The new Arvia will spend most of its inaugural season cruising in the Caribbean as P&O’s newest ship.

Cruise Industry News took a closer look at some of the program’s most interesting departures.

15-Night Transatlantic Crossing to the Caribbean
Date: January 6, 2023
Length: 15 nights
Homeports: Southampton (England) to Bridgetown (Barbados)
Complete itinerary: Tenerife (Spain), Philipsburg (St. Maarten), Castries (St. Lucia) and St. Georges (Grenada)

Following its first cruise in Europe, the Arvia is offering a transatlantic cruise to the Caribbean. The 15-night repositioning voyage sails from England to Barbados.

In addition to eight full days at sea, the cruise includes four calls to ports in Spain, St. Maarten, St. Lucia and Grenada before arriving in Bridgetown – where the ship is spending one entire night docked.

Two Weeks in the Caribbean
Date: Regular departures between January 20, 2023 and March 4, 2023
Length: 14 nights
Homeport: Bridgetown (Barbados)
Complete itinerary: Tortola (British Virgin Islands), La Romana (Dominican Republic), Philipsburg (St. Maarten), St. Johns (Antigua), Basseterre (St. Kitts), Fort de France (Martinique) and Castries (St. Lucia)

During most of the 2022-2023 winter season, the Arvia is offering a program of fly-cruises in the Caribbean.

The ship’s regular 14-night itinerary sails from Barbados and features visits to several destinations in both Southern and Eastern Caribbean, including St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Martinique and Tortola.

Seven-night Caribbean
Date: Regular departures between January 20, 2023 and March 4, 2023
Length: 7 nights
Homeports: Bridgetown (Barbados) to St. John (Antigua)
Complete itinerary: Tortola (British Virgin Islands), Philipsburg (St. Maarten) and La Romana (Dominican Republic)

The Arvia is also offering shorter cruises in the Caribbean, with its regular 14-night itineraries being split into two different seven-night itineraries in the region.

Sailing between Barbados and Antigua, one of the shorter voyages feature visits to the British Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic and St. Maarten.

Return to the United Kingdom
Date: March 17, 2023
Length: 16 nights
Homeports: Bridgetown (Barbados) to Southampton (England)
Complete itinerary: Tenerife and La Coruña (Spain), Fort de France (Martinique), Basseterre (St. Kitts) and Castries (St. Lucia)

Concluding its inaugural winter season, the Arvia is set to offer a return voyage to Europe in March. Sailing from Barbados, the 16-night itinerary visits five destinations before arriving in Southampton.

In addition to three ports in the Caribbean, the LNG-powered vessel visits Tenerife and La Coruña on its way to P&O Cruises’ homeport in the UK.