Emrys Thakkar

Docked P&O Cruise Ships (Photo Credit: JSvideos) Key Aspects: P&O Cruises’ newest ship is Arvia, which debuted in 2022. P&O Cruises’ oldest ship is Aurora, which debuted in 2000. Even P&O Cruises’ older ships have received substantial refits and refurbishments over the last five years, keeping the fleet up to date as much as possible. P&O Cruises is a British cruise line with a small fleet of seven ships.

P&O Cruise Ships (Photo Credit: George Mutch) Key Aspects: Arvia and Iona are P&O Cruises’ largest ships, both very similar in size and sister ships in the Excel class. Aurora is the smallest, oldest ship in the P&O fleet, debuting in 2000. Britannia remains P&O Cruises’ flagship, with its classic British style and modest size.

Key Aspects: The largest ship in the world by gross tonnage is Icon of the Seas, as the first in that huge class. Royal Caribbean claims 9 out of the top 10 biggest ships in the world. The world’s 30 largest cruise ships range in size from 169,400 gross tons to 248,663 gross tons. Any time one of the major cruise lines introduces a new ship, it seems like they’re aiming to go bigger than ever before.