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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…
Read More Keep ReadingP&O Cruises and Cunard have today released individual frameworks of advanced protocols ahead of resuming sailing, supported by the UK Government; Department for Transport; Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA, the world’s largest cruise industry trade association); EU Healthy Gateways and public health agencies. Carnival Corporation, P&O Cruises and Cunard’s parent…
Read More Keep ReadingP&O Cruises has taken official ownership of Iona at a handover ceremony with the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. Delivered on Friday, Iona becomes to largest cruise ship ever built for the UK market and the most technologically advanced in the P&O Cruises fleet. At 185,000 tonnes, 345m in length…
Read More Keep ReadingP&O Cruises have revealed new family-friendly features and activities that will feature on their new ship Iona. Features include new dining experiences and family-friendly shore excursions. Iona Family-friendly Dining Experiences The new dining concept, The Quays, will offer a multi-venue dining piazza with a range of restaurants and eateries. American…
Read More Keep ReadingP&O Cruises has marked a key stage in the construction of Iona at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg. The team building P&O Cruises newest cruise ship celebrated the milestone with the traditional coin-laying ceremony. A bronze coin from the historic Iona Abbey and a slice of precious green Iona…
Read More Keep ReadingFollowing her refit at the Damen shipyard in Brest, France, Aurora is ready for an exciting new chapter as a ship that caters exclusively for adults. Still present are her much-loved features, such as the glass-domed Crystal Pool and the iconic 35ft sculpture in the atrium. Aurora’s Refit The children’s…
Read More Keep ReadingNearly half of the passengers booked to sail on P&O Cruises new ship Iona are under the age of 45. P&O Cruises said their latest TV and cinema advertising campaign, starring Rob Brydon targeted a younger customer base – resulting in 49% of bookings for Iona – which launches in May 2020…
Read More Keep ReadingP&O Cruises has announced four new guest chefs will join the lineup in Britannia’s Cookery Club this year. Guest Chefs Joining Britannia’s Cookery Club Matt Tebbutt, host of BBC’s Saturday Kitchen; chef and author Sabrina Ghayour; award-winning chocolatier Paul A Young and Michelin-starred chef Robert Thompson will travel with P&O…
Read More Keep ReadingLast weekend saw the spectacular arrival of Britannia into her homeport of Southampton. As we boarded the ship for a weekend of inaugural celebrations, it was The Cookery Club that caught our attention. Britain’s very first cookery school at sea, The Cookery Club is a seriously sleek spot in which…
Read More Keep ReadingCruising can take you almost anywhere and shore excursions allow you to do almost anything once you are there. Those who prefer to book organised adventures rather than going it alone are spoilt for choice when it comes to going ashore, with all cruise lines operating an array of exciting…
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