- Introduced
- 2015
- Gross tonnage
- 143,730 GT
- Capacity
- 4,372 (max), 3,647 (double occupancy)
Britannia Class consists of a single ship — Britannia (2015) — named by HM Queen Elizabeth II at Southampton in a rare naming ceremony that positioned the vessel as a national flagship.
Britannia was the largest ship built for the British market at the time of delivery and remains the second-largest in the current fleet. She introduced modern P&O signature venues — Epicurean, Sindhu, The Limelight Club, and The Glass House — most of which have since been rolled out across the Excel-class newbuilds.
Deployment is split between summer Mediterranean and Norwegian Fjord sailings from Southampton, and winter Caribbean fly-cruises from Barbados. Britannia continues to be one of the most heavily booked ships in the P&O fleet.
Ships in the Britannia Class
Also in P&O Cruises
Other ship classes
Excel Class
P&O's LNG-powered flagship class — the largest ships in the fleet and the platform on which the modern British cruise experience is being built.
Grand Class
P&O's mid-2000s family flagships — large enough to carry the full family product, small enough to reach ports the Excel and Britannia classes cannot.
Vista Class
An adults-only mid-size classic — Arcadia sails as the more traditional flagship of P&O's 18+ sub-fleet.
Sun Class
The smallest and most classic ship in the P&O fleet — adults-only, port-intensive, and the closest thing to a traditional ocean liner voyage in the modern fleet.
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