Signature highlights
The ship features a three-deck Grand Atrium, SkyDome with a retractable glass roof, and a high-ropes experience at sea. It is one of P&O Cruises’ largest ships and is powered by liquefied natural gas.
Arvia
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Heading to: GBSOU > ESBIOCurrently on: Spain And France, 7 Nights (7 nights) — Currently at BIO
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Under Way Using Engine
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About Arvia
Arvia is P&O Cruises’ 2022 Excel-class flagship, built by MEYER WERFT and designed for warm-weather cruising. The LNG-powered ship combines a large resort-style layout with a retractable-roof SkyDome, multiple pools, extensive dining and entertainment, and family facilities. It carries about 5,200 guests in normal operation and offers 2,614 passenger cabins across 20 decks. Its size, broad choice of venues and contemporary design make it particularly suited to travelers seeking a lively, family-friendly ship with both relaxed outdoor spaces and varied evening entertainment.
Ship at a Glance
- Operator
- Carnival UK
- Builder / shipyard
- MEYER WERFT
- Registry / flag
- Bermuda
- Call sign
- ZCHG8
- IMO number
- 9849693
- MMSI
- 310856000
Onboard Experience
Dining
Dining includes Meridian and Zenith main restaurants, Epicurean, The Glass House, The Beach House, Sindhu, The Limelight Club, The Olive Grove and The Quays, alongside casual venues and bars.
Entertainment
Entertainment includes aerial performances in the Grand Atrium, productions in Headliners Theatre, films at Ocean Studios, live music, tribute acts and dancing at The Club House.
Staterooms & suites
Arvia offers 2,614 cabins, including inside, sea-view, balcony and suite accommodation. The ship has extensive balcony inventory and contemporary public spaces oriented toward outdoor views.
For families
Family facilities include Reef Rangers children’s programming, Splashers and Surfers activity areas, pools, Splash Valley, sports spaces and the high-ropes experience. P&O Cruises identifies Arvia as a family-friendly ship.
Pools, spa & wellness
Wellness facilities include pools, whirlpools, a jogging track, sports areas and a spa offering treatments and beauty services.
Accessibility
P&O Cruises states that most areas are accessible to wheelchair users or guests with limited mobility, with adapted cabins, accessible dining venues, theatre wheelchair spaces and pool hoists available. Accessibility arrangements and equipment may require advance coordination.
Environmental features
Arvia uses LNG propulsion and incorporates shore-power capability, an air-lubrication system, advanced wastewater and ballast-water treatment, food-waste biodigesters, LED lighting and energy-management systems.
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Itineraries & Sailings
Ports of Call
Southampton, England, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Basseterre, St. Kitts +2 more
Next: Oct 23, 2026
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Nov 6, 2026
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Nov 7, 2026
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Nov 20, 2026
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Nov 21, 2026
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Jan 1, 2027
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Jan 2, 2027
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Jan 15, 2027
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Jan 16, 2027
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Jan 30, 2027
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Feb 12, 2027
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Feb 13, 2027
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Feb 26, 2027
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BGI, Fort-de-France, Martinique, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Feb 27, 2027
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BGI, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Philipsburg, St. Maarten, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands +4 more
Next: Nov 19, 2027
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Next: Dec 26, 2026
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BGI, Basseterre, St. Kitts, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands, Philipsburg, St. Maarten +4 more
Next: Dec 31, 2027
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Southampton, England, Harvest Caye, Belize, SLN, HST +1 more
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