P&O Ferry information

P&O ferry cruises is a UK based cruise line ferry operator that has five cruise ships in its fleet. Until 2003, P&O cruises was part of the Peninsular and Oriental steam navigation company, at that time P & O was the first cruise line in the world. They even go back to as early as the 1840s.


P&O currently has in its fleet the following ships/ferries:-

Arcadia - In service for P&O since 2005
Artemis - In service for P&O since 1984
Aurora - In service for P&O since 2000
Oceana - In service for P&O since 2005
Oriana - In service for P&O since 1995

In 2009 P & O intend to reveal there latest ferry cruiser, currently being built in Italy.


P&O Cruises is a United Kingdom-based cruise line that operates five cruise ships based in the United Kingdom. It is one of the many cruise lines operated by Carnival Corporation & plc. P&O Cruises was a part of the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company until 2003 and as such it was the first cruise line in the world, having operated the world's first cruises in the 1840s.

P&O ferry services depart from Dover, Hull and Portmouth on a daily basis. As well as there main route Dover to Calais they offer other varied routes around Europe.

Theres no need to start your holiday abandoned in an airport of squashed up in a train. Alternatively choose to travel with P and O and enjoy room in and abundance and the freedom of the fresh air and surroundings as you ferry yourself across to your destination.
Begin your European holiday, whether it be Calais, Rotterdam or Bilbao before you even arrive.

You deserve a holiday!