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In a splendid ceremony this morning, Queen Elizabeth II officially named P&O's newest vessel, the 143,000-ton Britannia, which c...

P&O's newest ship, Britannia, arrived Southampton this morning for the first time to await her official naming on Tuesday by Her Maj...

P&O Cruises said this morning that HM Queen Elizabeth will name Britannia at the Ocean Terminal in Southampton on March 10. Details to...

P&O's theme of "Best of British" expands further aboard Britannia with a unique venue. Internationally acclaimed cheese ju...

* Things You’ll Want to Know Today we have a collection of shorter, but interesting items our readers probably won’t want to miss. + Hot ...

* Where to Find the Best of British Art When P&O’s Britannia enters service in March, it is going to be filled with everything British a...

Earlier this year P&O Cruises launched a national campaign to find out what the general public thought embodied the spirit of Britain. T...

We’re closing out the week with five smaller stories that you probably haven’t heard about, but we hope our subscribers will find them inter...

* Painting on the Outside P&O sent along some outstanding pictures yesterday. It seems they have come to the point in Monfalcone where ...

Yesterday, Fincantieri painted P&O's new livery on the hull of Britannia, which is under construction at their Monfalcone (Italy) ya...

* Ladies, Start Your Engines The day that a cruise ship starts its engines for the first time in the yard is a big deal because they genera...

P&O's Britannia started its four engines for the first time today at the Fincantieri yard at Monfalcone (Italy). Chosen to start the...

* Britannia Floats While much of the world had its attention on flowers and romance today, Britain’s attention was on the Italian port of M...

Fincantieri floated P&O Cruises' 141,000-ton Britannia today at their Monfalcone yard. Before opening the valves to float the s...