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  Head-to-Head Comparison

P&O Cruises vs Ambassador Cruise Line

A detailed side-by-side comparison of P&O Cruises and Ambassador Cruise Line covering ratings, fleet size, food quality, entertainment, value for money, and available sailings from UK ports. Updated for 2026.

Updated 28 March 2026 P&O Cruises edges it on overall score
  Side By Side

The head-to-head

Ratings are based on aggregated passenger reviews, editorial analysis, and expert scoring. The cobalt outline marks the stronger line for each attribute.

Best value
Premium

P&O Cruises

From£406pp
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Value

Ambassador Cruise Line

From£161pp
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Price from
£406 pp
£161 pp
Overall Rating
4.5/5
4.2/5
Fleet Size
7 ships
2 ships
Family Score
8/10
4/10
Luxury Score
7/10
5/10
Value Score
8/10
8/10
Food Score
8/10
6/10
Entertainment Score
7/10
5/10
Founded
1837
2022
Headquarters
Southampton, UK
Essex, UK
Sailings live
50available now
50available now
  Choosing Between Them

Who should choose which?

Every cruise line has its strengths and weaknesses. Here is an honest look at who each line is best suited for, based on passenger feedback and our editorial assessment.

Choose P&O Cruises if you want…

  • UK departures (no-fly)
  • Families with children
  • Traditional British cruising
  • Food lovers (Marco Pierre White)

P&O Cruises may not suit you if…

  • Ultra-luxury seekers
  • Mega-ship thrill rides
  • Non-English speakers

Choose Ambassador Cruise Line if you want…

  • No-fly UK port departures
  • Value-conscious cruisers
  • Sustainability-minded travellers
  • Traditional British cruising

Ambassador Cruise Line may not suit you if…

  • Families with young children
  • Luxury seekers
  • Those wanting modern mega-ship facilities
  Fleet Overview

Ships at a glance

A quick comparison of each line's fleet including passenger capacity, tonnage, and year of launch.

P&O Cruises Fleet (7 ships)

Iona

Built 2020 · 5,200 guests

184,700 GT

Arvia

Built 2022 · 5,200 guests

184,700 GT

Britannia

Built 2015 · 3,647 guests

143,730 GT

Azura

Built 2010 · 3,100 guests

115,055 GT

Ventura

Built 2008 · 3,078 guests

116,017 GT

Arcadia

Built 2005 · 2,094 guests

83,781 GT

Aurora

Built 2000 · 1,874 guests

76,152 GT

Ambassador Cruise Line Fleet (2 ships)

Ambience

Built 2022 · 1,400 guests

70,285 GT

Ambition

Built 2023 · 1,200 guests

69,472 GT
  Browse Sailings

Available cruises

Current sailings from both cruise lines. Prices shown are per person based on two sharing the lowest-grade cabin available.

P&O Cruises Sailings

Iona — Norwegian Fjords cruise from Southampton7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords cruise from Southampton

Iona Southampton 20 Jun 2026

Ports: Southampton · Haugesund · Olden · Innvikfjorden (Scenic Cruising) · Flam · Aurlandsfjord (Scenic Cruising)

From
£699pp
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Arvia — MediterraneanSave 2%14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Mediterranean

Arvia Southampton, Great Britain 21 Jun 2026
From
£1,176pp
£1,199 pp
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Azura — Mediterranean Hot deal7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Mediterranean

Azura Valletta 25 Jun 2026
Flights
From
£484pp
£799 pp
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Britannia — Norwegian FjordsSave 2%7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords

Britannia Southampton, Great Britain 26 Jun 2026
From
£735pp
£749 pp
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Ventura — Western EuropeSave 2%7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Western Europe

Ventura Southampton 27 Jun 2026
From
£1,372pp
£1,399 pp
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Iona — Norwegian Fjords7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords

Iona Southampton, Great Britain 27 Jun 2026
From
£660pp
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Arcadia — Norwegian Fjords Hot deal14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords

Arcadia Southampton 29 Jun 2026
From
£1,260pp
£2,598 pp
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Aurora — Norwegian FjordsSave 4%16 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords

Aurora Southampton 1 Jul 2026
Drinks
From
£1,419pp
£1,479 pp
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Aurora — Aurora from SouthamptonSave 4%16 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Aurora from Southampton

Aurora 1 Jul 2026

Ports: Haugesund · Olden · Innvikfjorden · Cruise Nordfjord · Alesund · + 5 more ports

From
£1,343pp
£1,399 pp
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Aurora — 16 Night Norwegian Fjords CruiseSave 4%16 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

16 Night Norwegian Fjords Cruise

Aurora 1 Jul 2026

Ports: Haugesund · Olden · Innvikfjorden · Cruise Nordfjord · Alesund

From
£1,343pp
£1,399 pp
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Aurora — 16 nights Ocean CruiseSave 4%16 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

16 nights Ocean Cruise

Aurora 1 Jul 2026

Ports: Haugesund · Olden · Innvikfjorden · Alesund

From
£1,343pp
£1,399 pp
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Azura — Mediterranean Fly-CruiseSave 3%7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Mediterranean Fly-Cruise

Azura Valletta 2 Jul 2026

Ports: Valletta · Mykonos · Rhodes · Kusadasi · Piraeus · Valletta

Flights
From
£1,648pp
£1,699 pp
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Britannia — Northern EuropeSave 2%14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Northern Europe

Britannia Southampton, Great Britain 3 Jul 2026

Ports: Southampton, Great Britain

From
£1,176pp
£1,199 pp
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Iona — Norwegian FjordsSave 3%7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords

Iona Southampton, Great Britain 4 Jul 2026
From
£775pp
£799 pp
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Arvia — Mediterranean Hot deal14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Mediterranean

Arvia Southampton, Great Britain 5 Jul 2026
From
£1,211pp
£2,498 pp
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Ventura — Northern EuropeSave 3%4 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Northern Europe

Ventura Southampton 7 Jul 2026
From
£406pp
£419 pp
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Azura — Central MediterraneanSave 4%7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Central Mediterranean

Azura London Gatwick 9 Jul 2026
Flights
From
£739pp
£769 pp
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Iona — 7 Night Norwegian FjordsSave 19%7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

7 Night Norwegian Fjords

Iona Southampton 12 Jul 2026

Ports: Bergen · Olden · Stavanger

From
£810pp
£1,000 pp
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Arcadia — Western EuropeSave 2%7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Western Europe

Arcadia Southampton 13 Jul 2026
From
£882pp
£899 pp
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Aurora — Northern EuropeSave 3%5 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Northern Europe

Aurora Southampton 17 Jul 2026
From
£484pp
£499 pp
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Ventura — Canary IslandsSave 2%14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Canary Islands

Ventura Southampton 18 Jul 2026
From
£1,078pp
£1,099 pp
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Iona — Norwegian Fjords cruise from Southampton7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords cruise from Southampton

Iona Southampton 18 Jul 2026

Ports: Southampton · Haugesund · Olden · Innvikfjorden (Scenic Cruising) · Flam · Aurlandsfjord (Scenic Cruising)

From
£776pp
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Arvia — Western EuropeSave 4%7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Western Europe

Arvia Southampton 19 Jul 2026
From
£799pp
£829 pp
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Arcadia — Northern Europe Hot deal16 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Northern Europe

Arcadia Southampton 20 Jul 2026
From
£1,355pp
£1,899 pp
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Aurora — British IslesSave 3%16 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

British Isles

Aurora Southampton 22 Jul 2026

Ports: Southampton · Plymouth · Cobh · Dunmore East · Liverpool · Belfast

From
£1,648pp
£1,699 pp
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Azura — Greek Isles from Malta with Stay10 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Greek Isles from Malta with Stay

Azura Malta 27 Jul 2026
From
£1,099pp
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Azura — Greek Isles from Malta with 3-night Stays10 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Greek Isles from Malta with 3-night Stays

Azura Malta 29 Jul 2026

Ports: Valletta · Mykonos Town, Mykonos · Piraeus (tours to Athens) · Souda Bay (tours to Chania), Crete · Katakolon (tours to Olympia)

Flights
From
£1,199pp
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Arvia — MediterraneanSave 2%14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Mediterranean

Arvia Southampton, Great Britain 2 Aug 2026
From
£1,225pp
£1,249 pp
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Arcadia — Northern Europe16 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Northern Europe

Arcadia Southampton 5 Aug 2026
From
£1,935pp
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Arcadia — Norwegian FjordsSave 3%14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords

Arcadia Southampton 21 Aug 2026
From
£1,066pp
£1,099 pp
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Iona — School Holiday Sailing! Norwegian FjordsSave 7%7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

School Holiday Sailing! Norwegian Fjords

Iona Southampton 22 Aug 2026

Ports: Southampton · Haugesund · Olden · Flåm · Stavanger · Southampton

From
£799pp
£859 pp
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Britannia — Scandinavia and the Baltics P&O Food Heroes Marco Pierre White, Olly Smith and José Pizarro cruise from Southampton14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Scandinavia and the Baltics P&O Food Heroes Marco Pierre White, Olly Smith and José Pizarro cruise from Southampton

Britannia Southampton 28 Aug 2026

Ports: Southampton · Kiel · Tallinn · Helsinki · Stockholm · Copenhagen

From
£1,335pp
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Ventura — Western Europe Getaway cruise from Southampton3 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Western Europe Getaway cruise from Southampton

Ventura Southampton 29 Aug 2026

Ports: Southampton · Zeebrugge (tours to Bruges)

From
£449pp
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Arvia — Norwegian Fjords7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords

Arvia Southampton 30 Aug 2026
From
£728pp
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Arcadia — TransatlanticSave 3%30 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Transatlantic

Arcadia Southampton 2 Sept 2026
From
£2,899pp
£2,999 pp
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Arvia — Norwegian FjordsSave 2%7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords

Arvia Southampton 6 Sept 2026
From
£813pp
£829 pp
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Arvia — MediterraneanSave 2%14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Mediterranean

Arvia Southampton, Great Britain 13 Sept 2026
From
£1,323pp
£1,349 pp
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Iona — Norwegian Fjords cruise from Southampton7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords cruise from Southampton

Iona Southampton 26 Sept 2026

Ports: Southampton · Haugesund · Olden · Innvikfjorden (Scenic Cruising) · Flam · Aurlandsfjord (Scenic Cruising)

From
£708pp
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Arvia — MediterraneanSave 2%14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Mediterranean

Arvia Southampton, Great Britain 27 Sept 2026
From
£1,029pp
£1,049 pp
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Arcadia — MediterraneanSave 2%19 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Mediterranean

Arcadia Southampton 2 Oct 2026
From
£2,499pp
£2,549 pp
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Ventura — Canary IslandsSave 2%14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Canary Islands

Ventura Southampton 3 Oct 2026
From
£1,274pp
£1,299 pp
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Iona — Canary IslandsSave 2%14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Canary Islands

Iona Southampton 3 Oct 2026
From
£1,274pp
£1,299 pp
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Aurora — Norwegian Fjords cruise from Southampton12 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norwegian Fjords cruise from Southampton

Aurora Southampton 8 Oct 2026

Ports: Southampton · Stavanger · Nordfjordeid · Nordfjord · Kristiansund · Andalsnes

From
£1,017pp
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Arvia — Spain & FranceSave 2%13 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Spain & France

Arvia Southampton 10 Oct 2026
From
£980pp
£999 pp
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Aurora — NorwaySave 3%14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Norway

Aurora Southampton 20 Oct 2026

Ports: Southampton · Åndalsnes · Bodø · Narvik · Tromsø · Stavanger

From
£1,499pp
£1,549 pp
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Arcadia — Northern EuropeSave 3%16 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Northern Europe

Arcadia Southampton 21 Oct 2026
From
£435pp
£449 pp
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Arvia — TransatlanticSave 10%14 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Transatlantic

Arvia Southampton 23 Oct 2026
Flights
From
£1,015pp
£1,129 pp
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Arcadia — Canary IslandsSave 3%16 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Canary Islands

Arcadia Southampton 26 Oct 2026
From
£1,842pp
£1,899 pp
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Britannia — Caribbean Transatlantic from SouthamptonSave 8%15 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Caribbean Transatlantic from Southampton

Britannia Southampton 30 Oct 2026

Ports: Southampton · Santa Cruz, Tenerife · Philipsburg, St. Maarten · Roseau, Dominica · Castries, St. Lucia · Bridgetown, Barbados

Flights
From
£918pp
£999 pp
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Iona — Northern European City EscapeSave 3%7 NIGHTS
P&O Cruises

Northern European City Escape

Iona Southampton 31 Oct 2026

Ports: Southampton · Hamburg · Rotterdam · Zeebrugge

From
£532pp
£549 pp
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Ambassador Cruise Line Sailings

Ambition — Northern EuropeSave 2%6 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Northern Europe

Ambition Liverpool 24 Jun 2026
From
£1,099pp
£1,121 pp
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Ambition — Northern Europe Hot deal6 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Northern Europe

Ambition Liverpool 25 Jun 2026
From
£575pp
£1,198 pp
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Ambience — Norwegian Fjords Hot deal11 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Norwegian Fjords

Ambience Tilbury (London) 25 Jun 2026
From
£863pp
£1,798 pp
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Ambition — British IslesSave 4%4 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

British Isles

Ambition Dundee 1 Jul 2026
From
£1,535pp
£1,599 pp
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Ambience — Western Europe11 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Western Europe

Ambience Tilbury (London) 6 Jul 2026
From
£768pp
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Ambition — British IslesSave 4%4 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

British Isles

Ambition Dundee 13 Jul 2026
From
£767pp
£799 pp
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Ambition — Norwegian FjordsSave 2%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Norwegian Fjords

Ambition Dundee, Scotland 17 Jul 2026
From
£1,568pp
£1,599 pp
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Ambition — Northern EuropeSave 4%6 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Northern Europe

Ambition Liverpool 24 Jul 2026
From
£1,899pp
£1,979 pp
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Ambience — Northern EuropeSave 4%4 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Northern Europe

Ambience Tilbury (London) 1 Aug 2026
From
£584pp
£609 pp
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Ambience — Western EuropeSave 2%11 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Western Europe

Ambience Tilbury (London) 5 Aug 2026
From
£1,234pp
£1,259 pp
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Ambition — British IslesSave 2%4 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

British Isles

Ambition Dundee 8 Aug 2026
From
£1,617pp
£1,649 pp
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Ambience — Escape to Spain & Portugal Hot deal13 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Escape to Spain & Portugal

Ambience Tilbury (London) 15 Aug 2026
From
£1,151pp
£2,598 pp
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Ambition — Northern EuropeSave 4%6 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Northern Europe

Ambition Liverpool 22 Aug 2026
From
£507pp
£529 pp
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Ambition — Norwegian FjordsSave 4%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Norwegian Fjords

Ambition Dundee, Scotland 26 Aug 2026
From
£1,227pp
£1,279 pp
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Ambience — British IslesSave 4%3 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

British Isles

Ambience Tilbury (London) 28 Aug 2026
From
£450pp
£469 pp
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Ambience — Treasures of the British Isles from London Tilbury10 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Treasures of the British Isles from London Tilbury

Ambience London (Tilbury) 31 Aug 2026

Ports: London Tilbury · Kirkwall · Orkney Islands · Stornoway · Isle of Lewis · Tobermory

From
£1,276pp
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Ambition — Western EuropeSave 2%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Western Europe

Ambition Bristol 3 Sept 2026
From
£1,607pp
£1,639 pp
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Ambience — Iceland's Land of Ice & Fire from London Tilbury12 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Iceland's Land of Ice & Fire from London Tilbury

Ambience London (Tilbury) 10 Sept 2026

Ports: London Tilbury · Runavik · Reykjavik · Isafjordur · Akureyri · Seydisfjordur

From
£1,216pp
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Ambition — Northern EuropeSave 2%6 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Northern Europe

Ambition Liverpool 15 Sept 2026
From
£1,009pp
£1,029 pp
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Ambition — Northern EuropeSave 4%6 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Northern Europe

Ambition Liverpool 22 Sept 2026
From
£260pp
£271 pp
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Ambience — Autumn FjordlandSave 4%9 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Autumn Fjordland

Ambience Tilbury 22 Sept 2026

Ports: Tilbury · Bergen · Flåm · Nordfjordeid · Åndalsnes · Sandnes

From
£1,027pp
£1,070 pp
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Ambition — Western EuropeSave 4%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Western Europe

Ambition Bristol 26 Sept 2026
From
£1,130pp
£1,178 pp
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Ambition — Western EuropeSave 2%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Western Europe

Ambition Bristol 9 Oct 2026
From
£520pp
£530 pp
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Ambition — Norwegian FjordsSave 2%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Norwegian Fjords

Ambition Dundee, Scotland 16 Oct 2026
From
£1,261pp
£1,286 pp
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Ambience — Norway's Land of the Northern LightsSave 4%16 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Norway's Land of the Northern Lights

Ambience Tilbury 18 Oct 2026

Ports: Tilbury · Stavanger · Kristiansund · Trondheim · Tromsø · Alta

From
£1,450pp
£1,511 pp
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Ambition — Western EuropeSave 2%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Western Europe

Ambition Bristol 2 Nov 2026
From
£617pp
£629 pp
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Ambition — British Isles4 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

British Isles

Ambition Dundee 11 Nov 2026
From
£499pp
View deal
Ambition — Weekend Escape to Holland & BelgiumSave 4%4 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Weekend Escape to Holland & Belgium

Ambition Tilbury 27 Nov 2026

Ports: Tilbury · Zeebrugge · IJmuiden · Rotterdam

From
£360pp
£375 pp
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Ambience — One More Dream – Hamburg's Festive DelightsSave 4%4 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

One More Dream – Hamburg's Festive Delights

Ambience Tilbury 6 Dec 2026

Ports: Hamburg · Tilbury

From
£313pp
£327 pp
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Ambition — Dutch Festive GetawaySave 4%2 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Dutch Festive Getaway

Ambition Tilbury 7 Dec 2026

Ports: IJmuiden · Tilbury

From
£387pp
£404 pp
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Ambition — Belgium & Holland from TilburySave 4%5 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Belgium & Holland from Tilbury

Ambition London (Tilbury) 9 Dec 2026

Ports: London Tilbury · Amsterdam (Ijmuiden) · Antwerp · Bruges (Zeebrugge)

From
£553pp
£577 pp
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Ambience — Cricket Legends Festive GetawaySave 4%5 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Cricket Legends Festive Getaway

Ambience Tilbury 13 Dec 2026

Ports: Bremerhaven · IJmuiden · Zeebrugge · Tilbury

From
£448pp
£467 pp
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Ambition — Christmas Markets of Holland & BelgiumSave 4%3 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Christmas Markets of Holland & Belgium

Ambition Tilbury 14 Dec 2026

Ports: IJmuiden · Zeebrugge · Tilbury

From
£577pp
£602 pp
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Ambition — Christmas Markets of Holland & BelgiumSave 4%3 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Christmas Markets of Holland & Belgium

Ambition Tilbury 17 Dec 2026

Ports: IJmuiden · Zeebrugge · Tilbury

From
£447pp
£466 pp
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Ambience — Christmas & New Year Sailing to Spain & PortugalSave 4%14 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Christmas & New Year Sailing to Spain & Portugal

Ambience Tilbury 20 Dec 2026

Ports: Tilbury · Leixões · Lisbon · Almería · Málaga · Gibraltar

From
£1,843pp
£1,920 pp
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Renaissance — Secrets of the Caribbean from Barbados | Manchester Flights Included |15 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Secrets of the Caribbean from Barbados | Manchester Flights Included |

Renaissance Barbados 3 Jan 2027
Flights
From
£1,519pp
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Ambition — Supercraft Gems of the Caribbean Sea from Tilbury42 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Supercraft Gems of the Caribbean Sea from Tilbury

Ambition Tilbury 5 Jan 2027
From
£2,898pp
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Renaissance — Caribbean Explorer - Tropical Isles from Barbados Hot deal15 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Caribbean Explorer - Tropical Isles from Barbados

Renaissance Bridgetown, Barbados 31 Jan 2027

Ports: Bridgetown, Barbados · Kingstown, St. Vincent & Grenadines · Castries, St. Lucia · Oranjestad, Aruba · Willemstad, Curacao · Kralendijk, Bonaire

Flights
From
£1,520pp
£1,899 pp
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Renaissance — Tropical Horizons - A Carribean Adventure from BarbadosSave 6%15 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Tropical Horizons - A Carribean Adventure from Barbados

Renaissance Bridgetown, Barbados 14 Feb 2027

Ports: Bridgetown · Willemstad · Kralendijk · Pointe-à-Pitre · Roseau · Fort de France

Flights
From
£2,004pp
£2,129 pp
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Ambition — A Tribute to the 90's from TilburySave 10%2 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

A Tribute to the 90's from Tilbury

Ambition London (Tilbury) 7 Apr 2027

Ports: London Tilbury · Portsmouth

From
£197pp
£219 pp
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Ambition — Norwegian FjordsSave 2%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Norwegian Fjords

Ambition Dundee, Scotland 9 Apr 2027
From
£873pp
£890 pp
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Ambience — British Isles Discovery and French CharmsSave 4%13 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

British Isles Discovery and French Charms

Ambience Tilbury 11 Apr 2027

Ports: Invergordon · Kirkwall · Belfast · Liverpool · Cobh · Saint Mary's

From
£1,061pp
£1,106 pp
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Ambition — Western EuropeSave 2%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Western Europe

Ambition Bristol 19 Apr 2027
From
£723pp
£737 pp
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Ambition — Western EuropeSave 2%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Western Europe

Ambition Bristol 28 Apr 2027
From
£1,076pp
£1,097 pp
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Ambition — British Isles Hot deal4 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

British Isles

Ambition Dundee 10 May 2027
From
£161pp
£219 pp
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Ambition — Classic French Escapes: Bordeaux, Brest, Cherbourg & Honfleur from Liverpool12 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Classic French Escapes: Bordeaux, Brest, Cherbourg & Honfleur from Liverpool

Ambition Liverpool 12 May 2027

Ports: Liverpool · Belfast · Brest · Bordeaux · Cherbourg · Honfleur

From
£1,258pp
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Ambition — Western EuropeSave 2%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Western Europe

Ambition Bristol 13 May 2027
From
£1,266pp
£1,291 pp
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Ambience — Dutch Escape from Tilbury Hot deal2 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Dutch Escape from Tilbury

Ambience London (Tilbury) 15 May 2027

Ports: London Tilbury · Ijmuiden · London Tilbury

From
£167pp
£209 pp
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Ambition — Fjordland Landscapes & Nordic Traditions from Liverpool11 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Fjordland Landscapes & Nordic Traditions from Liverpool

Ambition Liverpool 24 May 2027

Ports: Liverpool · Belfast · Geiranger · Alesund · Maloy · Flam

From
£1,193pp
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Ambition — Norwegian FjordsSave 2%7 NIGHTS
Ambassador Cruise Line

Norwegian Fjords

Ambition Dundee, Scotland 25 May 2027
From
£1,372pp
£1,399 pp
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  Our Verdict

P&O Cruises vs Ambassador Cruise Line: the bottom line

Choosing between P&O Cruises and Ambassador Cruise Line ultimately comes down to what kind of holiday you are looking for. Both are well-established cruise lines with loyal followings, but they cater to different preferences and budgets.

P&O Cruises, founded in 1837 and headquartered in Southampton, UK, operates a fleet of 7 ships. It is categorised as a premium cruise line and scores 4.5/5 overall based on 12,400 reviews. The line is particularly strong for uk departures (no-fly) and families with children, making it a natural choice for cruisers who value those attributes.

Ambassador Cruise Line, established in 2022 from Essex, UK, has a fleet of 2 ships. As a value line rated 4.2/5 from 2,800 reviews, it excels at no-fly uk port departures and value-conscious cruisers. If those are your priorities, Ambassador Cruise Line deserves serious consideration.

On food, P&O Cruises scores 8/10 compared to Ambassador Cruise Line's 6/10. For entertainment, P&O Cruises comes in at 7/10 versus Ambassador Cruise Line's 5/10. Value for money favours P&O Cruises with a score of 8/10.

Our recommendation: browse the available sailings above and compare itineraries, dates, and total cost including what is bundled in the fare. The best cruise line is the one that matches your specific needs, budget, and travel dates. Use the scores as a guide, but remember that individual ship and itinerary matter just as much as the cruise line brand.

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