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After 18 months without a holiday, you don’t need a reason to book one – especially on a brand new P&O Cruises ship. But, if for any reason you haven’t yet planned your Iona holiday, here are three reasons why you should. Let there be gin! Even its reputation as…

P&O Cruises and Saga returned to sea this evening, with both cruise lines departing on round-Britain cruises. The sailings are the first for both operators since the pandemic caused a complete halt in operations last March. Britannia departed Southampton for P&O Cruises, while Saga’s Spirit of Discovery sailed from Tilbury…

New P&O Cruises ship Iona has been officially christened in a Southampton ceremony attended by a ‘record-breaking virtual audience’. Iona, designed to carry 5,200 guests and powered by liquified natural gas, arrived into Southampton on 16 May ahead of her official naming ceremony later that day. The event at sunset…

Arvia is officially ON SALE to Caribbean, Baltic and Ligurian tier members of the P&O Cruises Peninsular Club, with general sale available from tomorrow. We’re celebrating 2022 / 2023 holidays on the new P&O ship by getting beneath the surface of the places she’ll sail, thanks to the shore experience…

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…