Tag Archives: P&O

Hits and Misses on P&O Arcadia

Posted on June 15, 2018 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Cruise ships have a lot of things in common with one another, but they have differences as well. Depending on what any individual person looks for in a cruise they are bound to find some ships more appealing than others … Continue reading →

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Bay of Islands, New Zealand

Posted on October 20, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Usually cruise ships tie up to a dock on port stops, but sometimes they anchor offshore. When the ship anchors it is called a tender port because people move from ship to shore in smaller boats called tenders. Each ship … Continue reading →

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Food on P&O Arcadia

Posted on September 22, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Food is a big part of cruising for most passengers, and like most major cruise ships P&O Arcadia has food available in a variety of places around the ship – some at no additional cost and others for a fee. … Continue reading →

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Tea With the Brits

Posted on July 14, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Afternoon tea is much bigger in the UK than it is in America. We expected more of a crowd at the tea on the Arcadia the first time we went, but then again we went on the afternoon of the … Continue reading →

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Cruise Ship Décor on P&O Arcadia

Posted on March 10, 2017 by LBcruiseshipblogger

P&O Arcadia is unique among P&O’s fleet. At the start of building, the ship was intended for Holland America. Somewhere along they way it got changed to Cunard before finally ending up going to P&O by the time it left … Continue reading →

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Cruising Across the Pacific Ocean

Posted on November 18, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

Our 21-day transpacific cruise on the P&O Arcadia began in Valparaiso, Chile. As one leg of a world cruise the boarding process differs a bit from ordinary cruises where the whole ship changes over to a new cruise. Only some … Continue reading →

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Sailing Past Easter Island

Posted on October 14, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

One of the most isolated places in the world, Easter Island sits alone in the Pacific Ocean. It takes about 5 days on a cruise ship or over 5 hours on a plane to get to Easter Island from the … Continue reading →

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Cruise Ship Cabins on P&O Arcadia

Posted on April 29, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

P&O Cruise Line For those of you who have never heard of P&O, it is a British cruise line. The name P&O comes from the line’s origins as the Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Company which began as a shipping … Continue reading →

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P&O Arcadia

Posted on March 18, 2016 by LBcruiseshipblogger

P&O Arcadia Adults Only Cruise Ship P&O UK has a fleet of 8 ships. Their homeport is in Southhampton, England. P&O also has an Australian division sailing out of Sydney with 5 different ships. Of P&O’s eight British ships, 3 … Continue reading →

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