Iona arriving in Southampton

Let us spray! P&O Cruises’ new ship Iona finally arrives in Southampton

Britain’s largest and most environmentally-friendly cruise ship, P&O Cruises’ Iona, arrived into her home port of Southampton this morning ahead of tonight’s official naming ceremony. The ground-breakling ship is powered by liquefied natural gas, one of the cleanest fuels in the world. P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “It is a landmark day for both

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MSC Virtuosa arrives in Southampton

Hope on the horizon: New ships herald a new start for UK cruising

Two new ships, MSC Virtuosa and Viking Venus, arrived in the UK earlier this week to spearhead the start to a return to cruising as the threat of Covid recedes. Virtuosa leads the way with her maiden voyage around the British Isles on 20 May, while Viking Venus will make her debut as she heads

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Gary Barlow

Take That! Gary Barlow to perform at naming of P&O Cruises new ship Iona

Pop icon Gary Barlow will give a special one-off performance to celebrate the official naming of P&O Cruises’ new ship Iona in Southampton on 16 May. The Take That star, left, will perform a short set as part of the event in his role as music director. His involvement includes overseeing the ship’s 710 Club

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Arvia of P&O Cruises

P&O Cruises new ship Arvia to spend maiden 2023 season in Caribbean

P&O Cruises’ new ship Arvia will offer a Caribbean maiden season of fly/cruise holidays from Barbados and Antigua following her arrival in December 2022. The new Caribbean itineraries, running from January to March 2023, will also feature La Romana in the Dominican Republic – a maiden port of call for P&O Cruises – Curaçao, Martinique,

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England's Scenic Shores Cornwall Picture courtesy of Viking Cruises

Stop dreaming, dust off those suitcases and check out SeaView’s round-up of this summer’s cruises around the British Isles

We have had to wait a a year for the pandemic gloom to lift, and at last the good news has been coming thick and fast for UK cruisers over the past couple of weeks as cruise lines roll out programmes of summer voyages around the British Isles. It means that from late May until

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P&O Cruises unveils summer Ultimate Escape UK holidays and Iona’s maiden cruise to namesake island

P&O Cruises has unveiled details of its summer series of UK short breaks on flagship Britannia and week-long cruises on new ship Iona. The Ultimate Escape cruises will depart from Southampton between June and September, sailing around the UK coast. P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “As we have spent the majority of the last year

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Britannia of P&O Cruises

P&O Cruises offers “ultimate escape” staycations around the UK this summer

With the pandemic gloom lifting, P&O Cruises is offering a series of short break and week-long UK cruises as “the ultimate escape” staycation this summer. The cruises will go on sale later this month. But the good news comes alongside the disappointment that many of current published cruises on Arcadia, Aurora, Azura and Ventura have

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P&O Cruises names new ship Arvia but we’ll have to wait for her until December 2022

P&O Cruises has named its second Excel-class ship Arvia and, if all goes to plan, she will be joining the fleet in December 2022. Arvia, meaning “from the seashore”, will be sister to Iona and the second LNG-powered ship in the fleet. Holidays will go on sale next month. P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said:

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Iona of P&O Cruises

P&O Cruises offers low deposits, on-board spending and great value child prices for 2021/22 booking season

Low deposits, on-board spending money and great value child prices are all on offer for holidays through to the end of 2022 as P&O Cruises celebrates the most popular holiday booking season this winter. Holidays booked by 1 March can be secured with a 5 per cent deposit while child places are available at £49

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P&O Cruises extends pause in operations into April 2021

P&O Cruises has extended the pause in operations into April 2021 in response to the current uncertainty around European ports of call. P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “With hopeful news headlines clearly we do not want to extend our pause in operations any further than absolutely necessary, but given the ever changing guidance around

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