P&O Cruises

From: European Cruise Guide

ABOVE: The Oriana in Venice. INSET BELOW: The Aurora cruises past Elba.

P&O Cruises is the British half of P&O Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation. It serves upmarket travelers from the UK, with cruises that range from a few days to two weeks or more in length.

In 2012, P&O is offering 153 roundtrip departures from its home port of Southhampton. Cruising areas include the British Isles, the Baltic, the North Atlantic, the Canary Islands, and the Eastern and Western Mediterranean.

A number of P&O cruises are billed as "exclusively for adults" (a more elegant replacement of P&O's earlier term, "child-free.") If you believe that children should be unseen and unheard, P&O may be just your cup of English breakfast tea.

Cruise line's Web site:

P&O Cruises

Cruise video:

Oriana in Venice, Italy

Photo copyright © P&O Cruises.

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