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Pride of Britain and Pride of Scotland are launching a new dedicated award category in partnership with P&O Cruises as part of its multi-year partnership which started on January 1st, 2025.

P&O Cruises is offering Black Friday savings up to £300 off per cabin on selected holidays in 2025 and 2026 with new Select or Early Saver bookings made by December 2, 2024.

On Friday November 1, 2024, a landmark partnership took off, as Britain’s favourite cruise line P&O Cruises saw its inaugural charter flight with Norse Atlantic Airways depart Manchester airport, taking more than 300 guests to Barbados to join fellow guests onboard Britannia for a 14-night Caribbean cruise.

P&O Cruises has announced it will be headline partner of the Pride of Britain Awards from 2025. The new partnership marks the beginning of an exciting chapter for both brands, combining their shared commitment to celebrating remarkable individuals and creating unforgettable experiences.

P&O Cruises new collection of winter 2026/27 holidays is available for pre-registration from 8:30am October 14, 2024. Itineraries include Galveston, Texas and Port Vila, Vanuatu as new destinations, plus six new-for-this-season ports; Agadir, Morocco; Alotau, Papua New Guinea; Kona, Hawaii; Newcastle, Australia; Port of Spain, Trinidad; and Progreso, Mexico, as well as New Year’s celebrations in Hamburg, Barcelona and Lisbon.

P&O Cruises has partnered with Southampton Football Club to become the club’s official sleeve partner in a multi-year partnership. The P&O Cruises logo will sit pride of place across the men’s, women’s and academy teams’ sleeve.

P&O Cruises and its music director Gary Barlow are on the hunt to find the UK’s next musical sensation. The newly launched Talent of Tomorrow campaign aims to seek out an accomplished performer and encourage them to audition to be in with a chance to sing on board later this year.

P&O Cruises has partnered with bestselling children’s cookery author and nutrition expert, Annabel Karmel, MBE, to launch a new range of meals onboard its family-friendly ships that will appeal to children and parents alike.

P&O Cruises has confirmed its airline partners for the winter 2024/25 season of fly/cruises to the Caribbean will be TUI Airways, Norse Atlantic Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

P&O Cruises reveals the new series of summer 2026 holidays, including once-in-a-lifetime event sailings and new itineraries, alongside introductory offers.

TV favourite Stephen Mulhern and performer Jonathan Wilkes have created a new show for P&O Cruises featuring Vegas-style illusions and contemporary choreography from one of the world’s most successful creative directors, Paul Domaine.

P&O Cruises announces esteemed food critic, author and television presenter Tom Parker Bowles will be joining guests onboard Arvia, sailing from Southampton on May 12, 2024. The 14-night Mediterranean cruise (K410) promises a unique experience for guests to engage with Tom throughout their holiday.

P&O Cruises has today announced the 2024 dates for two charity shows by one of Britain’s best-loved singer-songwriters, Gary Barlow, onboard Iona.

P&O Cruises is offering Black Friday savings of up to 20% on selected holidays when guests make a new Early Saver booking by November 27, 2023.

P&O Cruises will introduce a range of jewellery by local Bajan silversmith and art jeweller, Ichia Tiyi on Arvia from December.

P&O Cruises new collection of holidays for winter 2025/26 is on general sale from October 18, 2023 and will include new ports of call and itineraries alongside introductory offers, such as a 10% saving and 10% deposit offer.

P&O Cruises has announced double on board spending money on applicable new Select Price holidays departing before December 31, 2024 when booked by October 2, 2023. Double on board spending money can be used for a variety of experiences on board including dining in the speciality restaurants, spa treatments, shore experiences or retail outlets.

P&O Cruises has announced three new Wellbeing and Lifestyle cruises with TV presenter and women’s health advocate, Cherry Healey and stylist Kat Farmer. The three selected P&O Cruises holidays in 2024 to Spain, Portugal and the Mediterranean will focus on mind, body, sleep, face and other lifestyle advice.

P&O Cruises has launched dedicated family zones across its five family-friendly ships for the duration of the 2023 summer holiday season with toys and activities available on board Arvia, Iona, Britannia, Azura and Ventura.

P&O Cruises has today announced a new shore experience created in partnership with and curated by the city experts at Time Out, the global media and hospitality brand which inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city.

P&O Cruises is delighted to have been chosen by publisher St James’s House as the only cruise brand to feature in His Majesty’s 75th Birthday Commemorative Album.

P&O Cruises is celebrating the start of summer with extra on board spending money on applicable Select Price holidays. The offer is available on selected holidays departing between June 9, 2023 and October 26, 2025 when booked by September 4, 2023.

P&O Cruises has launched four new drinks packages on cruise holidays of five nights or more, all for a fixed price per person, per day.

‘Paddington Meets The Queen - Platinum Jubilee: Party at the Palace, BBC One’ won P&O Cruises first Memorable Moment award at last night’s 2023 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises, the only award at the ceremony voted for by the public.

To celebrate His Majesty The King’s Coronation, P&O Cruises has today announced a range of offers including up to £100 off per person based on a balcony cabin, £70 off per person on sea view cabins and £50 off per person on inside cabins. The offers are available on applicable seven night holidays departing between October 2023 and November 2024 and booked by May 9, 2023.

P&O Cruises has today announced that WaveLength, an interactive gameshow virtually starring presenter and game show host Ben Shephard is now available on its adult only ships, Arcadia and Aurora.

As headline sponsor to the BAFTA Television Awards, P&O Cruises has today announced the six nominees for the Memorable Moment Award. Voting is now open for the only award decided on by the public.

P&O Cruises has today announced that it will be updating guest areas on its adults only ships, Arcadia and Aurora.

P&O Cruises has reported its strongest Wave ever, with a record-breaking number of bookings made during the period.

P&O Cruises will name its newest ship Arvia in Barbados on Thursday March 16, 2023 with the world’s largest bottle of rum for the traditional bottle smash.

Chart-topper Olly Murs will lead the line up of performers at the beach-side naming ceremony of P&O Cruises newest ship Arvia in Barbados in March.

P&O Cruises has today announced more than 1,000 places for travel agents to experience ship visits in 2023. The new ship visits programme, which will take place between April and October 2023 in Southampton, will include time on board P&O Cruises newest ships, Arvia and Iona, as well as Britannia, Ventura, Aurora and Arcadia.

P&O Cruises has today announced Helen Skelton, Jay Blades and Ross Kemp as the latest additions to the ‘P&O Cruises Presents: Sail with the stars’ holidays, which showcase celebrated UK stars from a range of popular interests.

P&O Cruises has reported its strongest booking day during the Wave period in P&O Cruises history, with four of its five biggest booking days ever falling in Wave 2023.

P&O Cruises is offering up to £500 on-board spending money when guests book a Select Price holiday by March 6, 2023.

P&O Cruises has today announced ‘P&O Cruises Presents: Sail with the stars’, which will showcase celebrated UK stars from the world of sport and exploration on board Ventura in 2023 and will be included in the price of the holiday.

P&O Cruises will officially name its newest ship Arvia in a spectacular beachside ceremony in Barbados on Thursday March 16, 2023.