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Exclusive Interview: Alison Clixby, Designer Of P&O Cruises Iona
05 Aug 2021
As Director of Hotel Design and Projects for P&O Cruises and Cunard, Alison Clixby has overseen the interior design of some of your favourite ships. Her latest project was Iona and as the ship finally embarks upon its maiden sailings, we couldn’t let the opportunity to share our behind the scenes…
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Three Reasons To Book A Cruise On Iona
01 Aug 2021
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…
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P&O Cruises And Saga Return To Sea
27 Jun 2021
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…
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P&O Cruises Iona Christened in Southampton Ceremony
17 May 2021
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…
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P&O Cruises Arvia Special: St Lucia Shore Guide
19 Apr 2021
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…
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P&O Cruises Announces Caribbean Itineraries For Arvia
25 Mar 2021
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…
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P&O Cruises Reveals Details of Summer 2021 Staycation Sailings
17 Mar 2021
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…
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Princess & P&O Cruises To Offer Series of UK Coastal Cruises This Summer
04 Mar 2021
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…
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Steel-cutting Ceremony Held for P&O Cruises “Future-Focused” Second Excel-class Ship
22 Feb 2021
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…
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Culinary Corner: P&O Cruises Sautéed Clams
24 Nov 2020
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…
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