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Category Archives: P&O Cruises
Goodbye Marco Polo
The year 2020 had been a very tough one for the cruise industry. Since the shutdown was completed in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have lost ships and cruise lines. Cruise and Maritime Voyages (CMV) went bust in … Continue reading
Posted in AIDA Kreuzfahrten, Canary Islands, Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Cruises, Cunard, Fred Olsen Cruises, General, Lisbon, Marella Cruises, Northern Europe, P&O Cruises, Phoenix Reisen, Pullmantur, Royal Caribbean, Saga Cruises, Ship Stalking, TUI Cruises
Tagged AIDA Kreutzfahrten, AIDAcara, AIDAstella, Amera, Amsterdam, Aurora, Avonmouth, Balmoral, Black Prince, Boudicca, Cobh, Columbus, Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Cunard, Dublin, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Guernsey, Isles of Scilly, Lisbon, Marco Polo, Marella Explorer, Mein Schiff, Mein Schiff 3, Mein Schiff 4, Ocean Majesty, Oceana, P&O, Phoenix Reisen, Portsmouth, Pullmantur, Queen Victoria, Ringsaskiddy, Saga Cruises, Saga Rose, Saga Sapphire, Scillonian III, Thomson Cruises, Thomson Spirit, TUI Cruises, Vision of the Seas, Zenith
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Farewell Oriana
As everyone will know by now, Carnival Corporation, parent company of the P&O Cruises brand, have decided to sell their former flagship. To date, the name of the buyer nor what her purpose will be, haven’t been revealed just “Chinese … Continue reading
Posted in Cruises, P&O Cruises, Ship Stalking, Southampton
Tagged Adonia, Arcadia, Artemis, Azura, Canberra, Grand Event, Hotspur IV, Hythe Ferry, Oceana, Oriana, P&O Cruises, Southampton, Ventura
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Princess Cruises Axes P&O Recognition
For many years, if you sailed with Princess or P&O, your cruises contributed to their loyalty schemes. While P&O give 10 points per night, you also received 5 points per night if you sailed Princess, Swan Hellenic or Ocean Village. … Continue reading
Posted in General, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises
Tagged Captain's Circle, P&O Cruises, Peninsular Club, Portunus Club, Princess Cruises
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Canberra and Rotterdam 20 Years On
Lots of things happened in 1997 including the death of Princess Diana. But to ship nuts, the 30th September was a very sad day as two ships with different fates ended their careers with their respective cruise lines. SS Rotterdam … Continue reading
Posted in General, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Southampton
Tagged Canberra, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Premier Cruises, Rembrandt, Rotterdam, SS Rotterdam
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Return of the P&O Prodigal
Okay maybe not quite but it felt like it. How many ships get two fire tug salutes when they re-enter the same fleet? I don’t mean things like Canberra’s return from the Falklands but after a brief time away with … Continue reading
Posted in P&O Cruises, Ship Stalking, Southampton
Tagged Adonia, Azura, Oriana, P&O Cruises, Southampton, Ventura
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Busy Weekend in Southampton
While four and five cruise ships have become the norm in the Port of Southampton over the past few years, it’s very rare to get six in one day or even seven but that is what will happen over the … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity Cruises, Cunard, Fred Olsen Cruises, General, Northern Europe, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Regent Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean, Ship Stalking, Silversea Cruises, Southampton
Tagged Aurora, Azura, Black Watch, Britannia, Celebrity Eclipse, Crown Princess, Independence of the Seas, Marina, Navigator of the Seas, Norwegian Jade, Queen Victoria, Seven Seas Explorer, Silver Explorer, Silver Whisper, Southampton, Ventura
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Red Arrows in Southampton – 4th Time Lucky!
Southampton hasn’t had much luck getting the Red Arrows displays because usually the heavy advertising ended up being matched by heavy rain. 5th June 2012 was the Cunard Jubilee Rendezvous where all three Queens were together. Rain, wind and low … Continue reading
Posted in General, P&O Cruises, Southampton
Tagged Azura, Britannia, Red Arrows, Southampton, Southampton Boat Show, World Odyssey
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2015 Solar Eclipse
On the 20th March, parts of the northern hemisphere will have a solar eclipse. In the UK, it will only be partial, unlike 1999, but the farther north you head, the more of the sun will be covered, varying from … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Cruises, Fred Olsen Cruises, Northern Europe, P&O Cruises, Saga Cruises, Voyages of Discovery
Tagged Black Watch, Boudicca, Braemar, Cruise, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Magellan, Oriana, P&O Cruises, Saga Cruises, Saga Sapphire, Solar Eclipse 2015, Voyager, Voyages of Discovery
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I Name This Ship….. Busy Time For UK Cruising
It’s a busy time in the maritime world during March and April as P&O Cruises, Cruise & Maritime Voyages and Royal Caribbean are introducing new ships to the British cruise market. Beginning the 6th March, P&O’s new flagship, Britannia, arrived … Continue reading
Cruise Ships & Southampton Registry
The brand new P&O flagship, Britannia, was unveiled to the media on the 21st and 22nd February 2015 as she was handed over to the company by builders Fincantieri. She is due to leave Monfalcone on the 27th, hopefully making … Continue reading
Posted in Cunard, General, P&O Cruises, Southampton
Tagged Azura, Britannia, P&O Cruises, QE2, QM2, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria, Southampton
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My 2014 Highlights
It’s been a funny old year for me, most notably because only did TWO cruises! Since my back, which has been bad since June 2010, was a good 90% better, it was time to start looking for a job and … Continue reading
Posted in Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Cruises, Cunard, Fred Olsen Cruises, Holland America Line, MSC Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Saga Cruises, Ship Stalking, Silversea Cruises, Southampton, Voyages of Discovery
Tagged Adventure of the Seas, Arcadia, Aurora, Balmoral, Black Watch, Celebrity Eclipse, Cruise and Maritime, Cruises, Cunard, Discovery, Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, Great Britian, Holland America Line, Independence of the Seas, MSC Opera, Norwegian Getaway, Oasis of the Seas, Oceana, Princess Cruises, QM2, Quantum of the Seas, Queen Elizabeth, Rotterdam, Royal Caribbean, Royal Princess, Ruby Princess, Saga Cruises, Saga Pearl II, Saga Ruby, Southampton, Voyager, Voyages of Discovery
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New Era For P&O Cruises
In March 2015, the newest ship in the P&O fleet, Britannia, will arrive from Fincantieri. When she was unveiled in September 2013, all renderings had the usual buff on both funnels. Yet in January 2014, that was changed to Union … Continue reading
Posted in P&O Cruises, Ship Stalking
Tagged Artemis, Aurora, Oceana, Oriana, P&O Cruises, QE2, Southampton
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Voyager Cruise – Cadiz to Portsmouth
After lunch it was time for a few dock photos then while back in the cabin, there was an announcement about testing the PA and alarm systems. Well it’s different! Sea Cloud II was sailing at 4pm but it was … Continue reading
Posted in Cruises, Mediterranean, MSC Cruises, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises, Ship Stalking, Voyages of Discovery
Tagged Cadiz, Cruise, Delphin, Deutschland, Emerald Princess, Empress, English Channel, Hamburg, La Coruna, Leixoes, MSC Sinfonia, Oceana, Oriana, Sea Cloud II, Voyager, Voyages of Discovery
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Southampton Brand Wars!
Don’t you just love it when cruise lines are trying to get your bookings, when they put similar ships up to take business away from their sister brand? Carnival in UK has a history of that, especially when two of … Continue reading
Child-Free Cruising
Today I saw an interesting post on a Facebook group asking about “the best kid-free cruise”. Thankfully there ARE adults only ships out there, just not operating from the majority of ports worldwide. So instead of doing a nice cruise … Continue reading
Posted in Cruises, General, P&O Cruises, Saga Cruises
Tagged Cruises, P&O Cruises, Saga Cruises
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Small Is Beautiful!
I am, of course, referring to ships. A lot of people immediately dismiss a cruise on something less the size of a floating building but they have their positives. Less people, great atmosphere, can get into ports others can’t, lots … Continue reading
Vision OTS Post-Refit Cruise – 28th to 31st October 2013
The beautiful Vision of the Seas left Southampton for Cadiz on the 24th September 2013, arriving on the 27th. For the next month she would undergo transformation and never be the same ship again. After 5 fabulous cruises on her … Continue reading
Posted in Cruises, Lisbon, P&O Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Ship Stalking
Tagged Lisbon, Oriana, P&O Cruises, Royal Caibbean, Transatlantic, Vision of the Seas
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UK Storm Affects Cruise Itineraries – Updated
The impending storm across England has resulted in several cruise lines changing their itineraries to avoid most of the bad weather. Southampton has sometimes had ships divert from Dover Cruise Port and it’s very rare Southampton is closed. One example … Continue reading
Posted in AIDA Kreuzfahrten, Cruise & Maritime Voyages, Cruises, Cunard, Fred Olsen Cruises, Northern Europe, P&O Cruises, Royal Caribbean, Saga Cruises, Ship Stalking, Southampton
Tagged Adonia, Adventure of the Seas, AIDAsol, Aurora, Balmoral, Crown Princess, Cruise, Independence of the Seas, Oceana, Oriana, Queen Elizabeth, Saga Sapphire, Southampton, Storm
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Cunard Loves Solos Again!
A few months ago, Carnival UK decided in their wisdom to ban single travellers, as well as 3rd and 4th sharing a cabin, from booking the P&O and Cunard Getaway Fares. Instead we were forced to book their Vantage Fares. … Continue reading
Goodbye 2012, Hello 2013
Well here we are on the last day of the old year and what a busy one it’s been. Sadly the maritime year began with tragedy on the 13th January, when Costa Concordia his a rock off Giglio, partially capsizing … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity Cruises, Cruises, Cunard, Fred Olsen Cruises, MSC Cruises, Northern Europe, P&O Cruises, Phoenix Reisen, Royal Caribbean, Ship Stalking, Southampton, Voyages of Discovery
Tagged Adonia, Arcadia, Artania, Aurora, Azura, Balmoral, Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Cruises, Cunard, Discovery, Fred Olsen Cruises, Grand Event, Independence of the Seas, MSC Cruises, MSC Opera, Oceana, Oriana, P&O Cruises, QE, QM2, QV, Royal Caribbean, Southampton, Ventura, Vision of the Seas, Voyages of Discovery
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Independence OTS Cruise – Tenerife to Southampton
The afternoon’s weather wasn’t much better as we had heavy rain showers from nowhere. Thankfully, by the time AIDAbella sailed at 4pm, it had stopped. Our departure was 6pm only we went 20 minutes early. I really wished Captain Remo … Continue reading
Independence OTS Cruise – Southampton to Lisbon
It had been almost 4 ½ years since I last set foot on Independence of the Seas. 2nd May 2008 for the maiden voyage and now I was finally going back on a longer cruise. Shorts are an ideal way … Continue reading
Discovery Cruise – Stavanger to Alesund
Adonia parped at 3.30pm – the bitch! A quick run with my bad back onto the deck and she was already moving away. Our pilot was late but once he was aboard, off we went. Afternoon tea with Voyages of … Continue reading
Oriana Grand Event Cruise – Sailaway
After disembarking Ventura, I walked from Mayflower to City Terminal in the rain. Too many people from Ventura didn’t follow instructions so the road was too busy. Halfway along I passed people going from Oriana to Ventura. The walk took … Continue reading
Posted in Cruises, P&O Cruises, Ship Stalking, Southampton
Tagged 17th Anniversary, Adonia, Anne, Arcadia, Aurora, Azura, Grand Event, Oceana, Oriana, P&O, Princess, Southampton, THV Patricia, Ventura
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Ventura Pre-Grand Event Cruise
Ventura was doing a 3 night cruise on the 3oth June, arriving back with the other 6 P&O ships as part of their Grand Event. On the other side of the berth was THV Patricia, which Princess Anne will be … Continue reading
MSC Opera Cruise – Bergen to Southampton
The tour bus only stopped in one place in Bergen and then we went on a 40 minute drive to go on a boat, which would bring us back to the port. We sailed on time and the weather was … Continue reading
Posted in Cruises, Cunard, Fred Olsen Cruises, MSC Cruises, Northern Europe, P&O Cruises, Regent Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean, Ship Stalking, Southampton
Tagged Boudicca, Cunard, Fred Olsen, Jewel of the Seas, MSC Cruises, MSC Opera, Norway, Oceana, P&O, QM2, Regent Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean, Seven Seas Voyager, Southampton
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MSC Opera Cruise – Flam to Bergen
After lunch I went ashore and just wandered around to get photos of the ship. It was a gloriously hot day, about 24c, which was fabulous! We’d been lucky with the weather so far. Sailaway was 7pm and Seven Seas … Continue reading
Maritime Anniversaries
April 2012 commemorates two events involving passenger ships. The most famous one is the sinking of the Titanic on the 15th April 1912, having set sail from Southampton on the 10th at noon, resulting on over 1500 dead, more than … Continue reading
Posted in Azamara Club Cruises, Fred Olsen Cruises, General, P&O Cruises
Tagged Azamara Journey, Balmoral, Canberra, Falklands War, QE2, Titanic, Uganda
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Cruise Line Loyalty Schemes – Points or Credits?
I touched on this back in February 2011 after P&O announced changes to their Portunus Club from April 2012. P&O, as well as Fred Olsen and MSC, use points per night. P&O give you 10 (and used to include 5 … Continue reading
Goodbye 2011, Hello 2012!
Well it’s that time again when it’s out with the old shippy year and in with the new. What a year it’s been, beginning in January with a trip to Southampton Docks to help the journalist, Steve Read document the … Continue reading
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