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The largest cruise ship built for the UK market arrives in Southampton on Sunday ahead of its naming ceremony. P&O Cruises’ Iona has 17 passenger decks, creating capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers before social distancing is taken into account. She will be used by the operator for its summer season of domestic sailings. The vessel is the first British liner fuelled by liquefied natural gas, which the operator described as “one of the cleanest fuels in the world”. Iona was built in Germany (...

She will sail on her maiden cruise to the Scottish island she was named after on August 7. Sunday night’s naming ceremony will feature a performance by Take That star Gary Barlow, who is music director of an onboard entertainment venue. The coronavirus pandemic means the event will be closed to the public but broadcast online. Dame Irene Hays, owner of travel agent Hays Travel, will be the ship’s godmother and will conduct proceedings. P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “Si...

Iona has 17 passenger decks and the capacity to host 5,200 holidaymakers.

New buoy in town: P&Os Iona - the largest cruise ship built for the UK market - arrives in Southampton ahead of its naming ceremony boasting capacity for 5,200 passengers P&O Cruisess Iona has 17 passenger decks and has capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers before social distancing The ship, which is 1,132-feet long, will be used by the operator for its summer season of domestic sailings The vessel is the first British liner fuelled by liquefied natural gas, which operator described as a clean fuel ...

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Iona has 17 passenger decks, creating capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers before social distancing is taken into account.

Iona has 17 passenger decks, creating capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers before social distancing is taken into account.

P&O Cruises’ new ship provides “hope” for the travel industry which has been “suspended in limbo” by the pandemic, the firm’s president declared. Paul Ludlow described the arrival of Iona – the largest vessel built for the UK cruise market – as “momentous”. Iona has 17 passenger decks, creating capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers before social distancing is taken into account. The Iona is the first British liner fuelled by liquefied natural gas (Andrew Matthews/PA) She is the f...

Iona has 17 passenger decks, creating capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers before social distancing is taken into account.

Iona has 17 passenger decks, creating capacity for 5,200 holidaymakers before social distancing is taken into account.