It’s Launch Time!
P & O Cruises 2023/24 launch with free cruise places for third and fourth guests, both adults and children, in the same cabin on selected holidays.
Past guests can take advantage of a 10% booking discount and a 5% discount applies for new guests.
It’s that time of year again where die hard P&O cruisers get to book their long awaited cruise and make the most of a range of great launch early booking offers. This will include new ship Arvia’s maiden summer season and first full winter season in the Caribbean. Britannia will introduce the new “island vibe” summer itineraries.
New ship Arvia will feature up to six of the most popular ports in Italy, Spain and France. Itinerary choices will be a series of 14 night holidays for her first summer sailing from Southampton.
From October ‘23 to March ’24 Arvia will sail her first full season of Caribbean fly/cruise holidays from Barbados.
Pre-registration for summer 2023 and winter 2023 / 2024 holidays opens on November 3, 2021.
P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “This series of new cruise holidays is an exciting one, with our new ship Arvia, new destinations and new itineraries. Each itinerary is carefully designed to provide the best sight-seeing, beach and culture on shore whilst maximising time on board.
Enticing Itineraries For New To Cruise Guests
“New to cruise guests will also find appeal in our line-up and we are sure that Britannia’s new summer holidays to Ibiza, Palma and Sardinia will be very popular as well as Iona’s season in the magnificent Norwegian fjords.”
Summer 2023 and winter 2023 / 2024 summary is as follows:
Arvia
Summer – a series of 14 night holidays to;
- La Coruna
- Marseille
- Seville (from Cadiz)
- Barcelona (with selected cruises offering an overnight call)
- Palma
- Florence and Pisa (from La Spezia)
- Valencia or Alicante
Winter – 7 and 14 night Caribbean fly/ cruises from Barbados.
Iona
Summer – 7 night holidays to the Norwegian Fjords round trip from Southampton.
Winter – cruises to Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands round trip from Southampton.
Britannia
Summer;
- 7 night Norwegian Fjords cruises
- 14 night Baltic cruises, including two day calls to St Petersburg
- 14 night western Mediterranean cruises with an overnight call in Palma or Palma and Ibiza
Winter;
14 night Caribbean fly/cruises from Barbados.
Azura
Summer – 7 or 14 nights Mediterranean fly/cruise holidays departing from Malta to;
- either iconic ports in the Western Mediterranean including Rome (from Civitavecchia)
- Ajaccio in Corsica and Villefranche
- or Greece and its islands including Mykonos and Corfu in the Eastern Mediterranean
Winter – Two alternating 7 night fly cruises to Canary Islands from Tenerife, which can be combined to create a 14 night holiday.
Ventura
Summer;
- Atlantic Coast
- Canary Islands
- Short breaks to Amsterdam
Winter;
- Spain and Portugal
- Canary Islands
- Caribbean cruises with some itineraries visiting New Orleans.
- To celebrate New Year 2024 Ventura will sail a special five night cruise to the vibrant cities of Amsterdam and Bruges (from Zeebrugge).
Arcadia and Aurora
Summer – Arcadia and Aurora will visit;
- Norway
- Russia
- New York
- Greek islands.
Guests can enjoy some unique destinations with these specifically designed itineraries including;
- Grundafjordur, Iceland
- Palermo, Sicily
- Klaipeda, Lithuania
Arcadia will feature an Iceland and North Cape cruise including an overnight call to Reykjavik and scenic cruising of the North Cape.
Aurora will feature a 30 night Canada and USA cruise including overnight calls in Boston and New York.
Winter
- Aurora will operate two 12 night ‘in search of the Northern Lights’ itineraries with one of these trips taking place over Christmas 2023.
- Aurora will offer a magnificent 65 night USA, Caribbean and Central America cruise. This will include an overnight call in New Orleans and a partial transit of the Panama Canal.
- Arcadia will offer a full world cruise of 99 nights, departing January 6, 2024, with ports including Sydney, Auckland, Hong Kong and Singapore.
- In addition to Honolulu, Sydney, Hong Kong and Dubai, Arcadia will now also make an overnight call in Singapore.
Example itineraries include:
Iona (G311) Norway, 7 nights, £499
Departing April 22, 2023 the price includes kids’ clubs, full board meals and entertainment on board.
Departing from and returning to Southampton, ports of call are;
- Stavanger
- Olden
- cruise by Innvikfjorden
- cruise by Nordfjord
- Ålesund
- Haugesund
Arvia (K309) Mediterranean, 14 nights, £999
Departing April 30, 2023 the price includes kids’ clubs, full board meals and entertainment on board.
Departing from and returning to Southampton, ports of call are;
- La Coruña
- Florence/Pisa (from La Spezia)
- Marseille
- Barcelona
- Seville (from Cádiz)
Arcadia (J313) North America and Canada, 24 nights, £2,779
Departing September 26, 2023 the price includes full board meals and entertainment on board.
Departing from and returning to Southampton, ports of call are;
- Halifax
- Gaspé
- Quebec (overnight)
- Saguenay
- Charlottetown
- Sept Iles
- Sydney – Nova Scotia
- St John’s – Newfoundland
Iona (G337) Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands, 14 nights, £749
Departing November 11, 2023 the price includes kids’ clubs, full board meals and entertainment on board.
Departing from and returning to Southampton, ports of call are;
- Madeira
- Tenerife
- Gran Canaria
- Lanzarote
- Seville (from Cádiz)
- Lisbon (overnight)
Arvia (K324) Caribbean, 14 nights, £1,699
Departing November 24, 2023 the price includes kids’ clubs, full board meals and entertainment on board.
Departing from and returning to Barbados, including UK flights, ports of call are;
- Tortola
- La Romana – Dominican Republic
- St Maarten
- Antigua
- St Kitts
- Martinique
- St Lucia
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