Cruise holidays have become more popular in the last decade due to being a more cost-effective and convenient way of visiting multiple destinations.
Cruise expert Jenni…
P&O Cruises’ new winter 2025/26 holiday collection is on sale from 18 October 2023. It will include new ports of call and itineraries alongside introductory offers, such as a 10%…
One day before her maiden commercial cruise from Australia – a three-night Sydney round trip voyage – P&O Cruises Australia gave travel agents and cruise operators in Sydney a sneak…
Starting in November, P&O Cruises Australia and Vanuatu authorities will work together to restart cruising to the island paradise. During this time, two cruises will depart from…
P&O Cruises Australia is extending its rolling pause in operations from Australia to 2 December this year as the cruise line continues to take guidance from authorities, public health…
P&O Cruises is extending its pause in operations for all sailings up to and including 15 May, 2020 as a result of the continued impact of COVID-19.
Paul Ludlow, president of…
CLIA UK & Ireland has announced Orlando Ashford, president of Holland America Line, and Steve Born, chief marketing officer of Group Voyagers as two of the keynote speakers at the…
Carnival Corporation has signed an agreement for three new cruise ships that will be powered using Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), the world's cleanest burning fossil fuel.
The deal will…
P&O has made history by becoming the first cruise line to call at Papua New Guinea's Conflict Islands.
The 2,000-passenger Pacific Jewel docked in the remote, uninhabited island…
P&O Cruises Australia has signed a landmark agreement for the construction of its first new ship, which will also become the largest vessel in its fleet.
The deal with Italian…
Three of the most influential men in the cruise industry will take centre stage at this year’s CLIA Conference.
Carnival Corporation CEO Arnold Donald, Royal Caribbean Cruises…
Carnival Corporation has posted an impressive net profit of US$2.1 billion for 2015, largely due to falling fuel prices.
The company, which operates several of the world's leading…
P&O Cruises will make its first calls to Papua New Guinea's Conflict Islands next year.
In June 2016, the Pacific Jewel will become the first cruise ship to call at these uninhabited…
P&O Cruises has revealed that its latest Australia-based ship will be called Pacific Explorer.
The 77,000-tonne vessel, which is currently operating as Princess Cruises’ Dawn…
In a cruise industry and social media first, P&O's two new Australian ships, Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden, will be officially named via Twitter.
The cruise line announced this…
P&O Cruises has announced that its five Australian ships will come together in Sydney Harbour for the first time on 25 November 2015.
The event will form part of a major festival…
With six months to go until Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden join P&O Cruises' Australian fleet, the company has revealed more of the ships’ interior features.
The new offerings were…
P&O Cruises has reported a surge in demand for meetings and conferences following the launch of its new MICE division.
The company launched P&O Conferences in February 2015,…
Passengers onboard P&O Cruises' Pacific Dawn have become the first cruise tourists visit Vanuatu following the devastation caused by Cyclone Pam last month.
Approximately 1,800…
P&O Cruises Australia has created a new MICE division as it aims to bring the conference industry to the seas.
Officially launched today at the AIME trade show in Melbourne, the new…
P&O Cruises’ entire fleet of three cruise ships will spend Australia Day berthed in Sydney, offering around 6,000 guests a front row seat to the celebrations.
Pacific Dawn will be…
P&O Cruises has helped support the people of Vanuatu by building a new medical centre on the remote island of Aneityum.
As part of its partnership with Save the Children, P&O has…
A shipload of tennis fans set sail for Melbourne on Monday, to watch the Australian Open.
A total of 1,800 cruise passengers were onboard P&O Cruises’ Pacific Pearl liner when it…
P&O Cruises has officially unveiled its new colours, as the Pacific Dawn cruise liner emerged from a dry dock renovation in Sydney wearing the company's new livery.
During the…
Key issues impacting development of the Arabian Gulf's cruise industry will be in the spotlight at the Seatrade Middle East Cruise Forum. The event is being held at the Al Bustan Palace…
Brisbane-based cruise ship Pacific Dawn will leave its Sydney dry dock today, wearing P&O's new livery.
Featuring a navy blue stripe on the ship’s side, the livery will be…
A new online fact file of various cruise ships has been launched by CLIA UK & Ireland. More than 260 ocean cruise ships are featured in ‘Meet the Fleet’ which lists the speciality…
Passengers on P&O ships will be able to take part in ‘official’ Strictly Come Dancing contests on its ships.
The new shows will be held on all holidays with three of more sea…
P&O Cruises has revealed its World Journeys cruises for 2016 with the hope of attracting more new-to-cruisers.
Its three ships’ itineraries include Aurora’s 114-night World…
New spa facilities and treatments have been announced for P&O Cruises’ new ship Britannia.
The new ship, which will debut in March next year, will feature the Oasis Spa with…
Louis Cruises has announced plans to launch a new brand in September. The Greece-based cruise line will launch Celestyal Cruises using Louis Cristal and Louis Olympia sailing out of…
P&O Cruises has unveiled details of its "biggest ever" year of cruising in Australia, with a five-ship fleet paving the way for new cruises from Cairns and Singapore and the line’s…
P&O Cruises has announced a GBP26 million refurbishment for its Aurora ship this winter.
The ship will be adorned with the cruise line’s new Union Flag livery when it comes out of…
P&O Cruises will add two more ships to its Australian fleet next year, giving it the largest number of cruise ships ever homeported year-round in the country.
The company's Australian…
P&O Cruises’ Oceana ship will stay in Barcelona this weekend to repair a seal on a propeller shaft.
In a post on the cruise line’s Facebook page, marketing director Christopher…
Mark Foster and Lisa Riley will be among the Strictly Come Dancing contestants to appear on P&O ships this year.
Patrick Robinson has also been lined up to perform on one of the…
P&O Cruises’ Oriana ship will return to Southampton three days earlier than planned so repair work can be made on a propeller shaft seal.
The cruise line said the ship’s safety…
P&O Cruises’ latest cruise ship Britannia was floated out of Fincantieri’s Monfalcone shipyard near Trieste on Friday.
The ceremony involved the traditional coin welding on the…
P&O Cruises has unveiled five celebrity chefs in its line-up of ‘Food Heroes’ for the new Britannia ship.
The vessel will have the first cookery school onboard a British ship when…
P&O Cruises is giving away 10 Fiat 500s to travel agents as part of a Fly-Med booking promotion.
The cars are amongst several prizes on offer from the cruise line to encourage…
P&O Cruises and Cunard have thanked travel agents for putting the cruise lines ahead of bookings this wave period compared to last year.
P&O Cruises has seen a 52% increase in…
P&O Cruises is taking its British heritage to the extreme, with a new Union flag design to be rolled out across its fleet.
The bold design will be placed on all of P&O’s…
Cruise ships in the P&O Cruises and Cunard fleet will show live sport onboard this year, it has been announced.
Coverage will start with the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi next…
P&O Cruises will target empty nesters with its new multi-million pound advertising campaign launching on Boxing Day.
The television, print and online promotion aims to give a…
P&O Cruises has released the video below showing a behind the scenes look at the construction of its new ship Britannia.
The clip is the teaser for another that will be launched…
Carnival UK members P&O Cruises and Cunard have launched a new commission structure for travel agents.
The new remuneration package has been put together after months consulting…
P&O Cruises has announced the cruises that replace Azura's original drydock period dates.
The three itineraries will run from 13 October 2014 now that the ship will now enter…
P&O Cruises and Cunard have launched new premium value fares and lower-priced Early Savers from spring 2014.
The new fares will take effect on 4 November 2013 and apply to…
Carnival Australia’s international cruise season begins in Sydney on Sunday (20 October 2013), with the arrival of Holland America Line's ms Volendam - one of 20 Carnival ships scheduled…
UK operator P&O Cruises has partnered with MacMillan Cancer Support, inviting Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood to join its annual World’s Biggest Coffee Morning…
Carnival Corporation subsidiary, P&O Cruises has announced that its next ship is to be named Britannia.
The announcement was made at London's Four Seasons hotel this morning by a…
P&O Cruises is to change its advertising policy, adding a call to action for travel agents, the company has revealed.
The Carnival UK firm is to add the message to future TV and print…
P&O Cruises has announced a string of cruises with celebrities onboard, on sale from today.
Theatre star Lee Mead will be performing on Ventura’s 12-night Canary Islands cruise…
Carnival Corporation subsidiary P&O Cruises is to launch its cheaper getaway fares on spring 2014 itineraries, it has been announced.
The cruises, which will go on sale 1 August…
Papua New Guinea will benefit from an increase in cruise ship visits this year, boosting its tourism numbers.
The destination has been included on two P&O Cruises’ itineraries…
Papua New Guinea will see an increase in cruise tourism next year, as cruise companies and passengers seek more exotic ports of call.
The country will feature in two dedicated P&O…
Carnival subsidiary P&O Cruises is to offer a new fly-cruise programme with voyages in the Caribbean, Central and Latin America.
The ship, which carries just 710 passengers, will…
Carnival UK has hired three new directors who will work across the P&O Cruises and Cunard brands as the companies continue their executive reshuffle.
Jeremy Tait will join…
P&O Cruises and Cunard have announced that they will now come under a new management structure, lead by Carnival chief commercial officer Gerard Tempest.
The move means that both…
Carnival subsidiary P&O Cruises has officially laid the keel of its as yet unnamed next ship, which is due to be launched in 2015.
The ceremony took place at Fincantieri’s…
Crystal Cruises has revealed that it will be adding twelve itineraries to its single travellers’ programme, a deal where the line makes it easier for those cruising alone.
The ‘Sole…
Carnival subsidiary Princess Cruises has announced that it will increase its UK sales team as the line looks to bolster its British presence.
At a ceremony in Italy, where the…
Carnival subsidiary P&O Cruises has announced it is launching a Mediterranean fly-cruise programme for 2014/15.
The firm, which is known for operating mainly out of Southampton,…
P&O Cruises has announced that its 3,100-passenger vessel, the P&O Ventura, is to undergo a refit at the end of this month. The work will include the installation of single…
A British couple have been shot while on a P&O Cruise on shore in Barbados’ capital Bridgeton.
The incident, which took place on Sunday afternoon, happened during an armed robbery…
P&O has become the first cruise line to visit Australia’s Moreton Island.
The 1,950-passenger Pacific Jewel cruise ship docked at the Queensland island on Saturday (16 March) as…
Carnival subsidiaries P&O Cruises and Cunard Line have both released a statement confirming their “best ever start to a wave campaign”.
Overall sales in December 2012 and January 2013…
Carnival subsidiary Princess Cruises has announced the appointment of Alex White as its new head of sales in the UK.
White, who will be reporting to Paul Ludlow, UK director, will take up…
P&O Cruises has announced that it is to host a Strictly Come Dancing programme on selected 2013 cruises with members of the show taking part.
Craig Revel Horwood will be joined by seven…
UK-based cruise comparison website, cruisecompare.co.uk has announced that it will be relaunching with a new product look, cost per call model and new cruise travel agents to add its site.…
Carnival Corp subsidiary P&O Cruises has had to make emergency work to its 3,190-passenger P&O Ventura.
The ship, which is understood to have sustained damage to one of the…
P&O will become the first cruise company to visit Queensland’s Moreton Island, when the Pacific Jewel liner calls there in March next year.
Located off the coast of southern Queensland,…
UK cruise operator P&O Cruises has officially commemorated the construction of the UK market’s biggest ever cruise ship by celebrating the steel-cutting ceremony. The ship, which will be…
Carnival Australia has commenced its largest ever summer cruise season, with 19 ships set to make 310 calls to Australian ports, carrying a record 325,000 passengers.
The season, which runs…
Customer research conducted by P&O Cruises has led the line to implement major changes across its entire fleet.
More single cabins, an updated restaurant and installation of a…
P&O Cruises has announced that it is to sponsor the third series of BAFTA-award winning period drama Downton Abbey.
The campaign, which will feature idents of P&O Cruises, showing…
To celebrate the launch of P&O, Princess and Cunard’s 2014 world cruise programmes, CCS is giving away one prize every day for 80 days from 3 September 2012.
To be eligible agents need…
Around 15,000 passengers will be spending Christmas Day at sea with P&O Cruises this year, it has revealed.
Stretching across the globe from the Canaries to the Baltic and the…
P&O and Cunard are to introduce new Vantage Fares linked to a price pledge for 2013. The new Vantage fares’ main objective is to stabilise cruise pricing to offer a consistent marketing…
P&O Cruises’s seven ships docked in Southampton on Tuesday to mark the cruise line’s 175-year heritage.
Adonia, Arcadia, Aurora, Azura, Oceana, Oriana and Ventura all gathered together…
P&O Cruises’ Pacific Sun liner departed Brisbane yesterday for its final voyage before it leaves the cruise line’s fleet.
The 47,000-tonne ship was sold by P&O earlier this year as…
Cruise lines are gearing up for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with lunches and events. See the latest news here.
Cunard issues Jubilee map
Cunard has issued a map highlighting the…
Cruise lines are gearing up for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee with lunches and events. See the latest news here.
Cunard issues Jubilee map
Cunard has issued a map highlighting the…
P&O Cruises has announced Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal will conduct a review of the P&O Cruises fleet as part of the line’s Grand Event.
The Princess Royal, more known as…
P&O is this year celebrating 175 years of heritage and will hold The Grand Event in Southampton as part of the celebrations. On Tuesday 3 July 2012, all seven of P&O’s ships will be…
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