P&O Cruises

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P&O Cruises
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Hospitality and transportation
Predecessor P&O
Founded1977 (1977) [1]
Headquarters Southampton, England, UK
Area served
 United Kingdom
Key people
  • Paul Ludlow (President, P&O Cruises)
  • Paul Ludlow (President, Carnival UK)
Products Cruises
Revenue$467 million (2021) [2]
Parent Carnival Corporation & plc
Website www.pocruises.com

P&O Cruises is a British cruise line based at Carnival House in Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. It was originally a subsidiary of the freight transport company P&O and was founded in 1977. [1] Along with P&O Cruises Australia, another former subsidiary of P&O, it has the oldest heritage of any cruise line in the world, dating to P&O's first passenger operations in 1837. [3] [4] [5]

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P&O Cruises was divested from P&O in 2000, subsequently becoming a subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises, [6] before coming under its current ownership in 2003, following a merger between P&O Princess Cruises and Carnival Corporation (the combined company now operates as Carnival Corporation & plc). [7]

History

Origins

In 1834, Brodie McGhie Willcox, a ship broker from London, and Arthur Anderson, a sailor from the Shetland Islands, formed an association with Captain Richard Bourne, a steamship owner from Dublin. [8] In 1837, the trio won a contract and began transporting mail and passengers from England to the Iberian Peninsula, founding the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company. [9] [5] In 1840, the company merged with the Transatlantic Steam Ship Company and expanded their operations to the Orient, becoming the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company (P&O). [10] In 1844, P&O expanded its passenger operations from transportation to include leisure cruising, operating sailings from England to the Mediterranean that were the first of their kind. [5] By the mid-1900s, passenger shipping for the purposes of transportation was threatened by the increasing affordability of air travel. [11] Consequently, in the 1970s, P&O dedicated its passenger operations entirely to leisure cruising and, in 1977, relisted its passenger ships under the new subsidiary P&O Cruises. [1]

1977–1995: early years

Canberra of 1961 in Ponta Delgada, Azores in 1984 03-Ponta Delgada 1984.jpg
Canberra of 1961 in Ponta Delgada, Azores in 1984

Initially, P&O Cruises operated Oriana and Canberra from Southampton, serving the UK market, [12] [13] and Arcadia from Sydney, serving the Australian market, [14] while Uganda operated educational cruises. [15] All of these ships had previously operated for P&O and had been transferred to the new subsidiary. There were several changes over the following years. In 1979, Arcadia departed the Australian fleet [14] and was replaced by Sea Princess , which was formerly Kungsholm for Flagship Cruises. [16] In 1981, Oriana relocated to serve the Australian market, [12] and in 1982, Sea Princess relocated to serve the UK market. [16] The same year, both Canberra and Uganda were requisitioned to assist in the Falklands War, with the former becoming a troopship and the latter a hospital ship. [17] [18]

More ships departed the fleet in the following years; Uganda in 1983, [18] Oriana in March 1986 [19] and Sea Princess in November 1986. [16] With only Canberra remaining, serving the UK market, [4] P&O diverged its Australian operations from its UK operations in 1988, acquiring Sitmar Cruises, which already operated a ship in Australia. [12] This ultimately led to the formation of P&O Cruises Australia, which would oversee Australian operations, while P&O Cruises focused on UK operations. [3]

1995–2008: first newbuilds and changes of ownership

Oriana of 1995 at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria in 2003 MV Oriana - Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 2003.JPG
Oriana of 1995 at Las Palmas, Gran Canaria in 2003

In the 1990s, P&O Cruises commissioned its first newbuild, the second Oriana , which entered service in April 1995. [20] Unlike the older ocean liners the company had inherited from P&O, which had originally been designed to transport passengers from one place to another, the new Oriana was a cruise ship, built purely for pleasure cruising. At 69,153 gross tons, she was one of the largest cruise ships in the world. [21] Sea Princess also returned to the fleet in 1995, now renamed Victoria. [16] Canberra departed the fleet in 1997 and was replaced the same year by a second Arcadia , formerly Star Princess for Princess Cruises. [13] In 2000, Aurora , another newbuild of similar design to Oriana, entered service, [22] although she suffered a disappointing start when she was forced to abandon her maiden voyage due to mechanical problems. [22]

The ownership of P&O Cruises changed twice in the early 2000s. In 2000, P&O divested its cruise operations and transferred them to the new independent company P&O Princess Cruises, [6] and in 2003, P&O Princess Cruises merged with Carnival Corporation to form Carnival Corporation & plc. [7]

Fleet rotations continued. Victoria departed for the final time in 2002, [16] Oceana , formerly Ocean Princess for Princess Cruises, joined the same year [23] and Arcadia departed in 2003. [24] Adonia , formerly Sea Princess and a sister to Oceana, replaced Arcadia the same year, [25] before being replaced by a newbuild Arcadia in 2005. [25] The new Arcadia had originally been intended for Holland America Line and later Cunard Line, but was allocated to P&O Cruises by Carnival during construction. [26] [27] Arcadia was joined by Artemis , formerly Royal Princess for Princess Cruises. [28]

2008–present: expansion and modernisation

Britannia of 2015 in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 2019, bearing the company's post-2014 livery BRITANNIA (48013113692).jpg
Britannia of 2015 in Rotterdam, Netherlands in 2019, bearing the company's post-2014 livery

The fleet expanded and modernised with the addition of the 116,017-ton newbuild Ventura in 2008 [29] and her sister Azura in 2010. [30] Artemis also departed the fleet in 2011 [31] and was replaced by a second Adonia , which like Artemis had formerly been Royal Princess for Princess Cruises. [32]

In 2012, P&O Cruises celebrated the 175th anniversary of the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company by staging a 'Grand Event', in which the entire fleet was assembled in Southampton. [33]

The company's modernisation continued with the introduction of a new livery in 2014 based on the Union Jack, to emphasise its British heritage, [34] and the arrival of the 143,730-ton newbuild Britannia in 2015. [35] More departures followed; Adonia transferred to Carnival's new Fathom brand between 2016 and 2017, [36] [37] before departing permanently in 2018, [38] and Oriana, the company's first newbuild, departed in 2019. [39]

In March 2020, P&O Cruises joined every cruise line worldwide in suspending passenger operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [40] [41] This led to the departure of Oceana in July 2020, as Carnival sold older ships across its fleets in order to increase liquidity. [42] Operations would not resume until fifteen months later, in June 2021. [43]

The company continued to expand with the addition of the 184,089-ton newbuild Iona in 2020, [44] although her maiden voyage was delayed until the following year by the pandemic, [45] [46] and her sister Arvia in 2022. [47] These became the first ships built for the British market to be powered by liquefied natural gas (LNG), rather than fuel oil, in an effort to make them more environmentally friendly. [48] [49]

In March 2022, P&O Cruises suffered a public backlash following a mass firing of staff by P&O Ferries, another former subsidiary of P&O. [50] They subsequently embarked on an advertising campaign in national newspapers and on social media to clarify their separate ownership. [50]

Controversies

On 23 November 2023, it was reported that P&O Cruises, alongside Cunard, has taken steps to implement a "fire and rehire" strategy for over 900 crew members based in the UK, if staff did not accept new terms of salary reductions and the adoption of new working conditions. [51] Carnival UK had notified the authorities that it was considering redundancies, by submitting a Form HR1 to the UK government’s Insolvency Service, just a day after starting talks with the union over reducing workers' hours and pay. [52] The union representing the workers at P&O, Nautilus International, criticised Carnival UK saying the move suggested that Carnival "never had any intention of 'meaningful negotiation'". [53] A day later Carnival UK rescinded the HR1 form and the threat of the use of a "fire and rehire" strategy following urgent talks with Nautilus, saying both parties were “committed to engaging in meaningful consultation”. [54]

Golden Cockerel

P&O Cruises awards the company's Golden Cockerel trophy to the fastest ship in its fleet. [13] The trophy is currently held by Aurora , which achieved a speed of 25.7 knots in April 2019. [55] It was previously held by the first Oriana until her retirement in 1986, [13] Canberra until her retirement in 1997, [13] and the second Oriana until her retirement in 2019. [56]

Fleet

Current fleet

ShipBuiltBuilderEntered service Gross tonnage Flag [57] NotesImage
Aurora 2000 Meyer Werft 2000 76,152Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda

Has held the Golden Cockerel trophy since 2019 [55]

Aurora departing Tallinn 29 May 2016 (cropped).jpg
Arcadia 2005 Fincantieri 2005 84,342Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Arcadia departing Tallinn Port of Tallinn 27 June 2017.jpg
Ventura 2008Fincantieri2008 116,017Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda Ventura at Funchal 2 2016 (cropped).JPG
Azura 2010Fincantieri2010 115,055Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 9424883 Azura 2010.jpg
Britannia 2015Fincantieri2015143,730Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Britannia arrival-1.jpg
Iona 2020Meyer Werft2021184,089Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Joint largest cruise ship ever built for the UK market with Arvia [58] P&O Iona, Cadiz Spain (52534525715).jpg
Arvia 2022Meyer Werft2022185,581 [59] Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Joint largest cruise ship ever built for the UK market with Iona [58] MS Arvia.jpg

Former fleet

ShipBuiltBuilderIn service Gross tonnage FlagNotesImage
Arcadia 1954 John Brown & Company 1977–197929,734Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom P&O ship SS Arcadia docked in Vancouver in 1974.jpg
Uganda 1952 Barclay Curle 1977–198314,430Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom SS Uganda Helsinki Harbour 1980s.jpg
Oriana 1960 Vickers-Armstrong 1977–198641,910Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
  • Oriana for P&O from 1960 to 1977
  • Floating hotel and museum from 1986 to 2004
  • Capsized in 2004 and scrapped in 2005
  • Held the Golden Cockerel trophy until 1986 [13]
Oriana Tonga 1985.jpg
Canberra 1961 Harland and Wolff 1977–199749,073Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
  • Canberra for P&O from 1961 to 1977
  • Scrapped in 1997
  • Held the Golden Cockerel trophy from 1986 to 1997 [13]
03-Ponta Delgada 1984.jpg
Sea Princess
/Victoria 		1965John Brown & Company1979–1986 (as Sea Princess),
1995–2002 (as Victoria)		27,670Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Sea Princess Venice 1986.jpg
Arcadia 1988 Chantiers de l'Atlantique 1997–200363,500Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Arcadia Station Pier (cropped).jpg
Adonia 1998Fincantieri2003–200577,499Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
  • Sea Princess for Princess Cruises from 1998 to 2003 and 2005 to 2020
  • Charming for Foresee Cruises since 2020 [61]
P&O Adonia now Sea Princess (recropped).jpg
Artemis 1984 Wärtsilä 2005–201144,348Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
  • Royal Princess for Princess Cruises from 1984 to 2005
  • Artania for Phoenix Reisen since 2011
 Cruiseship Artemis near Vlaardingen NL.jpg
Adonia 2001Chantiers de l'Atlantique2011–2016,
2017–2018		30,277Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda MV Adonia departing Southampton.jpg
Oriana 1995Meyer Werft1995–201969,153Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
  • Piano Land for Astro Ocean since 2019 [62]
  • Held the Golden Cockerel trophy from 1997 to 2019 [56]
Oriana (2).jpg
Oceana 2000Fincantieri2002–202077,499Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda
  • Ocean Princess for Princess Cruises from 2000 to 2002
  • Queen of the Oceans for Seajets since 2020 [63]
MV Oceana entering Charleston harbor. (32498102711) (cropped) (cropped).jpg

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