P&O Cruises, which is part of Carnival Corp & plc group, says it will send four ships to world voyages in 2013 byadding the 115,031 gross ton Azura to the roster. The ship will spend the winter 2011/12 in the Caribbean, operating fly cruises from the UK.
The 30,277 gross ton Adonia will sail from Southampton on a 85 night cruise around South America on 3 April 2013, thus repeating similar voyage it is scheduled to do next winter. Managing Director Carol Marlow said in a presentation in London that due to strong demand and wishes o fpassengers that the itinerary be repeated, Adonia will thus make the same cruise again.
Prior to this, on 5 January, the 86,799 gross ton Arcadia will sail on a 99 night voyage that takes in South America,the South Pacific, New Zealand, Australia and California.
The 76,132 gross ton Aurora will depart Southampton two days later on a westbound cruise around the world that is scheduled to take 106 nights. Azura will follow on 7 January on a 110 night cruise that sails to Australia and the Far East via the Suez Canal and returns home via Cape Town.