Tag Archives: P&O Cruises

Arcadia passenger questions P&O’s intentions

Posted on 1 August, 2012 by

Messages of disappointment continue to reach St Helena Online regarding the failure of P&O Cruises to allow passengers ashore in “millpond” conditions when the Arcadia called at the island in April 2012. The latest is from Diana Rainham, of Essex, … Continue reading →

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Arcadia victim apologises to Saints for wasted welcome

Posted on 9 June, 2012 by

Cruise passengers continue to express their anger at ship’s officers on board the MV Arcadia who decided a “millpond sea” was too dangerous for them to be allowed to go ashore at St Helena. Now one disgruntled victim of the … Continue reading →

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Shame on you, P&O – passenger’s anger over failure to land

Posted on 31 May, 2012 by

The owners of the cruise ship MV Arcadia continue to ignore complaints about the captain’s refusal to allow its passengers to go ashore at St Helena in April 2012. St Helena Tourism Association has written to P&O Cruises to point … Continue reading →

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Island loses ‘£100,000′, but P&O declines to express regret

Posted on 21 April, 2012 by

It’s thought St Helena lost up to £100,000 because passengers on the cruise ship MV Arcadia were not allowed to land on the island, in what’s been called a “flat calm” sea. The island’s tourism association is now pursuing a … Continue reading →

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