iona in Southampton, watched by a virtual audience of 25,000 VIP guests. And the Take That pop icon appropriately performed two of the band’s best known hits, Greatest Day and Rule the World, against the backdrop of a spectacular laser

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Gary Barlow makes a wave at tonight’s christening of new ship Iona

Gary Barlow steps into the limelight once again this evening, this time as music director of P&O Cruises’ new ship Iona at her christening in Southampton. The pop icon will give a special one-off performance to a virtual audience of VIP guests to celebrate the ships official naming by Dame Irene Hays, chair of Hays

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