Queen Elizabeth has officially named P&O’s newest and largest ship, Britannia, in a special christening ceremony held earlier today in Southampton. The new ship, which features a commonality with Princess’ Royal Class ships, is the largest ship to be built for the British cruise market and the eighth ship to join the P&O Cruises fleet. […]
[tps_header]2015 features a varied array of cruise ship launches. From a German cruise line to a new ship for a new cruise line, this year’s lineup is quite unique. Discover the new entrants to the industry with our compilation of new ships debuting in 2015.[/tps_header] Britannia P&O Cruises ~ 141,000 GRT ~ 3,611 guests ~ […]
Holland America Line’s two oldest ships, ms Ryndam and ms Statendam, are scheduled to be transferred to the P&O Cruises Australia fleet in November 2015, according to an announcement made by P&O Australia. The surprise announcement came late Monday evening from P&O Cruises Australia. The line states the transfer of the two ships comes at a very important […]
In a special ceremony earlier today, P&O Cruises marked the first step of the construction of their new, yet to be named ship. The first of 74 blocks, which will ultimately become the new ship once welded together, was laid at the direction of P&O’s Managing Director, Carol Marlow, and Carnival UK’s CEO, David Dingle. […]
Around 400 passengers onboard P&O’s Oriana are planning to stage a protest this morning during debarkation. This protest is apparently a response to the quarantine of about 400 guests onboard who have reportedly contracted norovirus. The passengers are planning to in a sense, rebel, against the Captain, officers, and crew by refusing to disembark the ship. How will this be done? […]
It is now being reported by passengers onboard P&O Cruise’s Ventura, that the ship has been seriously damaged from rough weather in the Bay of Biscay. It is reported that a large crack, about 2 inches wide, has appeared on one of the upper exterior decks. Passengers from the ship are reporting that the crack runs the entire horizontal length […]
It is reported that a passenger on a Mediterranean cruise went overboard from P&O’s Aurora earlier yesterday. The Aurora was en route from Oporto, Portugal to Barcelona, Spain when the woman was reported missing. As soon as the ship’s crew were alerted, they ordered an immediate search of the area for the as-yet unnamed woman. Another guest on […]