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A key stage in the construction of Britain’s newest and most innovative cruise ship has been marked at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg. (more…)
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P&O Cruises is partnering with Aardman, the creators of Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep, to bring a range of character-based activities for all generations to newest ship “Iona”. (more…)
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Ruth Venn has been appointed as director of sales for P&O Cruises, replacing Nathaniel Sherborne who will leave the business in early March. (more…)
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The next episode in the series of P&O Cruises “moments that matter” advertising campaign will air in the hero spot in Coronation Street on Christmas Day and will then run alongside the company’s new sponsorship of Channel 4’s ‘Adventures on 4’ programming strand starting in 2022. (more…)
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New and exclusive to Arvia, “Mission Control” is P&O Cruises first multi-sensory escape room. This new experience is set underwater on board a fictional submarine Arvia II, with a series of challenging, mind stimulating live-action puzzles. (more…)
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A high ropes experience, tropical themed mini-golf and water splash zone will all form part of a new top deck Altitude experience on “Arvia”, P&O Cruises newest ship to be launched in December 2022. (more…)
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Chef and author Shivi Ramoutar is joining P&O Cruises culinary line up as a Local Food Hero as part of the launch of new ship Arvia which joins the fleet in December 2022. (more…)
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P&O Cruises has launched its summer 2023 and winter 2023/’24 holidays, including new ship Arvia’s maiden summer season, first full winter season in the Caribbean and new “island vibe” summer itineraries on Britannia. All holidays include a range of launch booking offers. (more…)
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P&O Cruises has announced that Captain Robert Camby will lead the team responsible for on board operations for its newest LNG-powered ship Arvia, which will enter service in December 2022. (more…)
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P&O Cruises Ventura is resuming operations on Sunday as it sets sail for the Canary Islands as the demand for international cruise holidays grows. (more…)
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Arvia’s SkyDome is the place to be
The first look at P&O Cruises retractable roof SkyDome on board new ship Arvia, arriving December 2022, has been unveiled in a new video. (more…)
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The Harland & Wolff (Belfast) team provided its first major in-service support to Virgin Voyage’s “Scarlet Lady” cruise vessel. (more…)
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What A Night – Holidays As Varied As You – P&O Cruises TV Advert
A new television advert ‘What a night’ premieres Monday September 13, 2021 across national broadcasting channels as P&O Cruises celebrates international holidays resuming September 25, 2021. (more…)
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P&O Cruises is celebrating its return to the Caribbean as it expands international sailings this autumn. (more…)
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Britain’s largest cruise ship, P&O Cruises 185,000 gross ton Iona celebrated her coronavirus delayed maiden voyage with a spectacular fireworks display on August 9 off her namesake island in northern Scotland. (maritime-executive.com)
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Construction Starts on P&O Cruises’ New Ship Arvia
Construction of Arvia is well underway at Meyer Werft shipyard in Warnemunde, Germany. Like sister-ship Iona, our most technologically advanced and environmental ship yet runs on LNG (liquified natural gas), the cleanest, most efficient ship fuel system yet. (more…)
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Two new cruises to the Caribbean and Portugal and Canary Islands on P&O Cruises Aurora, designed exclusively for adults, will be going on sale Tuesday July 6, 2021 9am. (more…)
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A spectacular kaleidoscopic firework display, from the ship’s namesake island, is to be the pinnacle of a host of dazzling entertainment celebrating the maiden voyage of P&O Cruises new Excel-class ship Iona, which leaves Southampton on August 7, 2021. (more…)
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P&O Cruises has announced its expected deployment and phased re-start plan for the remainder of 2021 and into early 2022. (more…)
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Iona’s Naming Ceremony
The ship was officially named last Sunday (May 16) by Dame Irene Hays, chair of Hays Travel, Britain’s largest independent travel agency, in a quayside ceremony by the bow of the ship as Gary Barlow performed to a small and socially distanced audience quayside. (more…)
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The largest cruise ship built for the UK market has arrived in Southampton ahead of its naming ceremony. P&O Cruises’ Iona has 17 passenger decks, creating capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers before social distancing is taken into account. (standard.co.uk)
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“We’re delighted to announce that we’ve extended our contract with P&O Cruises and luxury cruise brand Cunard to 2027”, cruise ship retailer Harding has announced on its web site. (more…)
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“We’re thrilled to announce that Iona’s godmother will be Dame Irene Hays, who will officially name our greenest, most innovative ship in a special ceremony on 16 May 2021”, P&O Cruises announces in its web site. (more…)
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Antigua Cruise Port has finalized negotiations P&O Cruises to homeport “Arvia”, currently under construction in Germany and that will join the P&O Cruises fleet in December 2022. (more…)
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P&O Cruises is offering a series of short breaks on flagship Britannia this summer and week-long cruises on new ship Iona. These cruises will depart from Southampton between June and September, sailing around the UK coast, “where the sun shines brightest.” (more…)
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Operated by P&O, the impressive cruise liner has been berthed at Port of Tyne since January 15 after sailing into the region from Southampton. It was one of many P&O ships that returned to the UK when the coronavirus pandemic stopped operations and has been undergoing essential maintenance work while based at the North Shields port. (shieldsgazette.com)
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P&O Cruises will offer a series of short break and week-long UK cruises as “the ultimate escape” staycation this summer. The cruises will go on sale later in March. (more…)
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With the steel cutting, MEYER WERFT has begun construction of the new cruise ship Arvia for the British cruise line P&O Cruises. The cruise line announced the name a few days ago. (more…)
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P&O Cruises names second LNG-powered Excel class ship
P&O Cruises second LNG-powered Excel class ship, which will join the fleet in December 2022, is to be named Arvia. Arvia, meaning “from the seashore” will be the sister ship to Iona and holidays on Arvia will go on sale next month. (more…)
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A range of early booking offers are being introduced alongside P&O Cruises new summer 2022 programme. More than 150 holidays both from the home port of Southampton and Mediterranean fly/cruises are available to book, with offers including a 5% low deposit on all cruises. (more…)
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With the delivery of the Iona to the British shipping company P&O Cruises, MEYER WERFT handed over an additional cruise ship on Friday. With the delivery, the new flagship of the cruise line will be integrated into the P&O Cruises fleet in order to be ready for service when the Biritsh cruise industry starts up again. (more…)
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P&O Cruises today confirmed an extension to its pause in operations, with all sailings cancelled until early 2021. (more…)
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P&O Cruises has announced that it plans to take delivery of Iona before the autumn and that following discussions with the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg Germany, Iona’s as yet unnamed sister ship will be delivered in December 2022, according to a press release. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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P&O Cruises announced that the Oceana has been sold and will leave the fleet. It makes the 2000-built 2,016-guest ship the first “modern” cruise ship sold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Postponed deliveries of two ships mean that Meyer Werft, the German shipbuilder, faces a delay in the payment of more than $1.0 billion to its bank account and the company has to seek funding to fill the gap. (cruisebusiness.com)
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The cruise ship Iona is coming to Rotterdam for inspection work. There, Meyer Werft’s current new build ship for P&O Cruises, which is currently undergoing final outfitting in Bremerhaven, will enter dry dock. (more…)
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P&O Cruises has today revealed that new ship Iona — the largest ever built for the UK market — will be delayed with the maiden voyage postponed due to the global coronavirus pandemic. P&O Cruises’ President, Paul Ludlow, made the announcement as work slows down on the 5,200 vessel at the at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany, where the final stages of the ship’s build is taking place. (cruisecritic.co.uk)
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New Britisch P&O Cruises Cruiseschip IONA on the Eems to Eemshaven (AgriCultureVideo’s ACV)
Meyer Werft, the German cruise ship builder, said it has suspended work on P&O Cruises’ newbuilding Iona and the ship has been docked in Bremerhaven for the time being. (cruisebusiness.com)
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New Britisch P&O Cruises Cruiseschip IONA on the Eems to Eemshaven (AgriCultureVideo’s ACV)
The P&O Iona has left the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, traveling backwards down the Ems River. The ship has a rating of 184,000 GRT and measures 344,5 m in length and 4 m in width, with capacity for 5,200 passengers. (more…)
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Papenburger Meyer Werft schickt 50. Kreuzfahrtschiff IONA am Abend in die Emspassage richtung Emden (NonstopNews Leer)
The new cruise ship for British P&O Cruises, Iona, will probably leave Papenburg on Wednesday, March 18 2020 to be conveyed on the river Ems to Eemshaven (NL). The ship is planned to arrive in Eemshaven on Thursday evening. (more…)
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