P&O’s Britannia to sail year-round from Southampton in 2027
P&O Cruises has confirmed Britannia will sail year-round from Southampton in 2027
For the first time since its launch in 2015, the P&O Cruises flagship will be based in the south coast port year-round, with a mix of itineraries stretching from the Atlantic islands to the Caribbean and Mediterranean.
It comes as the line revealed its collection of holidays for winter 2027 through to spring 2028, including new itineraries, ports of call and the line’s longest world cruise sailing.
Iona will join its sister ship Arvia in the Caribbean and operate 14-night fly-cruise holidays with departures from Barbados, Antigua and, a new addition for the season, St Kitts, between October 2027 and April 2028.
Arcadia and Aurora, meanwhile, will offer a mix of itineraries available to all ages as well as those exclusively for adults, with sailings to North Cape, the Baltic region, and Western Europe in winter 2028. Aurora returns to South America for a 75-night Grand Tour in 2028, with calls in Brazil and Chile.
Selected Canary Islands fly-cruises throughout the season on Azura will include Madeira and Morocco and Ventura will embark on a new seven-night Scandinavia cruise exploring Northern Europe, with New Year’s Eve 2027 celebrations in Southampton before sailing to Copenhagen, Oslo and Kristiansand.
Arcadia’s World Cruise 2028 will be one of P&O Cruises’ longest yet at 124 nights and features an East Asia leg, taking in Japanese destinations of Nagasaki and Tokyo.
The season will see P&O Cruises visit nine ports that have not featured in itineraries for at least five years, including Tokyo, San Diego and Hawaii.
