- Introduced
- 2000
- Gross tonnage
- 76,152 GT
- Capacity
- 1,950 (max), 1,874 (double occupancy)
Sun Class consists of Aurora (2000), the smallest and oldest ship in the current P&O fleet and the second of the line's two adults-only vessels.
At roughly 76,000 GT Aurora is a full generation smaller than the modern flagships and carries a deliberately more traditional onboard product: a two-tier main dining room, a resident orchestra, a formal dress code observed on Black Tie evenings, and a strong British-repeat guest base. There are no children on board.
Deployment mixes round-Britain summer programmes with the ship's annual world cruise — one of the highest-profile British-market circumnavigations and consistently one of P&O's fastest-selling itineraries.
Ships in the Sun Class
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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.
Britannia Class
P&O's single-ship modern flagship class — the vessel that repositioned the brand as a genuine large-ship operator ahead of the Excel-class newbuilds.
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.
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