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P&O Cruises winter 2027/28 collection

Iglu Cruise

14 Oct 2025 • 7 min read

P&O Cruises Winter 2027/28 Launch

Known for their family-friendly and adults-only getaways, P&O Cruises has a fleet of seven ships, including P&O Arvia, P&O Iona, P&O Britannia, P&O Azura, P&O Ventura, P&O Arcadia, and P&O Aurora. Offering cruises from Southampton, Caribbean fly-cruises and more, there’s a P&O Cruises holiday for every budget and taste, whether you’re looking for a relaxing short break or the ultimate world cruise.

Their latest winter 2027/28 launch includes a variety of exciting itineraries, along with new maiden calls in fascinating destinations, such as Male, Maldives (P&O Arcadia), Istanbul, Turkey (P&O Britannia), and Skagen, Denmark (P&O Ventura), among others. With so many international destinations on offer, you’ll find your dream future cruise in this collection, no matter if you’re searching for a tropical escape in the picturesque Caribbean or you want a European cruise that stops off in historic cities.

In this blog, we’ll take a dive into the highlights of this extraordinary collection and give you all the important information you need to pre-book your future P&O Cruises getaway with us today.

First off, here are the key details of this launch:

Pre-booking opens: Tuesday, 14th October 2025
Pre-booking closes: Monday, 20th October 2025
Top Tier on sale (Caribbean, Baltic & Ligurian Tiers): Tuesday, 21st October 2025
General sale (October to December 2027 departures): Wednesday, 22nd October 2025
General Sale (January to March 2028 departures): Thursday, 23rd October 2025

Plus, not only can you benefit from a 5% low deposit, but up to 20% in savings on selected sailings and 20% off the Classic Drinks Package*!

New for winter 2027/28

Whilst P&O Cruises’ fleet will be visiting a variety of popular destinations that they have been to before, their winter 2027/28 collection also offers a range of new highlights.

These include:

P&O Iona will join P&O Arvia in the Caribbean and will offer 14-night fly-cruise holidays from Barbados, Antigua, and St. Kitts between October and April.
P&O Ventura will offer a new, ex-UK collection consisting of northern European short breaks, along with 14-night Canary Islands getaways.
P&O Arcadia will offer a world cruise that’s been extended to an incredible 124 nights (the longest voyage since 2000!), giving you the chance to experience breathtaking destinations such as Japan, which has not been visited by P&O Arcadia since 2019.
P&O Aurora will offer a South America Circumnavigation Grand Tour cruise in 2028, with top highlights including Chile and Brazil.
There will be the addition of a stop-off in Morocco on selected Canary Islands fly cruises (Agadir and Casablanca on select departures).
P&O Britannia will offer a tempting 21-night central Mediterranean cruise, with top highlights including Istanbul, Piraeus, and Malta.

P&O Cruises’ fleet deployment highlights

This enticing collection offers a wide range of cruise options. That’s why it’s hard to pinpoint the top highlights of each ship. However, to give you some inspiration, here’s a programme summary for each ship within the fleet.

P&O Arvia: winter 2027/28 collection highlights

As mentioned above, P&O Arvia will sail in the Caribbean throughout winter 2027, offering fly-cruises. It will continue to offer 14-night Caribbean escapes from Barbados and Antigua, along with offering a turnaround option in St. Kitts - something that’s being offered for the first time.

Within the 14 nights, there will be eight unique ports, alongside two full days in Antigua (when you embark in Barbados) or vice versa. Other highlights for P&O Arvia in this collection include multiple stops in Curacao and the Dominican Republic.

See all of the winter Caribbean 2027/28 cruises here.

P&O Iona: winter 2027/28 collection highlights

Very exciting news came with the launch of this collection, as it was announced that P&O Iona will join its sister ship, P&O Arvia, in the Caribbean.

Due to the popularity of P&O Cruises’ Caribbean fly-cruises, P&O Iona will similarly offer 14-night Eastern Caribbean escapes from Antigua and Barbados, along with St. Kitts. P&O Iona will also stop off in the popular ports of Grenada and Martinique.

P&O Britannia: winter 2027/28 collection highlights

P&O Britannia has a wide variety of winter 2027/28 collection highlights, including a selection of short breaks, Mediterranean cruises, Northern European city escapes, Caribbean getaways, and itineraries such as Spain, Portugal, and the Canary Islands.

Other top highlights include:

Before Christmas 2027, P&O Britannia will offer a range of ex-UK Canary Islands cruises and mini breaks, followed by an unforgettable 14-night Canary Island Christmas and New Year escape.
After the new year, P&O Britannia will offer a 35-night UK to UK Caribbean cruise, followed by a mini break and Canary Islands cruises.

View all of the winter Mediterranean 2027/28 cruises here.

P&O Azura: winter 2027/28 collection highlights

P&O Azura will continue to offer Canary Islands fly-cruises throughout winter 2027/28, which embark from Tenerife. All of the itineraries also feature an overnight stay on the island, and have evening calls in Gran Canaria and Madeira. Alongside this, as mentioned above, Agadir and Casablanca will be included on select sailings

P&O Ventura: winter 2027/28 collection highlights

P&O Ventura will also offer a variety of itineraries throughout the season, including short breaks and longer getaways. Starting the season in Spain, Portugal, and the Canary Islands before commencing a range of 4-7 night cruises, there’s something for every preference, whether you’re looking for a wintry Northern European cruise or an escape to the warmer climate of Spain and Portugal.

Northern Europe and Scandinavian breaks will include calls in popular destinations, such as Oslo and Copenhagen, and the short breaks in December will give you the chance to experience the magical European Christmas markets.

Discover the full collection of winter Europe 2027/28 cruises here.

P&O Arcadia: winter 2027/28 collection highlights

In the winter 2027/28 collection, P&O Arcadia will not only offer an incredible world cruise, but Mediterranean, Spain, Portugal, and Canary Islands cruises along with Discovery getaways.

Ahead of Christmas, P&O Arcadia will stop off in destinations such as Piraeus and Kusadasi on its central Mediterranean cruise, alongside a Morocco and Iberia cruise lasting 12 nights. In this collection, it’ll also offer a 16-night Christmas and New Year Canary Islands Cruise and the aforementioned 124-night Western Circumnavigation Round World cruise.

Explore the full collection of winter Canary Islands 2027/28 cruises here.

P&O Aurora: winter 2027/28 collection highlights

And last but not least, P&O Aurora. In the winter 2027/28 launch, P&O Aurora's sailings will feature several highlights, including a Discovery & Grand Tour, Norway & Grand Tour, Norway & Iceland cruise, Northern Europe & Scandinavian cruise, Spain, Portugal and Canary Islands cruise, and a series of short breaks.

Before Christmas, P&O Aurora will operate both a 16-night Canary Islands cruise (including a stop off in the Azores), and a 12-night Northern Lights cruise. There will also be short breaks to Hamburg and a Scandinavian Christmas cruise, followed by a 75-night circumnavigation of South America getaway (including ports such as Rio de Janeiro). The season will finish for P&O Aurora with a 12-night Northern Lights cruise.

Pre-book your P&O Cruises winter 2027/28 getaway with Iglu Cruise today

So what are you waiting for? Pre-book one (or more!) of these extraordinary getaways today, on our dedicated P&O Cruises’ winter 2027/28 collection page. With so many exciting itineraries to choose from, you won’t want to miss out!

*Save 10% when booking Select price, an extra 5% for Peninsular Club members on select sailings and an additional 5% on us on all fare types & all sailings, along with a 5% low deposit! Plus 20% off the Classic Drinks Package! Terms and conditions apply.