Social media reaction to P&O Cruises’ Britannia

Today marks the day that P&O Cruises take ownership of their brand new cruise ship Britannia in an event held at Trieste, Italy.

Whilst World of Cruising were sadly not at the event through the power of Twitter we can bring you the first reactions as the journalists and travel agents invited on-board toured the vessel.

Right at the start of the day Charlie Turnbull, the cheese expert chosen by P&O Cruises, proclaimed that Britannia was a sizeable ship.:

#britannia @pandocruises SHES SO BIG! pic.twitter.com/6dhwYEXE6T

— Charlie Turnbull (@Turnbulls_) February 22, 2015

Wine expert Olly Smith took this photograph of the stylish Atrium venue at the heart of the ship:

The atrium! #Britannia @pandocruises pic.twitter.com/4lRu6NMEBI

— Olly Smith (@jollyolly) February 22, 2015

Sue Bryant also commented on the beautiful Starburst sculpture in the Atrium on-board:

The much anticipated Starburst on @pandocruises #Britannia. Gorgeous! pic.twitter.com/4FIXI8ofFP

— Sue Bryant (@sjbryant) February 22, 2015

What was apparent through all of the tweets posted during the event was that there was a high level of thought, detail and design invested into many elements around the ship. For example, this detailed mosaic can be found at the Limelight Club:

@pandocruises 9am at the limelight club, yard hands over the keys to #britannia today time to get down & celebrate pic.twitter.com/6AUqQEjl60

— Charlie Turnbull (@Turnbulls_) February 22, 2015

Hollie-Rae Merrick took a look at the lavish spa on-board:

Here's some snaps of the spa on Britannia @pandocruises pic.twitter.com/iTPVC6qDHw

— Hollie-Rae Brader (@Hollierae_tw) February 22, 2015

Dave Monk took this photo of the swimming pool on-board – sadly the Mediterranean sun had chosen not to shine over Britannia in Trieste during the morning.

Pools on @pandocruises #Britannia pic.twitter.com/awmHGjrZy9

— Dave Monk (@shipmonk) February 22, 2015

Simone Clarke took a look at the Horizon buffet restaurant:

Horizon buffet is transformed on #Britannia @pandocruises pic.twitter.com/6sC5AxMFSJ

— simone clark (@iglu_sim) February 22, 2015

Cruise Critic had photographed the bar at Atul Kochhar’s Sindhu restaurant, and had commented that the designers have made use of a lot of marble on-board:

Sindhu bar. This ship has a LOT of marble! #Britannia pic.twitter.com/ghGZGyWvwl

— Cruise Critic UK (@CruiseCriticUK) February 22, 2015

Eric Lanlard also photographed the Sindhu restaurant as well as the Market Café:

. @atulkochhar Your " Sindhu restaurant & Bar " on #Britannia is #gorgeous !! E x @pandocruises pic.twitter.com/nwwd0gL2Yi

— eric lanlard (@eric_lanlard) February 22, 2015

Excited to board the #beautiful #Britannia today & see the finished beauty So #Proud of my #MarketCafe @pandocruises pic.twitter.com/x1mzQwsPda

— eric lanlard (@eric_lanlard) February 22, 2015

P&O Cruises shared a photo of Brodies Pub which stocks 70 artisan beers:

https://twitter.com/pandocruises/status/569412853075206144/

Nigel Thompson took a photo of Olly Smith behind his signature The Glass House bar on-board:

Olly Smith in his Glass House bar on board @pandocruises Britannia pic.twitter.com/FW38MRRDwp

— Nigel Thompson (@MirrorTravelEd) February 22, 2015

Hollie-Rae Merrick took a look at the Cookery Club venue on-board which is where James Martin and a host of other celebrity chefs will be wowing a selection of guests who pre-book with hands-on cookery lessons.

@jamesmartinchef The Cookery Club is looking fab on Britannia! @TheCookeryClub pic.twitter.com/NDrSquWkd3

— Hollie-Rae Brader (@Hollierae_tw) February 22, 2015

Cruise Critic commented on how the signage on-board was geared more around finding dining venues, bars and pubs than cabins:

Who cares where their cabin is? #Britannia signage all about the bars + restaurants pic.twitter.com/RZUJZpUUT0

— Cruise Critic UK (@CruiseCriticUK) February 22, 2015

Lastly, Nigel Thompson took one of the first glimpses into a minimalist-styled Balcony grade cabin:

Superior balcony cabin on @pandocruises Britannia pic.twitter.com/huLomLpHbr

— Nigel Thompson (@MirrorTravelEd) February 22, 2015

(Photo credit to James D Morgan/P&O Cruises)