The cruise takes you around Spain, Italy, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Egypt and Portugal and you take in many different sites, cultures and cuisines. This cruise will offer you so much or if you would prefer so little.

There are plenty of shore excursions and you spend a full day in every port that you call upon. There is something for everybody on board Artemis.

You will then spend 2 days in Egypt including the transit through the Suez Canal, once clear of Egypt Oriana will take you to Athens. Once you have spent a day in this ancient city you will spend 3 days at sea before calling in at Barcelona, and then finally you will arrive back in Southampton.

This cruise will allow you to experience completely different cultures and cuisine throughout the voyage. So book now and experience a beautiful cruise.  

Departing Southampton Docks on 21st August, Arcadia will take you to sea for 3 days before docking in the city of Malaga in Spain where you can enjoy a day at the Spanish port. You will spend another 3 days at sea before visiting Dubrovnik, Croatia. From here you will spend 2 full days at the beautiful and historic Venice in Italy. From here you will re-visit Croatia this time at the port of Korcula, and then move onto Corfu and Gibraltar before sailing back home to Southampton.

On board Arcadia you can expect a child-free environment as well as over 3,000 pieces of British artwork for you to enjoy. The three tier theatre offers different productions and much more besides. There is so much to enjoy on board Arcadia.

You can enjoy the Around Britain cruise with P&O from 5th July 2009. This cruise is 11 nights at sea taking in some the best ports around Britain and Ireland. You will embark on your trip from Southampton and take in Edinburgh, Invergordon, Kirkwall, Moville (for Londonderry), Glasgow, Dublin, Cork, Falmouth and St Peter Port on the small, idyllic island of Guernsey.

This cruise will offer you the best of British on board Artemis and some beautiful scenery at every port. You can enjoy cuisine from all around the world when on board and try local delicacies when visiting individual ports. 

To coincide with this the cruise line is to offer onboard coffee appreciation courses which will be exclusively available from November 2008.

The coffee appreciation courses will see guests enjoy a variety of hands on coffee demonstrations and a selection of interactive lectures on each of the cruises. Each of the demonstrations and lectures will give guests an insight into all they need to and want to know about coffee.

Five crew members of P&O Cruises have undergone training to become coffee ambassadors. Their training will enable them to produce an exciting selection of coffee appreciation courses with some fantastic demonstrations. They will be able to provide guests with all the relevant information they need to know; including answering any questions guests may have.

However, if you have been arrested for any crime, even if you where not found guilty, it could effect your chances of getting onto the US. If you have any doubt contact the Consular Information unit, United States Embassy, 24 Grosvenor Square, London W1A 1AE or U.S. Embassy Dublin 42 Elgin Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. Further information can be obtained by visiting www.usembassy.org.uk.

Article originally found on the Royal Caribbean Cruise Website.

Even though Island Cruises has been sold by Royal Caribbean, this was not enough to save Ocean Village Cruises.

According to Carnival Corporation, the UK market will be better served with the current P&O Cruises fleet which is set to expand when Azure joins them in March 2010.

Cunard, one of the other Carnival Corporation owned cruise lines are also set to get a new ship, the Queen Elizabeth in 2010.