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Aboard Arvia with P&O Cruises

Departure Date

25 January 2025

Duration

7 Nights

Cruise Only From

£1,849pp

Cruise Reference

ART-1CAPO13

Cruise Overview

With its superb beaches, historical attractions and beautiful coral reefs, Antigua provides a host of diversions.

It is said that the island contains 365 beaches, one for every day of the year.

Antigua maintains its traditional West Indian character, with gingerbread-house style architecture, calypso music and carnival festivities.

St John’s has been the administrative capital since the island’s colonisation in 1632, and has been the seat of government since it gained independence in 1981.

From the port you can explore the colourful Redcliffe district, with its restored wooden houses, and Heritage Quay with its shopping mall and craft shops.

The city has some fine examples of Colonial architecture, including the twin-towered cathedral, built in 1845 and considered one of the finest church buildings in the Caribbean.

All coaches in Antigua are operated by smaller vehicles, and commentary will be given by a driver/guide.
With its superb beaches, historical attractions and beautiful coral reefs, Antigua provides a host of diversions.

It is said that the island contains 365 beaches, one for every day of the year.

Antigua maintains its traditional West Indian character, with gingerbread-house style architecture, calypso music and carnival festivities.

St John’s has been the administrative capital since the island’s colonisation in 1632, and has been the seat of government since it gained independence in 1981.

From the port you can explore the colourful Redcliffe district, with its restored wooden houses, and Heritage Quay with its shopping mall and craft shops.

The city has some fine examples of Colonial architecture, including the twin-towered cathedral, built in 1845 and considered one of the finest church buildings in the Caribbean.

All coaches in Antigua are operated by smaller vehicles, and commentary will be given by a driver/guide.
Nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, cocoa those heady aromas fill the air in Grenada (pronounced gruh-nay-da).

Only 21 miles (33½ km) long and 12 miles (19½ km) wide, the Isle of Spice is a tropical gem of lush rain forests, white-sand beaches, secluded coves, exotic flowers, and enough locally grown spices to fill anyone's kitchen cabinet.

St.

George's is one of the most picturesque capital cities in the Caribbean, St.

George's Harbour is one of the most picturesque harbors, and Grenada's Grand Anse Beach is one of the region's finest beaches.

The island has friendly, hospitable people and enough good shopping, restaurants, historic sites, and natural wonders to make it a popular port of call.

About one-third of Grenada's visitors arrive by cruise ship, and that number continues to grow each year.

Grenada's capital is a bustling West Indian city, much of which remains unchanged from colonial days.

Narrow streets lined with shops wind up, down, and across steep hills.

Brick warehouses cling to the waterfront, and pastel-painted homes rise from the waterfront and disappear into steep green hills.

The horseshoe-shaped St.

George's Harbour, a submerged volcanic crater, is arguably the prettiest harbor in the Caribbean.

Schooners, ferries, and tour boats tie up along the seawall or at the small dinghy dock.

The Carenage (pronounced car-a-nahzh), which surrounds the harbor, is the capital's center.

Warehouses, shops, and restaurants line the waterfront.

The Christ of the Deep statue that sits on the pedestrian plaza at the center of The Carenage was presented to Grenada by Costa Cruise Line in remembrance of its ship, Bianca C, which burned and sank in the harbor in 1961 and is now a favorite dive site.

An engineering feat for its time, the 340-foot-long Sendall Tunnel was built in 1895 and named for Walter Sendall, an early governor.

The narrow tunnel, used by both pedestrians and vehicles, separates the harbor side of St.

George's from the Esplanade on the bay side of town, where you can find the markets (produce, meat, and fish), the Cruise Ship Terminal, the Esplanade Mall, and the public bus station.

Cruise Itinerary

Aboard Arvia

Launch Year: 2022 Length: 337 Width: 42 Currency: GBP Capacity: 5200 Crew Count: 1800 Deck Count: 18 Cabin Count: 2500

Iona’s eagerly-anticipated sister ship, Arvia, joins the fleet in December 2022 and is heading for the sunshine. Like Iona, Arvia is another Excel class ship, with even more freedom, innovation and variety in store than ever before. So get ready for your ultimate P&O Cruises holiday.

Revel in the glorious Caribbean rays from Arvia’s unique SkyDome. Luxuriate in modern accommodation with crystal-clear sea views from your Conservatory Mini-suite. Enjoy your pick of dining experiences in new and exclusive restaurants. And relax and re-energise with entertainment and activities for the whole family, from cinema screenings and live music to a brand new activity zone, Altitude. Arvia will also be powered by liquefied natural gas; with significantly reduced carbon emissions, we can continue to create a future of more responsible travel for many years to come.

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Cabin Details

There's a range of accommodation types to suit all passengers.

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