MS Arvia
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Arvia |
| Owner |  Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Operator |  P&O Cruises |
| Port of registry |  Southampton, U.K. |
| Builder | |
| Yard number | S. 716 |
| Laid down | 15 February 2022 |
| Launched | 27 August 2022 |
| Sponsored by | Nicole Scherzinger |
| Christened | 16 March 2023 |
| Completed | 15 December 2022 |
| Acquired | 15 December 2022 |
| Maiden voyage | 23 December 2022 |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Excellence-class cruise ship |
| Tonnage | 185,000 GT |
| Displacement | 87,306 t (85,927 long tons; 96,238 short tons) |
| Length | 344.5 m (1,130 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 42 m (137 ft 10 in) |
| Draft | 11.8 m (38 ft 9 in) |
| Decks | 16 complete, 3 partial |
| Installed power | Total Installed Power: 61.7 MW (82,700 hp) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 18.5 MW (24,800 hp) |
| Speed | Service speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph) |
| Capacity | 5,200 passengers |
| Crew | 1,762 |
MS Arvia is an excellence class cruise ship in service for P&O Cruises [1], a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation & plc. Built by German shipbuilder Meyer Werft in Papenburg, she was delivered on the 9th of December 2022 to P&O Cruises.[2] At about 185,000 GT[3], Arvia is the largest ship to be commissioned for the British cruise market as of yet. Arvia was floated out on the 27th of August 2022[4]. Arvia's normal operating capacity is 5200 passengers even though it's maximum capacity if 3rd and 4th berths are used is 6264 passengers.[1] [5] Arvia was supposed to have her maiden voyage on the 9th of December 2022 but due to operational reasons, this was delayed to the 23rd of December 2022.[6] It's maiden voyage was a 14 night Canary Island cruise from Southampton.[6] On the 2nd of March 2023, P&O cruises announced that Arvia's godmother will be Nicole Scherzinger.[7]
Design
Arvia has over 30 bars and restaurants onboard. [8][9] The design is quite similar to it's sister ship, Iona however with a quite few differences. First of all, unlike Iona, Arvia has two included Freedom Restaurants (Main Dining Rooms) and two included themed dining venues[8]. Iona has 4 included Freedom restaurants. The themed dining venues are the 6th Steet Diner which is themed after a traditional American diner and The Olive Grove which is a Mediterranean style restaurant. Even though, The Olive Grove is also available on Iona, there are a few differences. The first difference is that their is no supplements for selected dishes on the Arvia menu unlike Iona [8] and also that Arvia's Olive Grove is located on deck 6 instead of deck 8. [10] Another difference between Iona and Arvia is the atrium on Arvia has a more wooden tone while on Iona, it uses more marble. [11] Like Iona, their are 4 swimming pools on Arvia including 2 infinity pools. [5]. Their are also a few speciality (extra) dining venues including Keel&Cow which is a gastropub, Green&Co which is a fish and plant based restaurant, Sindhu which is an Indian restaurant and the Epicurean which is a fine dining venue. [8] Arvia also has a skydome with a retractable glass roof and a seascreen (Outdoor cinema screen). Arvia also has an activity zone with a ropes course and adventure golf.
References
- ^ a b "Arvia Itinerary, Current Position, Ship Review". CruiseMapper. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "P&O Cruises Officially Takes Delivery of Arvia - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". cruiseindustrynews. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ^ "P&O Takes Delivery of Next LNG-Powered Cruise Ship from Meyer Werft". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "Meyer Werft floats out P&O UK's newest cruise ship Arvia | Cruise News". CruiseMapper. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ a b "P&O Arvia". P&O Cruises.
- ^ a b "P&O Cruises New Ship Arvia Delayed | Cruise Critic". www.cruisecritic.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ "Nicole Sherzinger Arvia Godmother - Cruise Critic". www.cruisecritic.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
- ^ a b c d January 2023-April 2025 brochure. P&O Cruises. pp. 152–153.
- ^ "P&O Cruises new ship Arvia to feature more than 30 bars and restaurants, with exclusive destination-inspired dishes by Shivi Ramoutar and José Pizarro". Carnival Corp. 26 August 2022.
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- ^ "P&O Arvia Build Journey". P&O Cruises.