The Billion-Dollar Island Hopper: Glide Through The Caribbean Aboard P&O Cruises' New Arvia Ship
The Billion-Dollar Island Hopper: Gliding through the Caribbean aboard P&O Cruises' new Arvia ship - and discovering Irish bars in St. Kitts, grumpy Gauls in Martinique… and a British chef cooking up a feast in the Rihanna's backyardMark Edmonds spends a week on one of Arvia's first Caribbean voyagesThe ship can carry 5,200 guests, but it still feels 'comfortable and relaxed' Sunday Mail
The Caribbean: 7,000 islands that form an alluring mix of breathtakingly beautiful beaches, lush rainforests and bustling port cities.
And recently it has eclipsed the Mediterranean as the biggest market for cruise holidays - worth £32m a year - which explains why ships are getting bigger and more luxurious and their technology is advancing rapidly.
< p class="mol-para-with-font">This week, at a ceremony in Bridgetown, Barbados, Britain's largest ship sailing the breathtaking one million square miles that make up the Caribbean will be officially launched by P&O Cruises.Named Arvia, the ship cost $1 billion to build and can carry 5,200 guests and a crew of 1,800. It contains ten decks devoted to accommodation - superluxe suites at the top with their own restaurant and staterooms below for those with varying budgets.
Having never been on a cruise or visited the Caribbean before, I jumped at an invitation to board Arvia and spend a week on one of her first Caribbean voyages as she cruised between beautiful tropical islands with plenty of time for lounging on deck. What's not to love?
The Caribbean: 7,000 islands that form an alluring mix of breathtakingly beautiful beaches, lush rainforests and bustling port cities.
And recently it has eclipsed the Mediterranean as the biggest market for cruise holidays - worth £32m a year - which explains why ships are getting bigger and more luxurious and their technology is advancing rapidly.
< p class="mol-para-with-font">This week, at a ceremony in Bridgetown, Barbados, Britain's largest ship sailing the breathtaking one million square miles that make up the Caribbean will be officially launched by P&O Cruises.Named Arvia, the ship cost $1 billion to build and can carry 5,200 guests and a crew of 1,800. It contains ten decks devoted to accommodation - superluxe suites at the top with their own restaurant and staterooms below for those with varying budgets.
Having never been on a cruise or visited the Caribbean before, I jumped at an invitation to board Arvia and spend a week on one of her first Caribbean voyages as she cruised between beautiful tropical islands with plenty of time for lounging on deck. What's not to love?
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