P&O Cruises took ownership of Arvia, the latest addition to its fleet, at an official handover ceremony at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany yesterday (15 December).
At 185,000 tonnes, 345m in length with 16 guest decks and setting new ground for guest experience, Arvia is P&O Cruises second ship to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG).
P&O Cruises president, Paul Ludlow, left in image, presided over the hand-over event in Bremerhaven and said: “Arvia, as the latest evolution in the P&O Cruises experience, embodies the newest trends in travel, dining and entertainment and is the epitome of a sunshine resort sailing year-round to the warmest climates.
“It takes its sister ship Iona’s design aesthetic and general arrangement but provides new and exciting outside and inside spaces which make the most of Arvia’s deployment to the Caribbean and the Mediterranean.”
Arvia will welcome guests for her maiden cruise on 23 December before departure to the Caribbean on 6 January for a winter season from Barbados.