Ventura

P&O Cruises · Grand class · 2008

Ventura measures 116,017 gross tons, with room for 3,106 guests. Ventura sails 14-night cruises from Southampton.

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P&O Cruises ship Ventura sailing in Southampton Water
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BuiltYear built
2008
TonnageGross tonnage
116,017
Decks
18
Cabins
1,553
Guests
3,106
3,727 at full occupancy
Crew
1,226

Ventura cruise schedule

33 cruises in the next 12 months · open a cruise to see its itinerary · all times local

Showing 6 of 33 cruises

Where Ventura sails

Homeport and departures by month · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027

Most of its sailings are in the Western Europe, Azores, Canary Islands, with more in the Baltic, Norwegian Fjords, Russia. Ventura sails from Southampton.

SouthamptonNumber = cruises starting that month

Ports Ventura visits

32 ports of call in the next 12 months · homeports not counted

HomeportPort of callSize = ship calls

How Ventura sails

Sailings starting in the next 12 months · Oct 2026 – Sep 2027 · from published itineraries

Sailing mix

Upcoming sailings by length

33sailings

  • Up to 5 nights618%
  • 7 nights824%
  • 6, 8 or 9 nights0–
  • 10–14 nights1752%
  • 15+ nights26%

Turnaround ports

Port intensity

Port days and sea days per cruise, between embarkation and return

Time in port
24 h
median
Port days
55%
of days between embarkation and return
Overnight calls
8
staying past midnight
Late departures
163
after 20:00 · latest 23:59

Cruise patterns

  • 6 ports · 6 sea days14 nights8 cruises
  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights5 cruises
  • 1 port · 1 sea day4 nights4 cruises
  • 4 ports · 2 sea days7 nights2 cruises
  • 7 ports · 6 sea days14 nights2 cruises

Port daySea dayEmbarkation and return days not shown

Sea days are the days between embarkation and return with no port call. Hours in port run from arrival to departure; calls with unpublished times are left out. Late departure = leaving a port of call after 20:00, local time.

Ventura specifications

From the cruise line and ship registries · metric units

Ship

Cruise line
P&O Cruises
Class
Grand class
Year built
2008
Status
In service
IMO
9333175
MMSI
310562000

Size

Gross tonnage
116,017 GT
Length
289 m
Beam
36 m
Decks
18
Cruising speed
24 knots

Capacity

Guests, double occupancy
3,106
Guests, full occupancy
3,727
Cabins
1,553
Crew
1,226
Guests per crew member
2.5
Space per guest
37.4 GT

How it compares

107th largest of 350 ships in service

Gross tonnage

  • Ventura116,017
  • P&O Cruises average129,155
  • All ships in service91,156

Guests, double occupancy

  • Ventura3,106
  • P&O Cruises average3,434
  • All ships in service2,189

Grand class sister ships

Same design and size as Ventura

See the P&O Cruises fleet

Azura

2010 · 115,055 GT · 3,096 guests

Also from P&O Cruises: Arvia, Iona, Britannia, Arcadia, Aurora

About Ventura

Ventura is a Grand-class P&O Cruises ship, handed over by Fincantieri at Monfalcone on 29 March 2008 as the largest passenger ship then built for the British market. The 116,017 GT ship was named in Southampton by Dame Helen Mirren in April 2008, and she had a dry dock and refit at Damen Shipyard Rotterdam in February 2026.