In 1995, P&O unveiled Oriana, the first new ship the line had ever commissioned and the first built specifically for the British cruise market. Though the company has been owned by US-based Carnival Corporation for over 20 years, it still counts its home port as Southampton and many of its vacations depart from there today.

P&O passengers can sail to more than 70 destinations worldwide on a choice of seven ships, including two which are strictly adults-only. Its flagship is the family-friendly Britannia, which frequents the Caribbean, the Mediterranean, and the Norwegian fjords.

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