The stateroom features a separate, conservatory-style area as a cabin extension. The ship also introduces the fleet's first "Conservation Mini-Suite" cabin category. Passenger cabins were designed by Partner Ship Design (Hamburg Germany). The vessel design was developed in collaboration with renowned maritime companies and interior design firms, including Meyer Werft (German shipbuilder), Jestico+Whiles ( London-based hospitality design studio), Richmond International (London-based hotel architecture), Partner Ship Design ( Hamburg-based maritime architecture specialist with several Carnival Corporation projects - including AIDA, Costa, P&O, CCL-Carnival).įor cruise liner's hotel facilities and amenities were contracted the companies Richmond International (London UK), The Four Seasons Moscow, Langham Hotel, and Sandy Lane Hotel (Barbados). P&O Iona and Arvia ships are from the Carnival Corporation's Excellence Class (aka "Helios", and "Carnival XL"). P and O is the world's oldest cruise company, starting passenger shipping operations in 1822 on the routes connecting England with Iberia. In 2000, P&O Cruises became subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises, which in 2003 merged with Carnival Corporation.
P&O Cruises is a subsidiary company and two brands owned by Carnival Corporation - P&O UK and P&O Australia. The vessel (IMO number 9826548) is currently UK- flagged (MMSI 232025845) and registered in Southampton. Other Helios-Excellence-Class vessels (Iona sisterships) include Carnival Mardi Gras (2021), Carnival Celebration (2022), Carnival Jubilee (2023), Costa Smeralda (2019), Costa Toscana (2021), AIDAnova (2018), AIDAcosma (2021). P&O Iona and Arvia are currently the newest and largest passenger liners designed and built for the UK source market. The 2020-built/2021-inaugurated MS Iona cruise ship is P&O UK fleet's first Excellence-class boat (delivered in October 2020 and inaugurated in August 2021), with sistership Arvia (2022).
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