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P&O Cruises is a British cruise line based at Carnival House in Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc.It was originally a subsidiary of the freight transport company P&O and was founded in 1977. [1]
P&O (in full, The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company [1]) was a British shipping and logistics company dating from the early 19th century. Formerly a public company, it was sold to DP World in March 2006 for £3.9 billion.
P&O Ferries is a British shipping company that operates ferries from United Kingdom to Northern Ireland, and to Continental Europe (France, Belgium and the Netherlands). The company was created in 2002 through mergers and acquisitions within P&O.
By 2020, P&O Ferries had become a leading UK ferry operator with business worth around £10 million per annum, with a 15% share of maritime freight transport before the pandemic. [4] The company received £15 million in grants, including furlough payments during the COVID-inspired slump, [4] although the company announced 1,100 job cuts soon ...
P&OSL Provence (1999–2002) Stena Empereur (1998) 1998 2004 28,727 1,500 Dover-Calais Sold to GA Ferries, scrapped 2011 7902647 Norqueen: 1996 2002 17,884 12 In Service 7902635 Norking: 1996 2002 17,884 12 In Service 7820497 P&OSL Picardy (1999–2001) Pride of Bruges 1 (1988–1999) Pride of Free Enterprise E (1987–1988) 1987 2001 13,601 ...
MS Iona is an Excellence-class cruise ship in service for P&O Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc.Built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft in Papenburg, [4] she was delivered in October 2020 at a cost of £730 million.
P&O European Ferries (formerly Townsend Thoresen), a division of P&O Ferries, was a ferry company which operated in the English Channel from 1987 after the Herald of Free Enterprise disaster, when Townsend Thoresen was renamed P&O European Ferries, until 1999 when the Portsmouth Operations became P&O Portsmouth and the Dover Operations were merged with Stena Line AB to make P&O Stena Line.
Both P&O and Stena also put various building assets into the merger. An example of which was P&O Stena Line's "Central Preparation" kitchens in the western docks, and their training centre (both ex-British Rail buildings). Channel House, P&O's Dover headquarters were leased from P&O Corporate in London to P&O Stena Line.