Joining the P&O Cruises fleet in 2005, Arcadia weighs in at 83,000 tons. She was named by Dame Kelly Holmes, the duel Olympic champion. Arcadia is able to carry 1,952 passengers in 976 cabins. She has 11 decks and is 935 feet long.
An interesting fact about P&O Cruises Arcadia is that she has over 3,000 works of art onboard as well as being P&O Cruise’s first ship to host a Gary Rhodes restaurant. The said restaurant is called Arcadian Rhodes and offers food designed by Gary Rhodes, with staff trained at his other restaurants. The cost to eat in Arcadian Rhodes is about £15.
Another feature and one shared with Artemis is that she is child free or written another way an adult only cruise ship.
Arcadia has many features including:
Child-free
Two tier restaurant
A Gary Rhodes restaurant
Spa with thermal suite and hydrotherapy pool
Ocean view gymnasium
14 places to drink
Poolside grill
Italian style cafe
Three tier theatre
2 pools, 1 with skydome
Life enrichment suite
Tate Britain Talks
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