"I'm going on a cruise" is perhaps a phrase you wouldn't expect to hear a 28-year-old say. Often popular among elder generations and honeymooning couples, wasn't really on my radar..
. but that's all changed. Consider me a cruising convert! After falling in love with cruising on a Norwegian Fjords adventure last year, I was excited to be invited onto P&O Cruises' beautiful newest ship Arvia for the holiday of dreams: 7 nights in the .
And not only was it just as dreamy as you might expect, I was pleasantly surprised by how much there was for me and my sister (also in her twenties) to do on board. With 30 bars and restaurants, several infinity pools, a plush four-screen cinema and a luxurious spa, Arvia really is akin to a floating five-star hotel. It even has its own rum distillery! More on that later.
.. What I loved most about the sea days was the permission to relax; it's pretty much a mandatory requirement.
Floating in the middle of the Caribbean Sea, nothing else is demanded of you other than making the most of Arvia's facilities. My favourite thing? The food. You could spend the day eating and drinking, hopping between Arvia's 30 eateries.
As well as classics that can be found on other ships in P&O Cruises' fleet, like sumptuous Indian restaurant Sindhu and The Keel and Cow, whose burger has been hailed "the best burger at sea", Arvia boasts dining concepts created exclusively for the ship, such as plant-based haven Green & Co. and the American-inspired 6th Street Diner. .