ORIANA departing from Funchal

To complete our post yesterday we present some excellent images of ORIANA's departure from Funchal yesterday, a scene which the port has seen many times over the last 18 years and will see again soon when she retrurns in December.

Photo Copyrights: João Abreu.

ORIANA back at the Garden Isle

Today ORIANA returns again to the beautiful Island of Madeira as the last port of call of her current 13 night Atlantic Island cruise.

Although a well known fact it is always worth mentioning is that it was in Funchal where she made her first port of call during her Maiden Voyage 18 years ago.

Arriving at approximately 7am ORIANA is due to depart at 5pm, she will make one further call in Madeira this year on the 5th December as the fisrt port of call of another Atlantic Island Cruise.

On another point of interest today also sees ORIANA's "half sister" AURORA in the other Portuguese Atlantic archipelago being docked in Ponta Delgada in the Azores.

Strictly on ORIANA

With the hit television show Strictly Come Dancing having recently returned to UK screens today another cruise departed from Southampton with the famous theme on board, this time on AZURA.
As most will know the first Strictly Come Dancing cruises were on board ORIANA last year the first have been in June.
The theme having proven popular so far is due to continue next year when it will be returning to ORIANA during a 14 night Atlantic Island cruise departing 20th April.
Below is a short video P&O made last year on board ORIANA showcasing the highlights of the cruises including an interview with judge Craig Revel Horwood who was joined by some of the show's professional dancers.