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P&O Cruises secures royal fleet review for celebration of 175 years of heritage

It has been announced that Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will conduct a review of the P&O Cruises fleet as part of The Grand Event on Tuesday July 3, 2012, the pinnacle to celebrations which mark 175 years of heritage.

P&O Cruises offering free cabin upgrades in March

P&O Cruises is offering free cabin upgrades in March on a selection of 67 cruise holidays on all seven ships in the fleet, departing between June and December 2012.

Last few places available on historical Grand Event cruises

British cruisers can still be a part of maritime history, by booking a holiday with P&O Cruises departing on July 3, 2012. The Grand Event will take place on this day in Southampton, when for the first time in its 175 years of heritage, all of the fleet will gather in port at the same time.

Leap year launch for new Caribbean cruises

P&O Cruises has announced details of 12 new cruises on board Azura for spring 2013. The cruises can be booked from February 29, 2012, and are priced from £999.

‘Ten Pound Poms’ help P&O Cruises celebrate 175 years of heritage

A select group of 175 “Ten Pound Poms” and friends remembered their life-changing voyage to Australia at a special event onboard P&O Cruises Oriana in Sydney today.

P&O Cruises launches four day ‘Balcony Giveaway’

For a special Valentines treat this weekend, P&O Cruises is offering free balcony cabin upgrades for new bookings made on a selection of cruises departing between April and September 2012.

P&O Cruises launches specially commissioned book to celebrate 175 year heritage

P&O Cruises has announced the publication of a special book commissioned to celebrate 175 years of maritime heritage.

P&O Cruises brings £10 million to the City of Southampton with January world cruises

P&O Cruises will boost the local economy by £10 million* as around 6,000 people depart on four world cruises from Southampton in the first two weeks of January for the first time.

Strictly goes to sea with P&O Cruises

As the famous Strictly glitter ball turned for the last time this series on Saturday, fans can join the stars of the show next summer on two P&O Cruises holidays.

Oriana returns to Southampton after multi-million pound refit

P&O Cruises welcomed Oriana back into Southampton today after a month-long dry dock refurbishment which transformed the ship so it is exclusively for adults.

P&O Cruises adds seven new ex-UK cruises in 2012

Reflecting an increased demand in cruise holidays that start in and return to the UK P&O Cruises has added seven new cruise itineraries in 2012, all departing from and returning to Southampton.

P&O Cruises launches celebratory 175th Anniversary Sale

P&O Cruises can trace its roots back to 1837 and 2012 will mark the 175th anniversary of when the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company was awarded the lucrative Admiralty contract to carry mail to the Iberian Peninsula and beyond.

Seafood, spice and festive tipples – Christmas made easy with Marco, Olly and Atul

For those who are stuck for inspiration for Christmas dishes or never really know what to do with the piles of leftover turkey, then the new short videos from Marco Pierre White and Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar will solve the dilemma.

Christmas and New Year cruising

Why spend Christmas Eve creeping along on the M25 in the rain when you could be relaxing on a beach in the Caribbean or enjoying a glass of Cava in Barcelona?

P&O Cruises expands award winning Green World Tours programme for 2012

Following on from a successful first season, P&O Cruises is adding a number of new options to its Green World Tours programme for 2012.

P&O Cruises doubles ex-UK winter programme in 2012/13

P&O Cruises has doubled its ex-UK capacity next year from one ship to two as both Oceana and Oriana sail from Southampton throughout winter 2012/13 on cruises of two to 35 nights duration.

P&O Cruises awarded favourite large cruise line

P&O Cruises continued its award winning streak as it was last night voted “Favourite large cruise line” in the Telegraph Travel Awards 2011. The award was voted for by 23,000 readers of the Daily and Sunday Telegraph.

P&O Cruises launches redesign of award winning website

P&O Cruises has redesigned several areas of http://www.pocruises.co.uk, building on the hugely successful and award winning website which was voted ‘Best Cruise Website’ in the consumer category of the Travolution Awards yesterday.

From ship’s officer to Barbados rugby star

As England’s rugby team competes in the World Cup in New Zealand, P&O Cruises own rugby team, the Ventura Vikings, is getting set for its fourth season playing in the Caribbean.

P&O Cruises hits 50,000 “likes” on Facebook

The P&O Cruises Facebook page has hit the 50,000 ‘likes’ mark through an engaging social media strategy encompassing regular discussions, polls, competitions, photographs, advertising and e-marketing.

P&O’s house wines bleded by Olly Smith win awards in the 2011 International Wine and Spirits Competi

Olly Smith’s custom blends bring the house down in the 2011 International Wine and Spirits Competition.

Reasons to cruise part two: fine dining and a masterclass with Marco Pierre White

P&O Cruises chef and restaurateur, Marco Pierre White, has performed a starring role in a set of new short films from the cruise line.

P&O Cruises replaces Tripoli in winter itineraries

Due to the current unrest in Libya P&O Cruises has cancelled all three scheduled calls to Tripoli.

Awe inspiring adventures’ as Azura embarks on maiden world cruise in 2013

The newest P&O Cruises ship and the largest ever in the fleet to embark upon a world cruise will depart in spring 2013. The maiden Azura Grand Odyssey is 110 nights and takes in 32 ports in 19 countries.

Reasons to cruise part one: how much can you fit into one weekend?

A new video highlighting how a cruise break is an ideal way to have a weekend away and showing the myriad of things there are to do on a two-night cruise, has been produced by P&O Cruises.

P&O Cruises announces new 141,000-ton ship to enter service in March 2015

To be built at Fincantieri’s Monfalcone yard, the all-in cost is approximately €155,000 per lower berth. Ushering in an exciting era for P&O Cruises, the ship will offer a stylish and innovative new design and an unprecedented number of passenger facilities, along with many of the brand’s classic and iconic features.

175 years, seven ships, 15,000 passengers, one port, one day - a “Grand Event”

P&O Cruises has announced details of “The Grand Event” on July 3, 2012, when the entire fleet of seven ships will be docked together in its home port of Southampton for the first time in the company’s history.

P&O Cruises offers best value for money on its most ‘diverse and adventurous’ programme for 2012

Even after 175 years of ocean travel there are still new destinations to be discovered and P&O Cruises is featuring 13 new places to explore in its 2012 programme including Ancona, on Italy’s eastern coast, Durres in Albania and Kalmar in Sweden.

Dame Shirley Bassey named as Godmother to Britain’s latest cruise ship

Britain’s greatest and best loved female performer, Dame Shirley Bassey DBE, is to be Godmother to Adonia, the latest addition to the P&O Cruises fleet.
Dame Shirley will name the stylish ship in a glittering ceremony in Southampton on Saturday May 21, 2011.

P&O Cruises to show Royal Wedding at sea

Passengers on board any of the seven ships in the P&O Cruises fleet on Friday April 29, 2011 need not worry about missing out on the royal wedding as the ceremony from Westminster Abbey will be shown live on board.

P&O ships exclusively for adults

From 30 November 2011, Oriana will become exclusively for adults.