The journey to Southampton was a little touch and go at one stage. Time wasn’t on our side, and circumstances meant we had to cut our timing quite fine. My heart sank when the traffic ground to halt on the M40. Oh no, how long would we be sat here. We could miss the whole [...]
Hugh Bonneville, celebrated star of ITV’s ‘Downton Abbey’ will act as master of ceremonies at the naming ceremony for P&O Cruises newest ship Adonia, on May 21, 2011. Hugh will share the spotlight with Adonia’s godmother, Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE, as he welcomes her to the stage to name the ship with the official bottle [...]
2012 is a momentous year for P&O Cruises – it’s the year that P&O can trace their roots back 175 years to the formation of the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company in 1837. To mark this 175th Anniversary, P&O Cruises will be celebrating in style with the GRAND EVENT cruises when, for the first time ever [...]
P&O Cruises is bucking the industry trend towards ever larger vessels by introducing a ship to its fleet that will accommodate just 710 passengers and will be able to visit the “off the beaten track” destinations that are inaccessible to some of the bigger ships of today. The new ship will be named Adonia and [...]
Cunard Line’s Queen Elizabeth was greeted by hundreds of fans during her inaugural visit to San Francisco on 4th February 2012. Coming from Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on her 2012 World Cruise, her stop in the City by the Bay marked her first and only maiden call to the U.S. this year. The youngest of [...]
Cunard Line will celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee with a unique Three Queens event on 5 June 2012, the final day of the extended bank holiday Jubilee celebration. Her Majesty has long been associated with Cunard, being the only person to have attended the naming of all three Cunard Elizabeths, beginning in 1938. [...]
P&O Cruises welcomed Oriana back into Southampton after a month-long dry dock refurbishment which transformed the ship so it is exclusively for adults. The re-fit saw the addition of 27 new cabins and the introduction of an Ocean Grill restaurant by Marco Pierre White. The multi-million pound overhaul to the ship named by HM The [...]
I have had the pleasure of visiting both Cunard Queen Mary 2 and Queen Elizabeth over the last week. Both ships are looking extremely festive with their wonderful Christmas decorations and Christmas trees around every corner. I was thrilled to bump into the real Mr & Mrs Santa Claus on Queen Elizabeth! You can view [...]
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