P&O Cruises have just announced details of The Artemis Farewell Voyage, deaprting southampton on 12th April 2011, on her final Mediterranean Cruise.
To date, nearly 100,000 people have travelled on her since she first entered service with P&O Cruises in June 2005, so there is no doubt that many will be sad to see her leave.
During her time with P&O Cruises, Artemis has visited the Mediterranean on many occasions. On 12 April 2011, she will return here for one final 14 night cruise visiting, among others, the iconic cites of Barcelona, Monte Carlo and Rome.
P&O have announced that ARCADIA is to do a 72 night Voyage, from southampton, on 12th April 2011, that will include Alaska, overnight stays in New York and San Francisco and cruise the Caribbean Islands! The voyage will be split into two sectors or can be taken as the full 72 night cruise. This is the first time that P&O have offered this type of itinerary since 1970!
Its no secret that I started cruising some 42 years ago as a child on my first P&O cruise. Here is me attending my very first Captains cockatil Party onboard Canberra Christmas cruise 1967 (yes Im the one with a glass in my hand!)
Some 150+ cruises later I have collected many bits of memorabilia along the way. With the launch of Azura asking for the loan of P&O memorabilia it has sent me looking back at some of the items I have collected along the way, and I thought the following might be of interest to some.
Mix together Michelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar, chic sophisticated surroundings and a menu of sublime and intriguing flavours and you have Sindhu – one of Azura’s enticing Select Dining restaurants. Celebrating Britain’s love affair with Indian cuisine and P&O Cruises long standing affiliation with India, this fine dining venue will offer contemporary Indian cuisine with a British twist.