The keel laying ceremony of the new cruise ship for the British P&O Cruises with vessel number S. 710 has been yet another milestone at the MEYER WERFT in Papenburg.
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P&O Cruises has announced three new “local food heroes” to bring what it calls an authentic taste of the destinations visited aboard its newest ship, the Iona, in 2020. With the Iona spending her maiden winter season in Spain, Portugal and the Canary Islands, guests will be able to enjoy the culinary creations of José Pizarro, a Spanish-born, UK based chef. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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P&O Cruises has announced the next series of Olly Smith’s ‘A Glass With…’ podcast featuring seven personalities who are associated with P&O Cruises and its new ship Iona. ‘A Glass With…’ is a podcast hosted by wine expert Olly Smith who is also one of P&O Cruises Food Heroes. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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P&O Cruises ‘ cruise ship Aurora has made quite the comeback into the company’s fleet following a multi-million pound refurbishment. Aurora has undergone a major makeover with heaps of new cabins, modernised communal areas, and plenty of updates and modern designs for the sleek new finish. (mirror.co.uk)
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P&O Cruises new TV commercial featuring actor and comedian Rob Brydon begins to air this week to coincide with the launch of the cruise line’s new winter 2020-2021 program. The new TV campaign ‘Souvenirs’ seeks to connect with a new segment of British holidaymakers, guests looking for more enriching travel experiences, but who may have not yet considered a cruise, P&O stated. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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P&O Cruises’ Iona that will enter service in the summer of 2020 is already proving popular with younger guests, more than a year before she sets sail on her maiden voyage. “Advance bookings for the biggest cruise ship built for the British market show that 49% of Iona’s guests who are new to P&O Cruises are under the age of 45,” P&O Cruises said. (cruisebusiness.com)
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The money was collected during five years of fundraising by guests and crew. It was also helped by staff working at Carnival House in Southampton, the headquarters of P&O Cruises. (dailyecho.co.uk)
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Competition between Royal Caribbean International and P&O Cruises might heat up further from 2022, when the first named company could bring the first unit of a new class ship to Britain to compete against the second newbuilding of P&O Cruises. (cruisebusiness.com)
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The P&O Oriana will become the Piano Land this fall and debut in her new China Travel Services and COSCO role from the port of Xiamen, “Cruise Industry News” can reveal.
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The captain of a cruise ship found to be burning fuel with excessive sulphur levels has been fined €100,000 (£88,500) in a Marseille court, the first such ruling in France. (theguardian.com)
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The Ocean Terminal is being upgraded to accommodate the growing demand from cruise lines for ever larger ships to call at Southampton. Work (A £12 million package of investment) begins this month to increase passenger capacity at the terminal by 50 percent and is expected to take just over a year to complete and will further strengthen the port’s position as Northern Europe’s leading cruise port.
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The American captain of a massive cruise ship faces trial in Marseille on Monday (Oct 8) accused of using fuel with sulphur levels above European limits, as the Mediterranean port city grapples with the polluting effect of its drive to increase boat tourism. (channelnewsasia.com)
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The cruise ship “Aurora”, part of the fleet of the English shipping company P&O Cruises, arrived early Tuesday morning for her first visit to the Kiel Fiord. The ship’s maiden call also marked the 150th visit to Kiel this year by a cruise ship.
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Iona, the first of two 184,700 gross ton LNG powered ships of P&O Cruises, will feature an on board gin distillery as the UK focused contemporary market unit of Carnival Corporation & plc positions its latest ship towards a younger clientele than its other ships. (cruisebusiness.com)
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