P&O Cruises
British-American owned cruise line / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] 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.[3][4][5]
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Hospitality and transportation |
Predecessor | P&O |
Founded | 1977 (1977)[1] |
Headquarters | Southampton, England, UK |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people |
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Products | Cruises |
Revenue | $467 million (2021)[2] |
Parent | Carnival Corporation & plc |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references P&O House Flag |
P&O Cruises was divested from P&O in 2000, subsequently becoming a subsidiary of P&O Princess Cruises,[6] 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).[7]