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Standard Balcony

Type: Balcony

Cabin is 174 ft 2 , Balcony is 36 ft 2

IMPORTANT NOTE: Category JB, JC, JE have obstructed view due to solid steel railings or top of lifeboats. When upper berth is used in cabins that sleep 3, the balcony door will be blocked. In cabins designed for 4 passengers, the two beds do not convert to queen if upper berths being used.

*Actual cabin size and layout may differ from size and diagram shown.

CDP Code: Balcony

- balcony with fine patio furniture - spacious closet - desk - In-room safe - refrigerator - 37 inch flat screen tv with movies - cable and satellite programing - hand-held adjustable massage shower head - hair dryer - bathroom sundries.

Balcony (Obstructed View)

Balcony with Sofa

Type: Deluxe Balcony

Cabin is 185 ft 2 , Balcony is 36 ft 2

IMPORTANT NOTE: Category IB, IC, IE have obstructed views due to solid steel railings or tops of lifeboats. Category GA upper deck balconies can only be used while in port. When upper berth or sofa bed is used it will block balcony. Cabin sizes with balcony ranges from 233 to 291 square feet.

CDP Code: Deluxe Balcony

- balcony - single sofa bed - In-room safe - refrigerator - 37 inch flat screen tv with movies - cable and satellite programing - hand-held adjustable massage shower head - hair dryer - bathroom sundries.

Type: Interior

Cabin is 175 ft 2

Cabin sizes range from 166 to 175 square feet.

CDP Code: Interior

- two twin beds that make up into a queen-sized bed - closet - bathroom with shower - In-room safe - refrigerator - 37 inch flat screen tv with movies - cable and satellite programing - hand-held adjustable massage shower head - hair dryer - bathroom sundries.

Type: Suite

Cabin is 332 ft 2 , Balcony is 72 ft 2

Category B1 and B2 Penthouse suite and is 332 square feet plus 72 square foot balcony. Category B5 Premium suite and is 446 square feet plus 108 square foot balcony. Category B4 Owner Suite cabin is 470 square feet plus the following balcony sizes: A Deck, B Deck, and F Deck is 210 square feet. C Deck and E Deck is 120 square feet. D Deck and G Deck is 190 square feet.

CDP Code: Suite

- A spacious suite with balcony includes all the amenities of a mini-suite - plus incredible premiums including: two 42" flat screen televisions - separate bathtub and shower - marble floors and countertops - access to the dedicated Concierge Lounge - a soundstation dock for your iPod - complimentary laundry and professional cleaning services - web access in the Internet Cafe - In-room safe - refrigerator - 37 inch flat screen tv with movies - cable and satellite programing - hand-held adjustable massage shower head - hair dryer - bathroom sundries.

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This is CruiseMapper's hub for both companies - P&O UK and P&O Australia. Both P and O cruise lines belong to the world's largest cruise shipping company. P&O cruise lines deals are mainly on voyages departing from Southampton UK and Sydney NSW Australia . Both P&O companies are subsidiaries/part of the Carnival Group of companies - all of which are fully owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC . P&O UK is under the management of Carnival UK. And there is a 3rd "PandO" company (not part of Carnival plc) - the UK-based P&O Ferries .

Company history and changes

P&O Cruises UK (POcruises.com) is a British-American passenger shipping company headquartered at Carnival House (Southampton, England) and operated/managed by Carnival UK. P&O was originally a constituent of “Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company” (1797-founded/1966-defunct) which was the world's oldest cruise line that operated the first-ever passenger ships.

P&O Cruises' sister company is P&O Cruises Australia. P&O Australia's current President is Marguerite Fitzgerald. while P&O UK's (as well as Carnival UK's) current President is Paul Ludlow.

In 2000, "P&O Cruises" was excluded from P&O Group, becoming the subsidiary "P&O Princess Cruises". In 2003, P&O Princess merged with Carnival, forming Carnival Corporation & plc.

P&O (UK and AU) holds as market share ~5% of the worldwide cruise industry. Both companies (P&O Australia and P&O UK) were created in 1977, re-branding P&O's passenger division. Arcadia was the fleet's first adults-only liner, followed by Adonia (now Azamara Pursuit ), Oriana and Aurora (April 2000).

P&O UK ships Arcadia and Aurora are currently marketed as adult-only.

In August 2017, Azura became the world's first cruise ship to perform gay weddings at sea. P&O UK's wedding package prices started from GBP 1200. For comparison, Cunard’s shipboard weddings cost starts at ~GBP 2570 ( RMS Queen Mary 2 ) and ~GBP 2120 ( Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth ). On MS Azura, gay wedding ceremonies are carried out by the ship’s Captain, while marriage licenses are issued by Bermuda's Government (as the vessel is registered in Hamilton Bermuda ).

In June 2018, P&O UK announced that Oriana leaves the fleet in August 2019. The liner (now named Piano Land ) was sold to the Chinese company Well Star Travel Cruise (brand of CTS-China Travel Services International). The Chinese company plans short cruises from Chinese homeports to ports in Japan and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Philippines, Indonesia).

Since May 1, 2019, P&O Cruises UK's Daily Service Charge per person (GBP 7) is no longer required. Crew tipping remains not expected or required.

In June 2021, P&O UK launched a mobile app to optimize pre-boarding and maximize onboard efficiency. The new "My Holiday" app is free of charge but available only on the ship. It allows pre-booking and making reservations onboard (dining times, restaurants, shows) via mobile phones and tablets. The app is an addition to the My Holiday (Reception Desk) which provides 24-hour assistance, including booking and how to use the application.

In summer 2023, two P&O UK ships (Iona and Arvia) introduced in their retail shops three kids' toy brands (Barbie, Hot Wheels Cars, Keycraft's Pocket Money) in addition to the always available toys from brands like Lego, Jellycat, TY (stuffed animals).

In April 2024 was introduced fleetwide the new illusion show "Unbelievable" created by Stephen Mulhern (TV presenter, magician, comedian) and Jonathan Wilkes (TV presenter, singer) and with Vegas-style choreography from Paul Domaine (show director, professional choreographer).

In June 2011 was announced that P&O UK will expand the fleet with a new 141,000-ton unit built by Fincantieri. The new vessel ( MV Britannia ) entered service in 2015. In January 2014, with Britannia was introduced a new livery based on UK's Union Flag.

On September 6, 2016, P&O UK (via Carnival Corporation) signed an MoA with Meyer Werft ( Papenburg Shipyard ) for building a new (company's largest) 5200-passenger vessel. In late-October 2016, P&O announced that the new ship ( Iona ) will have some of the largest at sea outdoor areas, glass-domed top deck, glass-walled atrium (full height) and wider and longer (approx 2600 ft / 800 m) Promenade Deck allowing multiple alfresco dining/open-air venues.

Iona was delivered in October 2020 and inaugurated in August 2021. The sistership Arvia was postponed (due to the COVID crisis) and delivered in December 2022 and inaugurated in January 2023.

The newest P&O UK vessel has max passenger capacity 6264, volume 187500 GT-tons, 18 decks, 2610 staterooms, 17 eateries (including 7 specialty restaurants/ Britannia has just 3), 12 bars/lounges, 13 entertainment venues, 4 swimming pools, 16 outdoor whirlpools. The top-deck Dome is an entertainment space, with a swimming pool, large jacuzzies, a retractable stage. This all-weather venue hosts daily entertainment and dining and nightly shows (aerial performances and light projections onto the covering glass roof).

P&O UK's newest ship is also LNG-powered (by liquefied natural gas). Two similar-design ships (180K tons) were also ordered for CCL-Carnival Cruise Line . On January 26, 2018, Carnival Corporation signed a shipbuilding contract with Meyer Werft for building a second (180,000 GT) liner for P&O, with the delivery scheduled for 2022. As of 2018, Carnival Corp’s fleet of newbuilds ( on order and under construction ) numbered 19 units, scheduled for deliveries in 2018-2022.

In January 2016, Carnival Corporation signed an MoA (memo of agreement) with Fincantieri to build 4 new units. Contracts were finalized in April 2016. Of these, 2 vessels were for Costa Asia (homeported in China), one for Princess and one for P&O Australia. With this shipbuilding order, the Corporation had a total of 17 new ships scheduled for deliveries between 2016 and 2020. The four vessels will be built at Fincantieri's shipyards in Monfalcone and Marghera, with scheduled deliveries in 2019-2020.

Three of the vessels are designed with gross tonnage 133,500 tons, LOA length is 323 m (1060 ft) and capacity 4000 passengers plus 1450 crew (2 are for Costa Asia, 1 for P&O AU). One ship with GT 143,700 tons and capacity 3560 passengers is for Princess. Both Costa ships are exclusively for the booming Chinese market. Each vessel is powered by two MAN diesel engines (model 14V48 / 60CR) plus three MAN diesel engines (medium-speed, model 8L48 / 60CR), providing total power output 62,400 kW. The engines are Tier-II compliant.

P&O Cruises Australia

P&O Cruises Australia Ltd is a British-American company with corporate headquarters at Carnival House (Southampton, England UK). P&O Australia is a sister company of P&O UK. Both are under Carnival UK's executive control. Currently, P&O Australia operates 3 boats deployed in the South Pacific Ocean on island-hopping itineraries - mainly roundtrips from homeports in Australia.

After numerous changes in the company’s organization, in 2000 P&O Group demerged all cruise shipping operations. Then, P&O Princess Cruises was created- a new company independent of P&O; consisting of AIDA Cruises , Princess Cruises , P&O Cruises Australia, P&O Cruises (UK), and later "Ocean Village" and A-Rosa Cruises (riverboats).

In 2003, Carnival Corporation merged with P&O Princess Cruises thus forming Carnival Corporation & plc- the largest cruise company in the world, with eleven cruise lines portfolio, including P&O AU. Official website pocruises.com.aunofollow.

Princess' oldest ship - Regal Princess, was transferred to P&O Australia in October 2007, and after a month of drydock refurbishment entered service as Pacific Dawn.

Carnival Corporation informed about the closure of Ocean Village (UK-based travel brand) on October 30, 2008. Both Ocean Village ships were transferred to P&O Australia - Ocean Village 2 (as Pacific Jewel, in December 2009) and Ocean Village 1 (as Pacific Pearl, in December 2010).

P&O ships sail on 270+ itineraries each year (with 120+ of them departing from Southampton), and visiting 90+ countries on 6 continents.

Pacific Pearl was renamed MV Columbus and in 2017 started operations for CMV . Pacific Pearl left the fleet in April 2017, after completing 294 voyages for P&O and carrying 1+ million passengers over 5 years. In November 2019, for Pacific Aria (now Celestyal Journey) and Pacific Dawn (now Ambience) were signed presale agreements with CMV and both ships were planned to start operations for the UK-based company in 2021 as "CMV Amy Johnson" (Pacific Dawn) and "CMV Ida Pfeiffer" (Pacific Aria). In September-October 2020, following CMV's bankruptcy , both vessels were acquired by new shipowners.

On November 25, 2015: P&O AU's entire fleet (all 5 liners) gathered in Sydney Harbour to celebrate the arrival of the fleetmates Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden.

In June 2018, P&O Australia launched with  Pacific Explorer "The Big Laugh" onboard show program - advertised as "the biggest comedy festival at sea". The program included all 14 stand-up comedy celebrities performing a total of 36 shipboard live shows (combined over 33 hours live performances). The program started with the 4-day roundtrip Sydney cruise to Moreton Island (departure June 20).

Among the guest comedians were Jimeoin (Irish), Matthew Matt Okine (AU), David Gerard Callan (Australian), Scared Weird Little Guys (Australian comedy music duo - John Fleming and Rusty Berther), David William "Hughesy" Hughes (AU), Harley Breen (AU), Claire Hooper (AU). "The Big Laugh" program comprised of all 72 comedy- themed cruises in 2018-2019. The famous Australian comedians performed during 2-, 3- and 4-night itineraries ("SeaBreaks") leaving roundtrip out of Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Cairns, Auckland NZ.

In 2019, P&O AU scheduled the ever largest "comedy cruise" program in the company's history - 38 itineraries (January through October). On March 7, 2018, was announced that Pacific Eden is sold to the UK-based company CMV , joining CMV's fleet in April 2019.

Since 2007, P&O Australia ships' onboard retail shops are managed by Harding (UK-based travel and cruise retail group). In 2020, Harding was acquired by Davidson Kempner Capital Management LP (1983-founded, NYC-based investment management firm with USD 34+ billion in managed assets). Harding has hubs in Bristol (England) , Miami (Florida USA)  and Sydney (NSW Australia) .

New beverage packages

In May 2023, P&O UK introduced four new drink packages available fleetwide but only on longer voyages, with durations of at least 5 nights (or longer).

The beverage packages are at a fixed price per person and per day. The package's pricing is lower if purchased online and before the voyage.

• "The Refresh Drinks" package is priced GBP 9.85 (prior to the voyage) and GBP 10.95 (if purchased onboard).  The Refresh package Includes soft drinks (lemonade, Pepsi, juices).
• "The Alcohol-free Drinks" package is priced GBP 22.45 (before) and GBP 24.95 (onboard) and includes all The Refresh package's beverages plus Costa Coffee and sodas.
• "The Classic Drinks" package is priced GBP 40.45 (before) and GBP 44.95 (onboard) and includes all beverages from The Refresh and The Alcohol-free packages plus alcoholic beverages (spirits, wines, cocktails).
• "The Deluxe Drinks" package is priced GBP 49.45 (before) and GBP 54.95 (onboard) and includes all other packages' beverages plus specialty cocktails, premium spirits and wines. Additionally, passengers who buy The Deluxe Drinks package also receive 20% off on all drinks excluded from this package.

The above-listed new packages are for P&O UK ships only and introduced/first offered on the liners Iona and Ventura (starting May 20, 2023) and available fleetwide since July 2023.

P&O Cruise Personaliser

PandO Cruise Personaliser is an online service that allows passengers to update their before-sailing information and see in a concise form all their booking details. P&O Personaliser is NOT mandatory to complete but may be of great help in cases of emergency for the company to contact family members, relatives, friends.

To log in, you'll need to input your first and surname, and cruise reference number. It is received as part of your reservation confirmation (up to 120 days prior to departure, not available for 18-yo) or upon booking (up to 1 year). The same number serves all people included in the booking. On the Web page, there's information about cruise itinerary, stateroom (category and number), boarding times, contact info (including emergency contacts), passport data, medical and dietary requirements (if requested).

PO Cruise Insurance is optional. If purchased, the Insurance policy type is also shown (Standard or higher), package deal type, all kinds of pre-made reservations (shore excursions, Air, Spa), credit card number, luggage tags, etc.

• Dining /medical requests can't be entered online - they must be specified in the manual form.
• The accessible information about changes and updates pertains ONLY to a phone number, address, passport, emergency contacts.
• You can't book a cruise through P&O Cruise Personaliser - booking requires full payment and immigration details.
• Through the Personaliser you can make online reservations (shore excursions, tours, Spa, hairdresser, specialty restaurants), to update special requests and onboard preferences, or to add some additional services (babysitting, amenities, etc).
• Itinerary changes are also listed in the Cruise Personaliser form, along with other important updates.
• Immediately call P&O if you have forgotten or lost your booking number. Call between 7 am – 8 pm (Australian Eastern Standard Time - Monday to Friday) and Saturday (8 am - 5 pm) - phone number 1300-159-454.

PO Cruise Personaliser is accessed by both travel agents and passengers. With personal bookings (through a travel agent or P&O Reservations Centre) passengers receive reference numbers (after confirmation). On a particular booking, each passenger can access the Personaliser using the booking reference number and first name-surname. If you're not the booking person, contact the one who did it for obtaining booking reference. After log-in, note that all passengers' names in the booking party are displayed under the same reference number.

IMPORTANT - Each of the same-booking passengers is able to access the info about you and the other, i.e. you can update and provide information of all other passengers in your booking, and they can change your information. If you wish so, you could provide P&O with other passengers' personal information. Another case is when they are minors (younger than 18 years old). Then you must be a parent or legal guardian.

After providing P&O cruise company with the personal data needed on the Personaliser (and also with additional info if asked for more details), this database is used for updating pre-cruise information.

Certain information is sometimes required under maritime-customs-immigration-security laws. Personaliser info may be disclosed to P&O Cruises service providers (ticketing companies, travel, and port agents, authorities, emergency response providers, immigration, airlines, customs, shore tour operators, related entities) for Carnival Corporation's business purposes. Certain information is collected because of customs or immigration laws requirements. If you refuse to provide the information requested in the Personaliser, they may not be able to process the booking or provide certain services during the voyage.

(Coronavirus crisis) passenger shipping pause 2020-2021

Due to the COVID pandemic, P&O's entire fleet (all UK- and AU-based liners) is with an expanded cancellation policy. All bookings on pre-scheduled itineraries (departures in the period March 14 through August 31, 2020) were given the option to cancel up to 48 hours (prior departure) without penalties.

All affected bookings received a 125% refund in FCC (future cruise credit) transferred to a booking made before December 31, 2021, or 100% monetary refund. With the FCCs customers can also pay for cabin upgrades or book a second stateroom (on existing bookings). FCCs can be also gifted or transferred (options offered through December 31, 2021).

P&O UK canceled all voyages departing between March 14, 2020, and June 2021.

• P&O UK planned to resume operations in early-February 2021 (Caribbean fly-cruises from Barbados and St Lucia) and in mid-March 2021 (roundtrips out of Southampton).
• P&O UK's World Cruises 2021 (ships Arcadia and Aurora) were both canceled.

Next are listed P&O UK's ships and their first departure dates in 2021-2022 - AZURA (Dec 10, 2021), BRITANNIA (June 27, 2021/UK Coastal), AURORA (April 13, 2022/Mediterranean from Southampton), ARCADIA (March 27, 2022/Canaries from Southampton), IONA (Aug 7, 2021/ Maiden Voyage /UK Coastal), VENTURA (Oct 3, 2021/Canaries from Southampton).

P&O Australia canceled all departures between March 14, 2020, and May 31, 2022. P&O Australia resumed operations in 2022 with the ships Pacific EXPLORER (May 31/from Sydney), Pacific ENCOUNTER (Aug 27/from Brisbane), Pacific ADVENTURE (October 22/from Sydney).

Citing the Coronavirus crisis' impact, in early-July 2020, P&O UK sold the ship Oceana . A total of 190 scheduled itineraries (departures from homeports Southampton UK and Dubai UAE) were canceled.

Itinerary of P&O Cruises

P&O Cruises ships sail on mostly round-trip itineraries leaving from UK (Southampton, April through October), Caribbean (from Barbados, during winter) and from Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane - year-round departures). While most PandO UK ships remain in Europe year-round, the line's largest vessels also sail in the Caribbean (out of Barbados) and offer longer world cruise itineraries.

Citing the COVID crisis' impact on the passenger shipping industry, in early-July 2020, P&O UK sold the cruise ship Oceana . A total of 190 scheduled itineraries (departures from homeports Southampton UK and  Dubai UAE ) were canceled.

P&O UK's 2025-2026 itinerary program (opened for booking on October 18, 2023) features 12 new for the company ports (including Los Angeles CA USA, Melbourne Victoria AU, Port Chalmers/Dunedin NZ, Benoa Bali Indonesia, Bodo Norway, Tangier Morocco). MS Britannia has scheduled two new Caribbean fly-cruise itineraries visiting Jamaica, Dominicana, Grand Turk). In January 2026, MS Aurora starts a 75-night Grand Voyage while MS Arcadia starts a 100-night World Circumnavigation Cruise (28 ports/destinations). Traditionally for P&O, both World  Voyages are roundtrips from Southampton.

(UK & AU) PO cruise itinerary changes

PO AU's vessels are all UK- flagged . However, all ships are registered in Bermuda ( Hamilton ) to allow shipboard weddings (at sea). These ceremonies are conducted by the Captains and are pretty popular.

Our P&O cruise schedules include the ships of both brands (Australia and UK).

In October 2022, P&O UK announced new "Scandinavia and Baltic Sea" itineraries debuting in 2024 summer, all of which are roundtrips from Southampton.

• (Arcadia) 16-night from GBP 1700 pp (June 25)
• (Aurora) 16-night from GBP 1350 pp (May 18) and 16-night from GBP 1450 pp (August 26)
• (Britannia) 14-night from GBP 1150 pp (May 10), plus 2x 14-night from GBP 1300 pp (August 30, September 20)

Arcadia also offers a 16-night "Iceland and Norway" voyage from GBP 1650 pp (July 30), while Britannia offers a 14-night "British Isles" from GBP 1300 pp (June 7) and a 14-night "Canary Islands" from GBP 1250 pp (July 5).  The new Baltic sailings feature overnight port stays in Copenhagen (Denmark), Helsinki (Finland), and Stockholm (Sweden).

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Bid to upgrade timescales

By WelshmanAtSea , June 29, 2023 in P&O Cruises ( UK )

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Its 6 Weeks until our Arvia Med cruise and today I received the email to bid for upgrade. As discussed on previous threads the bids are not great value and as I've a GC grade Balcony booked I am not taking the risk of bidding on a Delux Balcony or Conservatory Mini Suite as I could end up on deck 8. That just leaves a Suite with a minimum bid of £910 Per Person. I am thinking of putting in a bid just above the minimum although if you try book a Suite today there are none available so do wonder if there is much point?

Could anyone that has a bid accepted let me know how far in advance of the cruise they accepted your offer? Having upgraded via bids with Princess & MSC in the past it was approximately 3 weeks before departure they accepted my bid. 

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We had our bid accepted 3 weeks before our cruise.  This was for an upgrade from an inside to a balcony.  We bid about £20 over the min bid - so £160 each.  Considering we only paid £499 each for our inside we’ve done very well indeed.  This is on Iona, 7 night Norwegian Fjords cruise.

19 hours ago, WelshmanAtSea said: Its 6 Weeks until our Arvia Med cruise and today I received the email to bid for upgrade. As discussed on previous threads the bids are not great value and as I've a GC grade Balcony booked I am not taking the risk of bidding on a Delux Balcony or Conservatory Mini Suite as I could end up on deck 8. That just leaves a Suite with a minimum bid of £910 Per Person. I am thinking of putting in a bid just above the minimum although if you try book a Suite today there are none available so do wonder if there is much point?   Could anyone that has a bid accepted let me know how far in advance of the cruise they accepted your offer? Having upgraded via bids with Princess & MSC in the past it was approximately 3 weeks before departure they accepted my bid. 

Be careful with the suite.  Don't forget the family suites on deck 8 are included.  There was a case mentioned elsewhere of someone being upgraded to one of these as a couple and being unhappy as there's no balcony.  Certainly on quite a few Arvia cruises these as the remaining suites.

Thanks Megabear, that seems to have been recognised by P&O and addressed. The upgrade options I have been given are : 

Suite, with Balcony £910 PP Minimum 

Family Suite (Sea View) £850 PP Minimum 

Conservatory Mini Suite £540 PP Minimum 

Conservatory Mini Suite, Promenade Deck £540 Minimum 

Balcony Deluxe £300 PP Minimum 

As you can see they are now clearly stating Suite with a Balcony or Family Suite with a Sea View. As mentioned in my 1st post I would be happy with a Conservatory Mini Suite on Deck 9 and from the list you can assume they are now offering that as they are clearly listing Mini Suites on the Promenade deck. However I am old, cynical and one for detail, what they are also not doing is clearly listing Conservatory Mini Suite - Deck 9 so therefore I will not be bidding. Detail is in the wording. 

I really think I don't have much hope of getting a suite as there are none available to book. There are quite a few Conservatory Mini Suites on both Deck 8 and 9 still available so its a shame the description is not a little clearer as I would not mind trying one. 

3 hours ago, scouse mouse said: We had our bid accepted 3 weeks before our cruise.  This was for an upgrade from an inside to a balcony.  We bid about £20 over the min bid - so £160 each.  Considering we only paid £499 each for our inside we’ve done very well indeed.  This is on Iona, 7 night Norwegian Fjords cruise.

Having had a balcony on Iona to the Fjords myself you've had a great deal. Just being able to watch the world go by with a Coffee in the morning is so relaxing. Have a great time. 

Thank you Welshmanatsea.  We are currently in your beautiful country in our caravan.  Mind I am biased, both my parents were Welsh.

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On 6/29/2023 at 10:02 PM, WelshmanAtSea said: Its 6 Weeks until our Arvia Med cruise and today I received the email to bid for upgrade.

We are booked on B2B cruises starting 27th August and 3rd September, (so within 6 weeks of both), but have not received an email about an upgrade bid possibility for either, nor have I seen anything about it on our login for these cruises.  It is unlikely we would want to make a bid, but would have liked to see what was suggested as possibilities, never say never.  Are the emails something that is sent to some people and not others?  We never get the questionnaires either, but are opted in to emails.  

26 minutes ago, tring said:   We are booked on B2B cruises starting 27th August and 3rd September, (so within 6 weeks of both), but have not received an email about an upgrade bid possibility for either, nor have I seen anything about it on our login for these cruises.  It is unlikely we would want to make a bid, but would have liked to see what was suggested as possibilities, never say never.  Are the emails something that is sent to some people and not others?  We never get the questionnaires either, but are opted in to emails.    

My next cruise is on Aurora in an outside cabin. I haven't received an invitation to bid so am guessing the ship is pretty full...

16 minutes ago, Britboys said: My next cruise is on Aurora in an outside cabin. I haven't received an invitation to bid so am guessing the ship is pretty full...

Thanks for the reply.  Ours is not as there have been some big solo reductions apparently and someone on our roll call has heard about it earlier this month.  Just read a bit more though, and on the thread which first mentioned it in March, molecrochip said it was being rolled for people who booked direct with P&O first.  We booked via an agent, so perhaps that is an explanation.

Yes only direct bookings with P&O are getting the bid to upgrade email atm. They seem to go out fairly soon after the final balance has been paid. Some people who didn't bid get a second email.

We were offered an upgrade within a month of final payment, and then a month later the offer was accepted (minimum bid), and we were allocated a top grade for the category room (which was a shock, I was expecting the lowest grade) the month before the sailing. We are very happy with the process.

We booked this one direct though, usually we go via a TA, and I understand it’s currently only direct booking. We cruised with MSC in the past who do the upgrade system and we were offered it even though we had booked via TA so I would expect P&O will possibly do the same - unless it proves popular and they want to keep it as a USP.

32 minutes ago, Cathygh said: Yes only direct bookings with P&O are getting the bid to upgrade email atm. They seem to go out fairly soon after the final balance has been paid. Some people who didn't bid get a second email.

Thanks for that. I booked through an agent. Not really bothered though as travelling solo you have to pay double anyway...

I’ve yet to see any convincing examples of where these upgrades represent genuine bargains.   

To take a recent example of an inside booked for £499pp which was upgraded to a balcony for £160pp. That comes to £649pp which is £93pppn. I have recently booked 3 P&O cruises in balcony cabins on a Select basis, where I have been able to select our cabin (rather than have what’s left allocated by P&O), for that price or less. These bookings were on Britannia and Ventura, but Iona and Arvia can be even cheaper and, being Select booking, they came with free parking and other benefits.   

What am I missing? Are there genuine bargains to be had or is it all kidology, making people think that they are getting a bargain when they aren’t?   

3 hours ago, Selbourne said: I’ve yet to see any convincing examples of where these upgrades represent genuine bargains.    To take a recent example of an inside booked for £499pp which was upgraded to a balcony for £160pp. That comes to £649pp which is £93pppn. I have recently booked 3 P&O cruises in balcony cabins on a Select basis, where I have been able to select our cabin (rather than have what’s left allocated by P&O), for that price or less. These bookings were on Britannia and Ventura, but Iona and Arvia can be even cheaper and, being Select booking, they came with free parking and other benefits.    What am I missing? Are there genuine bargains to be had or is it all kidology, making people think that they are getting a bargain when they aren’t?     

It depends very much on the cruise you are buying.  Looking at a standard balcony for 2 people on the following 14 night cruises at current prices you won't get a select fare for £93pp a night:

Britannia - B324N - 22/9/2023 £4798 (£342.71 per cabin a night)

                   B414N - 07/6/2024 £4698 (£ 335.57 per cabin a night)

Ventura  -  N332 - 28/10/2023 £4698 (£335.57 per cabin a night)

                   N410 - 11/5/2024  £4158 (£297.00 per cabin a night)

Arvia      -   K318 - 03/9/2023 £4298 (£307 per cabin a night)

               -   K410 - 12/05/2024 £3598 (£354.14 per cabin a night)

Iona       -   G333 - 23/09/2023 £4198 (£299.85 per cabin a night)

               -   G406 - 16/03/2024 £3398 (£242.71  per cabin a night)

I picked these cruises at random to get them around the same dates, apart from Iona where I chose the latest 14 night cruise before she goes to Norway..  Obviously they all have an OBC offer on them as well but currently the 2024 Arvia cruise has enhanced OBC at £480 and Iona £360, the remainder having around £240 - £280.

These select fares are also the lead fares (guaranteed no cabin choice). To pick a specific location/cabin prices can go up by £60 to £110pp on top depending where they are. The Arvia and Iona ones are the smaller rear cabins so as I know from experience may have the noise issues.

Ventura is doing less 14 night cruises than the other ships so the Canary Islands destination is reflected in her pricing.  Last time I spoke to P&O they told me that demand for the Canaries is very high.

Basically if you have taken the saver fare on any of these cruises the bid may well be worth it, eg on G406 a saver balcony is £700 less than the select offering and the saver inside comes in at £1798 (£64.21pp a night).   The saving from inside to balcony on the saver would be £900, still a hefty difference.

4 hours ago, Megabear2 said: It depends very much on the cruise you are buying.  Looking at a standard balcony for 2 people on the following 14 night cruises at current prices you won't get a select fare for £93pp a night:   Britannia - B324N - 22/9/2023 £4798 (£342.71 per cabin a night)                    B414N - 07/6/2024 £4698 (£ 335.57 per cabin a night)   Ventura  -  N332 - 28/10/2023 £4698 (£335.57 per cabin a night)                    N410 - 11/5/2024  £4158 (£297.00 per cabin a night)   Arvia      -   K318 - 03/9/2023 £4298 (£307 per cabin a night)                -   K410 - 12/05/2024 £3598 (£354.14 per cabin a night)   Iona       -   G333 - 23/09/2023 £4198 (£299.85 per cabin a night)                -   G406 - 16/03/2024 £3398 (£242.71  per cabin a night)   I picked these cruises at random to get them around the same dates, apart from Iona where I chose the latest 14 night cruise before she goes to Norway..  Obviously they all have an OBC offer on them as well but currently the 2024 Arvia cruise has enhanced OBC at £480 and Iona £360, the remainder having around £240 - £280.   These select fares are also the lead fares (guaranteed no cabin choice). To pick a specific location/cabin prices can go up by £60 to £110pp on top depending where they are. The Arvia and Iona ones are the smaller rear cabins so as I know from experience may have the noise issues.   Ventura is doing less 14 night cruises than the other ships so the Canary Islands destination is reflected in her pricing.  Last time I spoke to P&O they told me that demand for the Canaries is very high.   Basically if you have taken the saver fare on any of these cruises the bid may well be worth it, eg on G406 a saver balcony is £700 less than the select offering and the saver inside comes in at £1798 (£64.21pp a night).   The saving from inside to balcony on the saver would be £900, still a hefty difference.  

That Iona G406 cruise in January is costing me £2254 at £161 per night for a select cabin deck 10 forward cabin allocated so that's £555 for single occupancy. I have no idea how I am going to spend the £350 OBC plus £150 shareholder benefit

6 hours ago, Megabear2 said: It depends very much on the cruise you are buying.  Looking at a standard balcony for 2 people on the following 14 night cruises at current prices you won't get a select fare for £93pp a night:   Britannia - B324N - 22/9/2023 £4798 (£342.71 per cabin a night)                    B414N - 07/6/2024 £4698 (£ 335.57 per cabin a night)   Ventura  -  N332 - 28/10/2023 £4698 (£335.57 per cabin a night)                    N410 - 11/5/2024  £4158 (£297.00 per cabin a night)   Arvia      -   K318 - 03/9/2023 £4298 (£307 per cabin a night)                -   K410 - 12/05/2024 £3598 (£354.14 per cabin a night)   Iona       -   G333 - 23/09/2023 £4198 (£299.85 per cabin a night)                -   G406 - 16/03/2024 £3398 (£242.71  per cabin a night)   I picked these cruises at random to get them around the same dates, apart from Iona where I chose the latest 14 night cruise before she goes to Norway..  Obviously they all have an OBC offer on them as well but currently the 2024 Arvia cruise has enhanced OBC at £480 and Iona £360, the remainder having around £240 - £280.   These select fares are also the lead fares (guaranteed no cabin choice). To pick a specific location/cabin prices can go up by £60 to £110pp on top depending where they are. The Arvia and Iona ones are the smaller rear cabins so as I know from experience may have the noise issues.   Ventura is doing less 14 night cruises than the other ships so the Canary Islands destination is reflected in her pricing.  Last time I spoke to P&O they told me that demand for the Canaries is very high.   Basically if you have taken the saver fare on any of these cruises the bid may well be worth it, eg on G406 a saver balcony is £700 less than the select offering and the saver inside comes in at £1798 (£64.21pp a night).   The saving from inside to balcony on the saver would be £900, still a hefty difference.  

The cruises that you have quoted all seem to be at very high prices, presumably because they are all within 12 months of sail date, and I certainly wouldn’t pay that much for any of them. I strongly suspect that they have all been on sale for considerably less at some stage. One example has already been given where someone is paying significantly less for one of those cruises and I can give another.

We are booked on Ventura N332 which your figures show is currently on sale for £4,698 (£335.57 per night) for a standard balcony cabin on a guarantee basis (no cabin choice). We have booked a Superior Deluxe balcony cabin (which obviously costs more than a standard balcony cabin) on a Select basis, where we picked and secured our first choice cabin, and paid £2,714 (£193.86 per night). We haven’t got OBC with that (other than my shareholder benefit) but we do get free parking on top of that.   

My point is not that you can’t pay considerably more for cruises, because you obviously can, but that if you book at the right time you could get a far better price than relying on the upgrade system, with the risks of a poor cabin location that comes with it. Someone booking our Ventura cruise today at £4,698 and ‘successfully’ bidding £100 each to secure a Superior Deluxe cabin may feel that they have secured a bargain if the price differential between the two cabin grades is usually more than that, but their £4,898 will compare against our £2,714 🤔

At the moment there isn't enough information to say whether the bidding system gets a bargain or not as not enough people have posted information about their bids. 

Besides some people might not bid for the reason of getting a bargain, but maybe they just like the idea?

13 hours ago, Selbourne said: I’ve yet to see any convincing examples of where these upgrades represent genuine bargains.    To take a recent example of an inside booked for £499pp which was upgraded to a balcony for £160pp. That comes to £649pp which is £93pppn. I have recently booked 3 P&O cruises in balcony cabins on a Select basis, where I have been able to select our cabin (rather than have what’s left allocated by P&O), for that price or less. These bookings were on Britannia and Ventura, but Iona and Arvia can be even cheaper and, being Select booking, they came with free parking and other benefits.    What am I missing? Are there genuine bargains to be had or is it all kidology, making people think that they are getting a bargain when they aren’t?     

Our winning bid was £100 total to upgrade from a low category select balcony cabin to a top category superior deluxe balcony. When we originally booked it would have been a £400 price difference for the lowest category SD. I think we got a bargain - and most importantly it was a price I was happy to pay.  

there will be genuine bargains: there will also be offers that are around the same as original booking price.

it’s early days for P&O operating this system, and if it ends up like MSC there will be a mix of amazing bargains and downright extortionate pricing I expect 😂

3 hours ago, Selbourne said: The cruises that you have quoted all seem to be at very high prices, presumably because they are all within 12 months of sail date, and I certainly wouldn’t pay that much for any of them. I strongly suspect that they have all been on sale for considerably less at some stage. One example has already been given where someone is paying significantly less for one of those cruises and I can give another.   We are booked on Ventura N332 which your figures show is currently on sale for £4,698 (£335.57 per night) for a standard balcony cabin on a guarantee basis (no cabin choice). We have booked a Superior Deluxe balcony cabin (which obviously costs more than a standard balcony cabin) on a Select basis, where we picked and secured our first choice cabin, and paid £2,714 (£193.86 per night). We haven’t got OBC with that (other than my shareholder benefit) but we do get free parking on top of that.    My point is not that you can’t pay considerably more for cruises, because you obviously can, but that if you book at the right time you could get a far better price than relying on the upgrade system, with the risks of a poor cabin location that comes with it. Someone booking our Ventura cruise today at £4,698 and ‘successfully’ bidding £100 each to secure a Superior Deluxe cabin may feel that they have secured a bargain if the price differential between the two cabin grades is usually more than that, but their £4,898 will compare against our £2,714 🤔

As you know I monitor the difference between select and saver fares on P&O cruises as a hobby!

B514 which is the Britannia 10 year anniversary cruise starts at £3698 for a balcony, so yes slightly cheaper if you book a long way out but how many eager bidders are committed to two year ahead booking? Again the long time out bookers normally do it to secure their cabin choice/location.

Only on a few occasions is the select fare reduced to anywhere near your figures.  My point is that the people likely to go for the bid will be those booked on the saver fare which means they have no idea of where their cabin will be in the first place and are happy to bid on a "leftover" cabin with the same risk. They are likely to think a balcony of whatever type is a step up.  

It's been discussed here previously that those who booked select and chose a specific cabin aren't going to be inclined to bid.

Just a little update on my bidding experience. 

I cancelled my bids. I booked a GC Guarantee but on allocation last week I got a GA Grade, Mid Ship Deck 14, given the excellent location I did not want to take the risk of getting my bid accepted only to end up in worse location.

I'm delighted with the Cabin we have been given so just sitting back and looking forward to the cruise. Restaurant reservations open tonight so I'll be online making sure I get everything booked, hopefully avoiding any onboard frustrations. Epicurean, Sindhu and Beach House on a 3 day rotation for the whole cruise is the plan. 

I would agree with what previous posts have stated, there's very limited real life feedback with actual numbers being shared to get a true picture of how the bid to upgrade process is actually working. 

45 minutes ago, Cloudyrain said: Our winning bid was £100 total to upgrade from a low category select balcony cabin to a top category superior deluxe balcony. When we originally booked it would have been a £400 price difference for the lowest category SD. I think we got a bargain - and most importantly it was a price I was happy to pay.   there will be genuine bargains: there will also be offers that are around the same as original booking price.   it’s early days for P&O operating this system, and if it ends up like MSC there will be a mix of amazing bargains and downright extortionate pricing I expect 😂

I’m pleased to hear that you are happy with your outcome. I guess the point I was trying to make is that whilst the price difference  for the upgrade might be less than the price difference at the time that someone booked, the actual total price that people may end up paying, even after a successful upgrade, may still be more than the cruise had previously been on sale for. Hope that makes sense 😂  

terrierjohn

58 minutes ago, Cloudyrain said: Our winning bid was £100 total to upgrade from a low category select balcony cabin to a top category superior deluxe balcony. When we originally booked it would have been a £400 price difference for the lowest category SD. I think we got a bargain - and most importantly it was a price I was happy to pay.   there will be genuine bargains: there will also be offers that are around the same as original booking price.   it’s early days for P&O operating this system, and if it ends up like MSC there will be a mix of amazing bargains and downright extortionate pricing I expect 😂

Do you know your cabin number yet, and is it perfectly acceptable?

1 hour ago, Megabear2 said: As you know I monitor the difference between select and saver fares on P&O cruises as a hobby!   B514 which is the Britannia 10 year anniversary cruise starts at £3698 for a balcony, so yes slightly cheaper if you book a long way out but how many eager bidders are committed to two year ahead booking? Again the long time out bookers normally do it to secure their cabin choice/location.   Only on a few occasions is the select fare reduced to anywhere near your figures.  My point is that the people likely to go for the bid will be those booked on the saver fare which means they have no idea of where their cabin will be in the first place and are happy to bid on a "leftover" cabin with the same risk. They are likely to think a balcony of whatever type is a step up.     It's been discussed here previously that those who booked select and chose a specific cabin aren't going to be inclined to bid.    

As P&O have a general policy of low prices with little or no OBC, or higher prices with sometimes large OBC, I tend to work on the Select fare less OBC to get to a ‘net’ price that I’m happy to pay. The Ventura cruise that I gave the figures for was booked at launch, so the price was the actual cruise price at the time for a Superior Deluxe, with no OBC deducted.   

The Britannia cruise that we’ve just returned from was booked just after balance due date and our March 24 Ventura cruise was booked in April this year, so neither of them at launch. Using my ‘net’ price calculation, both cruises are below my £100pppn target for a balcony cabin on a Select basis, with free parking.   

I guess that all I’m trying to understand is whether or not this upgrade system is resulting in bargain prices and, so far, I don’t think I’ve seen anything that has convinced me that it is. Quoting price differentials between cabin grades at the time of booking versus time of upgrade, whilst interesting, doesn’t in itself indicate that a bargain price for the total cruise has been achieved. For example, someone who successfully bids £50 for an upgrade on one of the cruises we have booked, thinking that’s a bargain because the difference when they booked was much more than that, may still be paying considerably more than we are paying having booked that grade in the first place, even though we booked on a Select basis and have our first pick of cabins. I may not be explaining myself clearly, but I know what I mean 😂    

6 hours ago, terrierjohn said: Do you know your cabin number yet, and is it perfectly acceptable?

Yes, literally perfect 

7 hours ago, Selbourne said: I’m pleased to hear that you are happy with your outcome. I guess the point I was trying to make is that whilst the price difference  for the upgrade might be less than the price difference at the time that someone booked, the actual total price that people may end up paying, even after a successful upgrade, may still be more than the cruise had previously been on sale for. Hope that makes sense 😂  

Totally makes sense 😂

I have been watching prices (I have a few cruises under my belt) and with the upgraded bid it’s a lot less than we could have booked.

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P&O Cruises announces the return of ship visits in 2023

Visits will take place across the fleet.

P&O Cruises has announced that it will host more than 1,000 travel agents on 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 .

Dates available to book are:

• Ventura (N309) – Saturday 22 April –  Book here
• Aurora (R307) – Tuesday 2 May –  Book here
• Iona (G317) – Saturday 3 June –  Book here
• Iona (G318) – Saturday 10 June –  Book here
• Arvia (K313) – Sunday 25 June –  Book here
• Iona (G322) – Saturday 8 July –  Book here
• Ventura (N319) – Saturday 15 July –  Book here

Future dates which will be available to book via the Shine Rewards Club soon:

• Arcadia (J311) – Tuesday 29 August
• Iona (G330) – Saturday 2 September
• Arvia (K318) – Sunday 3 September
• Arvia (K319) – Sunday 17 September
• Iona (G333) – Saturday 23 September
• Iona (G334) – Saturday 7 October
• Britannia (B326A) – Thursday 19 October
• Iona (G335) – Saturday 21 October

Ruth Venn, P&O Cruises director of sales, said: “We could not be more excited to bring back ship visits for travel agents this year. With more than 1,000 spaces available, including on our newest ship, Arvia, it is the perfect opportunity for agents to experience our ships for themselves and everything that’s included in the cost of a P&O Cruises holiday.”

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Iona P&O Cruises (G332P) Norwegian Fjords Cruise 16th September 2023

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This cruise aboard P&O Iona and operated by P&O Cruises, is a 7-night Norwegian Fjords No-Fly cruise from Southampton. The cruise departs on the 16th of September, 2023.

Ports of Call * (in no particular order!)

• Alesund: Alesund is a Norwegian port town known for its Art Nouveau architecture and scenic views. Visitors can explore the Alesund Aquarium, the Jugendstilsenteret Museum, and the Aksla viewpoint.
• Olden: A small village on the western coast of Norway, Olden is known for its stunning fjords, glaciers, and waterfalls. Popular activities in the area include hiking, kayaking, and taking scenic drives to view the surrounding mountains and valleys.
• Stavanger (Norway): Stavanger is a city in southwestern Norway known for its natural beauty, museums, and cultural attractions. The city is often a popular port of call for cruise ships travelling through the Norwegian fjords. Visitors can explore the old town, hike to the top of Pulpit Rock for panoramic views, or visit the Norwegian Petroleum Museum to learn about the country's oil industry.

Iona is the second youngest and joint greenest ship in the P&O Cruises fleet, powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG). Iona is designed to bring the outside in with a luminous glass-roofed SkyDome, an onboard gin distillery and a whole world of dining and entertainment. Iona sails to the Norwegian Fjords, the Canary Islands, and Northern Europe, with many voyages from Southampton. Book your Iona cruise today and experience the next generation of P&O Cruises ships.

All of Iona Cruises in 2023 can be found on the main Iona page of Cruisez, along with other news and details about the ship.

Iona Cruises this Month

Itinerary: Southampton – Stavanger (Norway), Olden, cruise by Innvikfjorden, Hellesylt, Haugesund – Southampton

Itinerary: Southampton – Stavanger (Norway), Olden, cruise by Innvikfjorden, Alesund, Haugesund – Southampton

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