P&o Cruises News
P&O Cruises welcomes Iona to the fleet
P&O Cruises has taken ownership of Iona, the latest addition to its fleet and the largest cruise ship ever built for the UK market, at an official handover ceremony with the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany.
P&O Cruises cancels all departures into 2021
All Caribbean cruises are cancelled until the end of January next year, while all cruises from and to Southampton are cancelled through February.
Carnival Corporation delays return of two further lines
P&O Cruises and Seabourn have both extended the suspension of operations into 2021 for a number of vessels. Costa Cruises will, however, return in September.
P&O Cruises delays arrival of new ship Iona
The British cruise line had earlier anticipated taking delivery of the ship in July, with the date pushed back due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
P&O Cruises extends Australasia cruise suspension
P&O Cruises has announced it is extending its pause in operations across Australia and New Zealand to at least October 29th response to the current impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Palethorpe appointed president of Carnival UK
Carnival Corporation has confirmed that Simon Palethorpe has been named as president, Carnival UK, expanding his current role as president of Cunard.
P&O Cruises delays return to October in latest blow to sector
P&O Cruises has announced an extension to the pause in its operations until October 15th. The line said the latest delay would allow it to focus on working with all relevant public health bodies to approve further enhancement of health and safety protocols.
P&O Cruises and Cunard extend sailing suspension until end of July
P&O Cruises and Cunard are extending a pause in operations up to the end of July as a result of the continued impact of Covid-19. Cunard will also cancel the entire Alaska sailing season for its ship Queen Elizabeth.
Cunard and P&O Cruises extended sailing suspension until May
Cunard and P&O Cruises have extended the suspension of all voyages as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grow around the world. Both Carnival Corporation-owned lines will not set sail again until at least May 15th.
Cunard and P&O Cruises suspend sailings until April
As a result of the continued impact of Covid-19, Carnival Corporation-owned Cunard and P&O Cruises will be suspending new cruises on its ships until April 11th.
Carnival Corporation to debut four ships in 2020
Carnival Corporation will launch four new cruise ships in 2020 across four of its global cruise line brands. On the slipway are Iona for P&O Cruises UK; Enchanted Princess for Princess Cruises; Mardi Gras for Carnival Cruise Line; and Costa Firenze for Italian brand Costa Cruises.
P&O Cruises pulls out of Dubai and the Arabian Gulf
Following close monitoring of the situation within the Straits of Hormuz and taking advice from external authorities P&O Cruises has cancelled its planned Dubai and Arabian Gulf programme from October until at least March next year.