Britannia

The ship

Headliners, Limelight, Broad Street

Britannia joined P&O in 2015 as a Britannia-class (Royal-class) ship: about 3,650 guests, Headliners Theatre, Limelight Club, Broad Street casual dining and The Reef kids’ clubs. She is modern British holiday cruising at mid-to-large scale — not Iona’s full Excellence megaship.

Main dining rooms and Waterside cover included hours. Specialty nights are the paid layer: among them Sindhu and Epicurean, with Broad Street venues filling between. Drink packages and covers sit outside the cruise — price those before you book.

Evenings run from Headliners productions to Limelight Club’s more intimate music-and-supper nights. Daytime is the pools, Brodie’s adults sunbelt, Oasis Spa and The Reef clubs that fill in school holidays. Programme titles change by season.

On board

Broad Street, Headliners, Limelight

1. 01

   Broad Street dining

   Main dining rooms and Waterside cover included hours. Specialty tables worth booking early are Sindhu and Epicurean. Broad Street casual venues fill between meals. Freedom dining habits vary by restaurant — check your sailing rather than assuming walk-up everywhere at peak.

2. 02

   Headliners Theatre

   Headliners runs production shows and guest acts in a proper house — cruise-stage spectacle, not a licensed West End transfer. Programme titles change by season, so check your sailing. Book a centre seat on night one if the headline matters.

3. 03

   Bars and evenings

   Limelight Club is the music-and-supper venue many guests plan around — book it early. Pubs and cocktail bars cover the rest of the evening at British pace. Drink packages sit outside the cruise — decide what you will actually drink.

4. 04

   Pools and kids

   Family pools and Brodie’s adults sunbelt share the outdoor day. The Reef clubs run age-banded programmes that fill in school holidays — sign in early. Grab loungers early on warm sea days.

5. 05

   Spa and retail

   Oasis Spa treatments are typically extras. Shops and the atrium wander fill between shows. Suites unlock quieter lounges if you booked them — nicer, not a second ship.

Fit

Who she is for

• UK families and couples who want modern P&O — Headliners, Limelight and The Reef — without Excellence megaship walking times.
• Guests who will budget Sindhu, Epicurean or Limelight nights plus drinks, and who like Brodie’s adults sunbelt when the family pools are busy.
• Not ideal if you want adults-only calm all week, or SkyDome megaship energy. Choose Arcadia/Aurora or Iona/Arvia instead.

Where

Where Britannia tends to go

Southampton seasons for the Mediterranean, Canaries, Northern Europe and Caribbean have been central. Exact bases shift as P&O reshuffles the fleet.

Treat this as the ship’s range, not a fixed timetable. When this guide is public, sailings with two or more UK agent prices will sit at the bottom.

Before you book

What the brochure skips

• Specialty dining, Limelight and drink packages add up. Price the holiday as the cruise plus what you will actually buy.
• Compare UK agents on the same sailing — same ship, same date, cruise-only, two guests. The hero price should be the lowest bookable one, not the first logo you recognise.