Steph Curnock

P&O Cruises have released more exciting details about what we can expect on Arvia their newest ship, arriving in December 2022. She really is certainly measuring up to be an exciting sunshine resort. Building of P&O Cruises newest Excel class ship is already underway at the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany. With holidays on Arvia set to go on sale later this month, P&O cruises is certainly teasing guests with a glimpse of exciting new features exclusive to its latest addition to the fleet.

In a statement released by Britain’s favourite cruise line this morning, P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “ Following recent Government announcements and as the vaccine programme is rolled out across the globe, we can all begin to feel a sense of reassurance and hope that this current lockdown period in the UK will come to an end. Life can, we hope, slowly return to some semblance of our previous normality as hospitality opens up and summer holidays can be booked with confidence. All the sailings will leave from P&O’s home port in Southampton and are set to sail around the UK coastal waters to take advantage of the summer sunshine.

However, the exciting news comes tinged with an element of disappointment as Princess cruises also announced today that it as has cancelled sailings from Southampton on Sky Princess, Regal Princess and Island Princess through September 25, 2021. For guests booked on a cancelled voyage, Princess will offer to move guests to the equivalent cruise in 2022. Alternatively, guests can choose a future cruise credit (FCC) equivalent to 100% of the cruise fare paid plus an additional non-refundable bonus FCC equal to 10% of the cruise fare paid (minimum £25) or a full refund to the original form of payment. For guests currently booked on a cancelled voyage where there is no matched cruise available in 2022, guests will automatically receive a refundable future cruise credit (FCC) equivalent to 100% of the cruise fare paid plus an additional non-refundable bonus FCC equal to 10% of the cruise fare paid (minimum £25).

In Milford Haven and Pembroke port, Silversea’s Silver Cloud and Crystal Cruises Crystal Endeavor are both due to make stops in 2022. Cruise & Maritime Voyages used to offer turnaround cruises sailing from Cardiff during 2019 but sadly since the unfortunate demise of the line in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Marco Polo will no longer be calling at Cardiff. In Holyhead, which is a much larger deep-water port with 24-hour access and no locks you will find larger ships. With both a cruise jetty and an inner harbour, it can accommodate smaller ship as well as those up to 300m/100,00 tonnes as well as an anchorage point for ships in excess of this.