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History
United Kingdom
NameArvia
Owner Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator P&O Cruises
Port of registryUnited Kingdom Southampton, U.K.
Builder
Yard numberS. 718
Laid down15 February 2022
Launched27 August 2022
Sponsored byNicole Scherzinger
Christened16 March 2023
Completed15 December 2022
Acquired15 December 2022
Maiden voyage23 December 2022
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeExcellence-class cruise ship
Tonnage185,000 GT
Displacement87,306 t (85,927 long tons; 96,238 short tons)
Length344.5 m (1,130 ft 3 in)
Beam42 m (137 ft 10 in)
Draft11.8 m (38 ft 9 in)
Decks16 complete, 3 partial
Installed powerTotal Installed Power: 61.7 MW (82,700 hp)
Propulsion2 × 18.5 MW (24,800 hp)
SpeedService speed: 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)
Capacity5,200 passengers
Crew1,762

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 in 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

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Arvia Itinerary, Current Position, Ship Review". CruiseMapper. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  2. ^ "P&O Cruises Officially Takes Delivery of Arvia - Cruise Industry News | Cruise News". cruiseindustrynews. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
  3. ^ "P&O Takes Delivery of Next LNG-Powered Cruise Ship from Meyer Werft". The Maritime Executive. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  4. ^ "Meyer Werft floats out P&O UK's newest cruise ship Arvia | Cruise News". CruiseMapper. 2022-08-27. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  5. ^ a b "P&O Arvia". P&O Cruises.
  6. ^ a b "P&O Cruises New Ship Arvia Delayed | Cruise Critic". www.cruisecritic.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  7. ^ "Nicole Sherzinger Arvia Godmother - Cruise Critic". www.cruisecritic.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  8. ^ a b c January 2023-April 2025 brochure. P&O Cruises. pp. 152–153.
  9. ^ "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Arvia Deck Plans, Layouts, Pictures, Videos". www.cruisedeckplans.com. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  11. ^ "P&O Arvia Build Journey". P&O Cruises.