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P&O world cruises give Southampton a £10m boost

P&O Cruises will boost the Southampton economy by £10 million as around 6,000 people depart on four world cruises in the first two weeks of January for the first time.

The figure is based on the Atkins 2011 report on the economic impact of the Port of Southampton which states that on average each cruise turnaround generates £2.5 million for the city.

Collectively the four cruises will visit 148 ports of call and highlights include overnight stays in Buenos Aires, New Orleans, Sydney and Cape Town and scenic cruising in the Amazon, Cape Horn, Beagle Channel and the Amalia Glacier.

All four ships - Aurora, Oriana, Arcadia and Adonia - will be flying the 175th Anniversary flag as P&O Cruises kicks off a full year of celebrations to mark the 175th anniversary of when the Peninsular Steam Navigation Company was formed.

The four 2012 world cruises are:
:: Aurora, 98-night westabout full world circumnavigation departs Wednesday January 4
:: Oriana, 97-night eastabout full world circumnavigation departs Thursday January 5
:: Arcadia, 109-night Grand Odyssey departs Monday January 9
:: Adonia, 87-night South America Grand Adventure departs Friday January 13