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P&O Cruises gives away dream cruise holiday – with an audience of thousands

A couple from York has won the holiday of a lifetime on boardP&O Cruises newest ship, Britannia. However, this is a holiday with a twist,as they have no control over what they will be doing. Everything that they do on board and on shorewill be chosen for them by P&O Cruises thousands of followers on Facebookand Twitter.

Freddy Berry and Karen Pacaud, aged 57 and 52 respectively, were chosenby a panel of expert judges to join a two week Caribbean cruise on board theaward-winning Britannia. Having never cruised before, this trip is designed topush them out of their comfort zone and experience the vast range of sights,activities, entertainment and dining that will result in a once-in-a-lifetimeexperience.

During their cruise, Freddy and Karen will be spoilt for choice asthey experience Britannia's 13 bars, 13 restaurants, nine theatres and showlounges, four swimming pools, Cookery Club, sports arena, spa, gym, library,shops, three-tier feature atrium, £1 million art collection plus much more. They'llalso enjoy delicious gala dinner menus specially created for P&O Cruises byrenowned chef Marco Pierre White, a fine dining Indian restaurant fromMichelin-starred chef Atul Kochhar and The Glass House wine bar featuring 40wines by the glass from expert Olly Smith.

Freddy, a businessconsultant, and Karen, who runs a small French-themed cafe in Boroughbridge,both like to keep fit and are looking forward to trying all the activities on boardas well as exploring the Caribbean on Britannia's exciting array of shoreexcursions. Everything that they do will be shown live on P&O Cruisessocial media channels from what they wear, where they go, what they do and whatthey see.

P&OCruises senior vice president, Paul Ludlow, said: "This is an incredibleintroduction to cruising for Freddy and Karen and I'm sure they'll be hookedwithin hours. Where else could they relax in the spa's thermal suite, zip linethrough the rainforest, rustle up a two course meal in the Cookery Club, enjoya world-class stage show and dine from a menu created by the legendarygodfather of British cooking, Marco Pierre White, all in the space of one day?

The 14 night cruise fromBarbados to St Lucia visits Curacao, Aruba, Grenada, St Vincent, Dominica,Antigua and St Maarten.

For more information or tobook call P&O Cruises on 0843 374 0111, visit www.pocruises.co.uk or visit your localtravel agent.

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About P&O Cruises

P&O Cruises has a fleet of eight shipsoffering holidays tailored to British tastes combining genuine service, a senseof occasion and attention to detail, ensuring passengers have the holiday of alifetime, every time. Britannia, a design-led 141,000 ton ship, was named by HMThe Queen on March 10, 2015. A new 180,000 ton LNG-powered ship is on order fordelivery in 2020.

For further pressinformation please contact:

Michele Andjel, michele.andjel@carnivalukgroup.com 023 8065 6653 / 07730 732 072

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