P&O Cruises has released its summer 2026 itinerary collection, featuring new sailings to Rome and opportunities to witness the solar eclipse

Arvia will offer 14-night holidays, including two new Western Mediterranean itineraries, each with six different ports of call, featuring the vessel’s debut in Civitavecchia for Rome. Prices start from £1,149pp.

Meanwhile, Britannia will make maiden calls into nine different ports, including Corfu, Greece; Aarhus, Denmark; and three Icelandic ports. Prices from £1,399pp.

The 21-night Central Mediterranean and 24-night Eastern Mediterranean cruises on board Aurora feature refreshed itineraries, with the return of La Goulette, Tunisia; and Athens, Piraeus from £2,549pp.

The vessel will also sail to Istanbul for the first time since 2015, with an overnight call, departing Southampton on 19 August 2026. Prices start from £2,249pp.

P&O Cruises to offer range of Special Event cruises

P&O Cruises has rolled out a range of Special Event cruises, including a 14-night Atlantic Coast cruise on board Ventura which presents the potential to witness a total solar eclipse, as the ship will call into the Spanish city of El Ferrol, which sits within the path of totality.

And for the first time, Britannia’s 21-night Central Mediterranean holiday departing Southampton on 5 June 2026 offers a Croatia-intensive itinerary with calls into Dubrovnik, Split and Zadar, as well as four Mediterranean islands: Sardinia, Corfu, Malta and Mallorca.

For those looking for a shorter getaway, Arvia and Iona will each feature four new seven-night Southern Mediterranean sailings, calling into Bilbao, La Coruna, Vigo and Cherbourg, including five sailings in the school holidays.

Azura will continue to operate fly-cruise options in 2026, a mixture of Western, Central and Eastern Mediterranean itineraries will depart from Malta every Thursday, with options for both seven- and 14-night holidays.

Earlier this year, P&O Cruises announced the details of one its largest ship visit programmes to date, with more than 1,000 places available for travel agents.