A sailing to Alaska from the UK will be run by P&O Cruises for the first time since 1970.
The 72-night Grand Alaska Voyage is due to depart on April 12, 2011, visiting 29 ports of call.
The cruise on adults-only ship Arcadia will be the only Alaskan voyage departing from the UK.
Three holiday options will be available from December 1 when the itineraries go on sale:
*Full 72-night voyage sailing from/to Southampton with prices starting at £6,999 per person.
*A 44-night cruise sailing from Southampton to Los Angeles starting at £4,399 per person.
*A 45-night cruise from San Francisco to Southampton strating at £4,599.
*A 45-night cruise from San Francisco to Southampton strating at £4,599.
P&O Cruises’ managing director Carol Marlow said: “Alaska is one of life’s ‘must see’ destinations and research tells us that our passengers agree.
“Arcadia will not only be visiting the ‘classic’ Alaskan ports but also some lesser known ports for our passengers to explore.
“This cruise combines the excitement and vibrancy of the greatest US cities such as New York, LA and Vancouver, with the vast wilderness and unexplored landscapes of Alaska.
“One day they could be shopping on Rodeo Drive and on another they could be seeing the world’s greatest glaciers from a helicopter.
“P&O Cruises is the only cruise line offering Alaska as an ex UK option and combining it with the East and West coasts of the US makes a contrasting and enticing itinerary.
“Taking Arcadia to Alaska and following in the wake of her namesake, forty years on, fulfils a longheld ambition for us."
The full itinerary is:
Tuesday 12 April 2011 Southampton
Friday 15 April 2011 Madeira
Thursday 21 April 2011 Antigua
Friday 22 April 2011 Tortola
Saturday 23 April 2011 St. Maarten
Sunday 34 April 2011 St. Lucia
Monday 25 April 2011 Barbados
Wednesday 27 April 2011 Aruba
Friday 29 April 2011 transit Panama Canal
Sunday 1 May 2011 Puntarenas
Tuesday 3 May 2011 Huatulco
Wednesday 4 May 2011 Acapulco
Sunday 8 May 2011 San Francisco (two full days)
Wednesday 11 May 2011 Vancouver (full day and evening)
Thursday 12 May 2011 Victoria
Saturday 14 May 2011 Juneau (full day and evening)
Sunday 15 May 2011 Skagway (full day and evening)
Monday 16 May 2011 Yakutat Bay
Tuesday 17 May 2011 College Fjord
Wednesday 18 May 2011 Whittier
Friday 20 May 2011 Tracy Arm
Saturday 21 May 2011 Ketchikan
Monday 23 May 2011 Seattle
Thursday 26 May 2011 Los Angeles
Thursday 2 June 2011 transit Panama Canal
Friday 3 June 2011 Limon
Sunday 5 June 2011 Roatan
Monday 6 June 2011 Cozumel
Wednesday 8 June 2011 Port Everglades
Thursday 9 June 2011 Port Canaveral
Friday 10 June 2011 Charleston
Sunday 12 June 2011 New York
Tuesday 14 June 2011 Newport
Wednesday 15 June 2011 Boston
Monday 20 June 2011 Ponta Delgada
Thursday 23 June 2011 Southampton
by Phil Davies
The full itinerary is:
Tuesday 12 April 2011 Southampton
Friday 15 April 2011 Madeira
Thursday 21 April 2011 Antigua
Friday 22 April 2011 Tortola
Saturday 23 April 2011 St. Maarten
Sunday 34 April 2011 St. Lucia
Monday 25 April 2011 Barbados
Wednesday 27 April 2011 Aruba
Friday 29 April 2011 transit Panama Canal
Sunday 1 May 2011 Puntarenas
Tuesday 3 May 2011 Huatulco
Wednesday 4 May 2011 Acapulco
Sunday 8 May 2011 San Francisco (two full days)
Wednesday 11 May 2011 Vancouver (full day and evening)
Thursday 12 May 2011 Victoria
Saturday 14 May 2011 Juneau (full day and evening)
Sunday 15 May 2011 Skagway (full day and evening)
Monday 16 May 2011 Yakutat Bay
Tuesday 17 May 2011 College Fjord
Wednesday 18 May 2011 Whittier
Friday 20 May 2011 Tracy Arm
Saturday 21 May 2011 Ketchikan
Monday 23 May 2011 Seattle
Thursday 26 May 2011 Los Angeles
Thursday 2 June 2011 transit Panama Canal
Friday 3 June 2011 Limon
Sunday 5 June 2011 Roatan
Monday 6 June 2011 Cozumel
Wednesday 8 June 2011 Port Everglades
Thursday 9 June 2011 Port Canaveral
Friday 10 June 2011 Charleston
Sunday 12 June 2011 New York
Tuesday 14 June 2011 Newport
Wednesday 15 June 2011 Boston
Monday 20 June 2011 Ponta Delgada
Thursday 23 June 2011 Southampton
by Phil Davies
