Launch of P&O Summer 2020 starts now

Today (3rd September) sees the launch of P&O and more importantly their new ship Iona. The embargo has now been lifted and so we can start to talk and take pre-registration bookings for Summer 2020 – (which does seem such a long way off)

So Iona the new ship for P&O will sail on its maiden voyage on the 13th May 2020 for 9 nights sailing to the Norwegian Fjords and calling into Stavanger, Olden, Geiranger and Bergen. For the rest of the Summer season (with the last departure being the 19th September 2020) she will be continuing to sailing the Norwegian Fjords on 7-night itineraries. Will P&O be able to fill a ship of this size every week for 5 months to the Fjords every week? – I am not so sure, but the Fjords is a great destination for new cruisers and one of my favourite itineraries. I wonder whilst in Geiranger for a ship this size if P&O will pay to have the airbridge to link the ship to the shore as it could take a while to get everyone ashore by the tenders their other ships use?

If you have travelled with P&O before then you will get a 10% discount, and new to P&O you will receive a 5%  discount, before anything from us here at cruise.co.uk. P&O is offering a reduced deposit to 5% (its normally 15%) however we are offering just a £1pp deposit for bookings (terms and conditions apply)

An overview of what the other ships are doing in Summer 2020: Oceana will be continuing with her Fly cruise programme with 7-night cruises that can be booked as 7 or 14-night durations from Malta,  Britannia is sailing the Mediterranean on 14-night durations from May to September. Azura is doing alternate cruises around the  Mediterranean then the Baltic from May to September. Ventura is a mix of cruises from short breaks for 2nights, and also 7 and 12-night cruises.  Aurora and Arcadia are a mixture of adult only cruises.

Key important dates for your Diary for P&O:

3rd September 2018 – Pre-registration opens

10th September 2018 – Iona goes on sale to the Caribbean, Baltic and Ligurian Tiers

12th September  2018 – Iona goes on sake to everyone

17th September 2018  – The rest of the ships on sale for the Caribbean, Baltic and Ligurian Tiers

19th September 2018 – April – July 2020  on general sale to everyone

20th September 2018 – August to October 2020 on general sale to everyone

Will you be booking this far in advance -is it too early to be thinking of Summer 2020?. I am quite interested in booking myself to sail on Iona probably in June. if you are looking to book then please call me on 0800 408 6086  and I can get you pre-registered. I will be on every morning at 8am on the onsale days to make your bookings.