Aurora Cruise Ship

P&O Aurora offers a traditional onboard experience, and is a popular choice for older passengers looking for a classic British cruise. Entering the P&O fleet in 2000, Aurora is an established vessel and has a country-house atmosphere with an air of formality. Aurora offers cruises to the Caribbean, Mediterranean and Baltic Seas, as well as extensive round-the-world voyages, which vary in length from 48 to 93 days.

 

Aurora weighs 76,152 tons and measures 886 feet long, with capacity for 1,870 passengers. She has a total of 939 cabins, 400 of which have private balconies, in 7 different categories. Facilities on board Aurora include a 4-deck atrium, 10 passenger decks, 3 pools including one with a retractable roof, 2 jacuzzis, golf simulator, courts for cricket and football, shops, card room, library, internet room and cinema. The Oasis Spa on Aurora has a hair salon, nail bar, sauna and steam room, and offers a range of beauty treatments, with the compact gym home to workout machines and a group exercise studio. Families enjoying an Aurora cruise can take advantage of the excellent children’s facilities onboard, with games and activities for ages 2-17, including a teenagers disco, Decibels, a separate children’s tea and free babysitting during the evening.     

 

Dining onboard Aurora takes place in the ships main restaurants, Alexandria and Medina, with two fixed nightly-sittings and assigned seating. There is also an evening buffet, a Chocolate and Coffee Bar and 2 alternative dining venues which require reservations, the Pennant and Cafe Bordeaux. Entertainment onboard Aurora follows a traditional cruise-style and caters to a largely-British clientele, with plenty of song-and-dance routines, comedy shows and cabaret in the Curzon Theatre and Carmen Lounge. A total of 12 bars and 5 lounges offer plenty of choice in the evenings, and the Monte Carlo Casino and Masquerades Nightclub offer the chance for late-night gambling and dancing.