P&O Cruises
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitality and transportation |
| Predecessor | P&O |
| Founded | 1977 |
| Headquarters | Southampton, England, UK |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people |
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| Products | Cruises |
| Revenue | $467 million (2021) |
| Parent | Carnival Corporation & plc |
| Website | www |
| Footnotes / references P&O House Flag | |
P&O Cruises is a British cruise line based at Carnival House in Southampton, England, operated by Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. It was originally a subsidiary of the freight transport company P&O and was founded in 1977. Along with P&O Cruises Australia, another former subsidiary of P&O, it has the oldest heritage of any cruise line in the world, dating to P&O's first passenger operations in 1837.
P&O Cruises was divested from P&O in 2000, subsequently becoming a subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises, before coming under its current ownership in 2003, following a merger between P&O Princess Cruises and Carnival Corporation (the combined company now operates as Carnival Corporation & plc).