P&O Cruises Launches Celebratory 175th Anniversary Sale

LONDON, ENGLAND, January 11, 2012 (Press-News.org) To celebrate, P&O Cruises is offering a special 175th anniversary discount of up to 10% on its cruise holidays during the peak "wave" period of December, January and February.

Prices will start from GBP599 for a seven night cruise, such as Ventura's March 25 cruise to Spain and France, and GBP949 for a 14 night cruise such as Azura's November 5 cruise to Gibraltar, Spain, France, Italy and Portugal.

World cruises are also included in the anniversary sale with on board credit of up to GBP1100 available on bookings.

P&O Cruises managing director, Carol Marlow, said: "2012 is an exciting year for us and we can't wait to celebrate the heritage of our brand on all cruises next year. We are pleased to be offering passengers real value prices from GBP599 with this special anniversary discount of up to 10%."

The 175th Anniversary Sale is available for bookings made between December 1, 2011, and February 29, 2012, on 171 cruises* from the 2012/13 brochure, including:

Adonia
17 cruises from Southampton (D203 - D221)
Destinations including Mediterranean, Fjords, North Cape and Caribbean
Wave prices from GBP1,029 for a seven night Norwegian Fjords cruise to GBP3,189 for a 21 night Central Mediterranean cruise

Arcadia
17 cruises from Southampton (J202 - J218)
Destinations including the Canary Islands, Iceland, Canada, the Caribbean and Mediterranean
Wave prices from GBP769 for a seven night Norwegian Fjords cruise to GBP2,599 for a 24 night USA & Canada cruise

Aurora
18 cruises from Southampton (R202 - R221)
Destinations including the Caribbean, Baltic, Mediterranean, Fjords and North Cape
Wave prices from GBP239 for a two night cruise break to Bruges, to GBP2,599 for a 17 night Baltic cruise

Azura
24 cruises from Southampton (A207 - A230)
Destinations including Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Fjords, Black Sea and Caribbean
Wave prices from GBP239 for a two night cruise break to Bruges, to GBP2,149 for a 24 night Black Sea cruise

Oceana
30 cruises from Southampton (E205 - E304)
Destinations including the Caribbean, Canary Islands, Mediterranean and Fjords
Wave prices from GBP239 for a two night cruise break, to GBP2,799 for a 35 night Caribbean cruise

Oriana
24 cruises from Southampton (X202 - X303)
Destinations including Fjords, Caribbean, Canary Islands, Iceland and Mediterranean
Wave prices from GBP349 for a three night cruise break to Bruges and Le Havre, to GBP3,059 for a 35 night Caribbean cruise

Ventura
22 cruises from Southampton and 19 Caribbean fly cruises (N206 - N305)
Destinations include the Mediterranean, Canary Islands, Fjords, Iceland and Caribbean
Wave prices from GBP229 for a two night cruise to Bruges, to GBP2,179 for a 14 night Caribbean Christmas cruise

2013 World Cruises are also included in the 175th Anniversary Sale. Four ships are offering these cruises in 2013: Adonia (85 nights), Arcadia (99 nights), Aurora (106 nights) and Azura (110 nights).

Up to 10% discount is available and free on board spending money is also offered, of up to GBP1,100 per person for those booking a suite on the 110 night cruise at GBP19,649 per person including a 10% discount off the brochure fare.

A total of 92 shorter sectors of these four voyages are also available and included in the promotion. These short, exotic holidays start from just 13 nights in duration and examples include Bangkok to Dubai (13 nights on Aurora), Singapore to Sydney (16 nights on Azura) Rio de Janeiro to Santiago (20 nights on Adonia) and San Francisco to Southampton (22 nights on Arcadia).

"As well as our Grand Event, in 2012 we are also celebrating Oriana being made into a ship exclusively for adults, Marco Pierre White having two new restaurants with us - Ocean Grill on board Arcadia and Oriana, and double the amount of ex-UK capacity for winter with both Oceana and Oriana based year round in Southampton. We truly have exciting times ahead and our 175th Anniversary Sale is one more reason to enjoy a holiday with us 2012."

About P&O Cruises
P&O Cruises can trace its roots back to 1837 when the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company was awarded the lucrative Admiralty contract to carry mail to the Iberian Peninsula and beyond. Not long afterwards the concept of cruising was born and since then has evolved into a popular holiday choice and now P&O Cruises carries more British cruisers than any other line. Today, as trusted cruise experts, P&O Cruises has a fleet of seven cruise liners offering holidays tailored to British tastes combining genuine service, a sense of occasion and attention to detail, ensuring passengers have the holiday of a lifetime, every time. Azura was launched in April 2010 - officially named by Godmother Darcey Bussell CBE. Small ship Adonia was added to the fleet in May 2011, named by Dame Shirley Bassey, DBE, and a new 141,000 ton as yet unnamed ship will be added to the fleet in spring 2015. P&O Cruises offer passengers the most stylish and contemporary holidays afloat including cruises to the Caribbean, cruises to the Mediterranean, & luxury short cruises. P&O Cruises offer direct Southampton cruises or fly-cruise holidays from many regional airports. Don't miss your chance to book a cruise with P&O Cruises today, with plenty of cruise offers online.

For further press information please contact:
Michele Andjel, michele.andjel@carnivalukgroup.com 023 8065 6653/07730 732 072
Kate Rist, kate.rist@pocruises.com 023 8065 6652/07730 732 065
Jess Reid, jessica.reid@pocruises.com 023 8065 6650 / 07795 052 973