P&O UK

P&O UK Cruise Line

The # cruise line. Browse the fleet of 5 ships below to find your sailing, deck plans, or cabin reviews.

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// FLEET AT A GLANCE
// SHIPS
5
FULL FLEET · ACTIVE
// AVG AGE
2008
RANGE · 2000 → 2020
// AVG LENGTH
965ft
FROM · 886 → 1083ft
// AVG CAPACITY
2,755 pax
FROM · 1,950 → 3,647
// FLEET VALUE
$4.4B
$479M AVG PER SHIP

The P&O UK Cruise Line fleet consists of 5 active cruise ships, ranging from ships built in 2000 to 2020. The average P&O UK ship carries approximately 2,755 passengers and measures 965 feet in length. The combined fleet represents an estimated $4.4B in today's adjusted build cost.

// EXPLORE THE FLEET

All 5 ships

5 OF 5 SHIPS · SORTED · A→Z
MV Arcadia cruise ship// Vista Class

MV Arcadia

2005YEAR BUILT
84k GTSIZE
2,388PASSENGERS
MV Aurora cruise ship// Mainstream Class

MV Aurora

2000YEAR BUILT
76k GTSIZE
1,950PASSENGERS
MV Azura cruise ship// Ventura Class

MV Azura

2010YEAR BUILT
115k GTSIZE
2,597PASSENGERS
MV Britannia cruise shipNEWEST IN FLEET// Royal Class

MV Britannia

2015YEAR BUILT
144k GTSIZE
3,647PASSENGERS
MV Ventura cruise ship// Grand Class

MV Ventura

2008YEAR BUILT
116k GTSIZE
3,192PASSENGERS
// SIZE & LENGTH COMPARISON

How big is my P&O UK ship?

Every P&O UK cruise ship in the fleet, ranked by size. Toggle between graphs to view a size comparison by gross tonnage, length and a scatter plot showing how the two relate for each P&O UK ship.

The largest P&O UK ship is MV Britannia at 144k gross tons and 1,083 feet. The smallest is MV Aurora at 76k GT, while the longest ship is MV Britannia at 1,083 feet.

// LARGEST
144k GT
MV BRITANNIA
// SMALLEST
76k GT
MV AURORA
// LONGEST
1,083 ft
MV BRITANNIA
// SHORTEST
886 ft
MV AURORA
// PROPORTIONAL AREA · 5 SHIPS · TOTAL 535K GT
MV Britannia144K GTMV Ventura116K GTMV Azura115K GTMV Arcadia84K GTMV Aurora76K GT
EACH CIRCLE'S AREA IS PROPORTIONAL TO GROSS TONNAGE · HOVER FOR DETAILS
// AGE & YEAR BUILT

How old is my P&O UK ship?

P&O UK cruise ships span in age by 15 years, from 2000's MV Aurora to 2015's MV Britannia. Toggle the charts to view a full ships-by-size timeline to view all P&O UK ships from oldest to newest.

// NEWEST
2015
MV BRITANNIA
// OLDEST
2000
MV AURORA
// AVG AGE
18 yr
AS OF 2026
// FLEET SPAN
15 yr
2000 → 2015
// DECADE1990's2000's2010's2020's
// EVERY SHIP · OLDEST AT TOP, NEWEST AT BOTTOM · HOVER A DOT FOR DETAILS
2000's2010's2000200520102015MV Aurora2000MV Arcadia2005MV Ventura2008MV Azura2010MV Britannia2015
// CLASSES · 5 GROUPS

P&O UK ships by class

Explore each of P&O UK's ship classes. The vessels included will share similar blueprints and features as part of that class.

01/ 05
// 01

Grandclass

2000's
YEARS2008
AVG SIZE116k GT
AVG LENGTH956 ft
AVG CAPACITY3,192
MV Ventura Grand class cruise ship

Ventura

BUILT 2008116K GT
// 02

Mainstreamclass

2000's
YEARS2000
AVG SIZE76k GT
AVG LENGTH886 ft
AVG CAPACITY1,950
MV Aurora Mainstream class cruise ship

Aurora

BUILT 200076K GT
// 03

Royalclass

2010's
YEARS2015
AVG SIZE144k GT
AVG LENGTH1,083 ft
AVG CAPACITY3,647
MV Britannia Royal class cruise ship

Britannia

BUILT 2015144K GT
// 04

Venturaclass

2010's
YEARS2010
AVG SIZE115k GT
AVG LENGTH951 ft
AVG CAPACITY2,597
MV Azura Ventura class cruise ship

Azura

BUILT 2010115K GT
// 05

Vistaclass

2000's
YEARS2005
AVG SIZE84k GT
AVG LENGTH951 ft
AVG CAPACITY2,388
MV Arcadia Vista class cruise ship

Arcadia

BUILT 200584K GT
// PASSENGERS · CREW · RATIO

P&O UK ships passengers vs staff

How many passengers are on your P&O UK ship vs. the number of total staff? Below you'll find each ship's passenger capacity, crew count, and guest-to-crew ratio.

Across the fleet of 5 ships, P&O UK employs 5,670 crew members to serve 13,774 passengers — a fleet-wide ratio of 2.43 guests per crew member. The best staffed ship is MV Azura with a ratio of 2.12:1.

// TOTAL PASSENGERS
13,774
CAPACITY · FLEET
// TOTAL CREW
5,670
ACROSS ALL 5 SHIPS
// FLEET RATIO
2.43 : 1
GUESTS PER CREW
// BEST RATIO
2.12 : 1
MV AZURA
// KEYPASSENGERSCREWGUESTS PER CREW
// 5 SHIPS · STACKED BAR = PASSENGERS + CREW · WIDTH = TOTAL ABOARD
01,3752,7504,1255,500 people
GUESTS / CREW
MV Britannia
3,647
1,398
2.61:1
MV Ventura
3,192
1,220
2.62:1
MV Azura
2,597
1,226
2.12:1
MV Arcadia
2,388
976
2.45:1
MV Aurora
1,950
850
2.29:1
// FLEET VALUE · TODAY'S DOLLARS

How much does a P&O UK ship cost?

Below you'll find the cost to build or acquire each P&O UK cruise ship. The costs are adjusted to today's dollars using a 3% annual rate. Toggle between total cost, cost per cabin, and cost per gross ton to see how each ship's price compares once normalized.

The combined fleet value is $4.1B across 5 ships, with an average build cost of $814M per ship in today's dollars.

// FLEET VALUE
$4.07B
ALL 5 SHIPS · TODAY
// AVG COST / SHIP
$814M
MEAN ACROSS FLEET
// AVG COST / CABIN
$361K
DOUBLE-OCC CABIN
// AVG COST / TON
$4,558
GROSS TONNAGE BASIS
// COST PER CABIN · TODAY'S DOLLARS
$0K$150K$300K$450K$600K per cabin
MV Azura
$437K· HIGHEST
MV Arcadia
$420K
MV Aurora
$399K
MV Britannia
$302K
MV Ventura
$248K· LOWEST

Build costs reflect original contract prices adjusted to today's dollars using a 3% annual compound inflation rate. Data compiled from public shipyard records and maritime industry databases. Figures are indicative estimates.

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