The new Arvia will spend most of its inaugural season cruising within the Caribbean as P&O’s latest ship.
Cruise Industry News took a more in-depth have a look at a few of the program’s most attention-grabbing departures.
15-Night Transatlantic Crossing to the Caribbean
Date: January 6, 2023
Length: 15 nights
Homeports: Southampton (England) to Bridgetown (Barbados)
Complete itinerary: Tenerife (Spain), Philipsburg (St. Maarten), Castries (St. Lucia) and St. Georges (Grenada)
Following its first cruise in Europe, the Arvia is providing a transatlantic cruise to the Caribbean. The 15-night repositioning voyage sails from England to Barbados.
In addition to eight full days at sea, the cruise contains 4 calls to ports in Spain, St. Maarten, St. Lucia and Grenada earlier than arriving in Bridgetown – the place the ship is spending one total evening docked.
Two Weeks within the Caribbean
Date: Regular departures between January 20, 2023 and March 4, 2023
Length: 14 nights
Homeport: Bridgetown (Barbados)
Complete itinerary: Tortola (British Virgin Islands), La Romana (Dominican Republic), Philipsburg (St. Maarten), St. Johns (Antigua), Basseterre (St. Kitts), Fort de France (Martinique) and Castries (St. Lucia)
During a lot of the 2022-2023 winter season, the Arvia is providing a program of fly-cruises within the Caribbean.
The ship’s common 14-night itinerary sails from Barbados and options visits to a number of locations in each Southern and Eastern Caribbean, together with St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Martinique and Tortola.
Seven-night Caribbean
Date: Regular departures between January 20, 2023 and March 4, 2023
Length: 7 nights
Homeports: Bridgetown (Barbados) to St. John (Antigua)
Complete itinerary: Tortola (British Virgin Islands), Philipsburg (St. Maarten) and La Romana (Dominican Republic)
The Arvia can also be providing shorter cruises within the Caribbean, with its common 14-night itineraries being cut up into two totally different seven-night itineraries within the area.
Sailing between Barbados and Antigua, one of many shorter voyages function visits to the British Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic and St. Maarten.
Return to the United Kingdom
Date: March 17, 2023
Length: 16 nights
Homeports: Bridgetown (Barbados) to Southampton (England)
Complete itinerary: Tenerife and La Coruña (Spain), Fort de France (Martinique), Basseterre (St. Kitts) and Castries (St. Lucia)
Concluding its inaugural winter season, the Arvia is about to supply a return voyage to Europe in March. Sailing from Barbados, the 16-night itinerary visits 5 locations earlier than arriving in Southampton.
In addition to 3 ports within the Caribbean, the LNG-powered vessel visits Tenerife and La Coruña on its approach to P&O Cruises’ homeport within the UK.