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Arvia is one of two P&O ships stationed in the Caribbean

The line has added extra regional charter flights from Cardiff and Glasgow to overcome potential airlift challenges.

 

Passengers who have booked the 14-night Caribbean departure from Barbados on 17 January 2025 can fly from Cardiff, while the line has organised two additional flights to the Caribbean from Glasgow on 22 November 2024 and 14 February 2025.

 

“Adding charter flights from Cardiff and Glasgow to the Caribbean is a big thing for me personally,” explains Scott. “We’ve found sourcing air capacity to be a challenge. There was an opportunity available to us and we’ve grabbed it.”

 

2024 and beyond

 

So how does Scott see 2024 panning out? He’s clearly moved on from the capacity concerns he experienced previously; he stresses the year ahead is all about “delivering the best guest experience”. “We’ve got the premiere of Schhh [Scherzinger’s production] this month,” he notes.

 

“That shows how we’re investing in the product. We’ve also got Iona at the Clia Conference in May – 400 agent delegates will potentially join us there.”

 

Scott says P&O is investing more money in the line’s ship visit programme “to get more agents onboard”. “We’re working hard on that front,” he adds.

 

“We had more than 1,000 agents involved in the ship visit and fam trips programmes last year. We don’t have a number yet, but the more agents we can get onboard, the better. The trade is a really important part of the brand. Travel agents trust us.”

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