P&O announce a new ship

P&O have this week cut the steel on a brand new ship due to enter service in Spring 2015.

At 161,000 tons she will be the largest ship to have been built specifically for the UK market.
She will carry 3611 passengers and therefore take about 500 more people than Azura and Ventura.
However she will still be smaller than Independence of the Seas, which sails from Southampton but was not orinally built specifically for UK customers. Independence had a tonnage of 160,000 and can carry 3634 passengers.

The new P&O ship which is currently unnamed is being described as ‘modern classic’ and will offer a a unprecedented number of passenger facilities along with a number of P&O’s classic features. Details of which P&O are keeping close to their chest for the time being.

I am curious as to whether they will be following the family route of Ventura, or going more sophisticated like Azura. I am also doubtful as to the need for another large British ship, however it is good to have a modern fleet so I imagine one of the older ships will be leaving the fleet and heading to P&O Australia.

However I am not a traditional P&O fan and do prefer her larger ships so I for one am looking forward to seeing what this ship has to offer.