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Brett Gibbons

P&O cancels cruises until next April because of European travel "uncertainty"

Cruise line P&O Cruises has extended the suspension of its sailings until April 2021 “in response to the current uncertainty around European ports of call”.

Latest cancellations cover planned voyages by the Aurora, Arcadia, Azura and Britannia ships.

The UK's biggest cruise operator said: “With restrictions on travel constantly evolving, we feel it is necessary to extend our pause.

“These further cancellations vary according to ship and itinerary. We’ve also taken into account complexity and length of itineraries, advice and guidance regarding ports of call and current air availability for fly-cruises.”

President Paul Ludlow said: “With hopeful news headlines clearly we do not want to extend our pause in operations any further than absolutely necessary.

"But given the ever-changing guidance around international travel and the varying regulations in many European ports of call we felt it prudent to cancel these additional dates.

“In addition, as the final payments are due for these cruises very soon we felt it was the right thing to do for our guests.

“We are so sorry to disappoint those who were due to travel but really hope they will rebook for later in the year or for our new programme of 2022 holidays which went on sale earlier this month with strong demand, showing great confidence in cruising in the future.”

Passengers with bookings on a cancelled cruise will be notified and automatically receive a 125 per cent future cruise credit or a refund.

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