This is a cracking way to reach the Caribbean. Goose likes that you can simply board in Southampton, spend two weeks cruising across the Atlantic aboard P&O Arvia, then fly home from Barbados — no outbound airport faff required.

🚢 14-night Caribbean transatlantic cruise
🛳️ P&O Arvia
📍 Southampton → Barbados
📅 Departing 23 October 2026
🛏️ Inside cabin
🍽️ Full board
✈️ Flight back to the UK included
👫 Based on 2 adults sharing
💷 From £840 per person

The itinerary gives you a proper ocean crossing, with a stop in Tenerife before several relaxing sea days take you across to the Caribbean.

Once there, Arvia calls at St Maarten, St Kitts and St Lucia, before finishing in Bridgetown, Barbados.

Itinerary

  • Southampton
  • Tenerife
  • Philipsburg, St Maarten
  • Basseterre, St Kitts
  • Castries, St Lucia
  • Bridgetown, Barbados
  • Flight back to the UK

There are plenty of sea days on this one, but Arvia is well suited to them. You’ve got multiple included restaurants, pools, entertainment, the SkyDome and plenty of places to simply settle in while crossing the Atlantic.

What’s included

  • 14-night cruise aboard P&O Arvia
  • Inside cabin
  • Full-board dining
  • Cruise from Southampton
  • Caribbean ports of call
  • Flight back to the UK from Barbados
  • Gratuities included

At £840pp, this is particularly appealing given that you’re effectively combining a two-week cruise with your transport home.

Good to know

The cruise departs Southampton on 23 October 2026 and finishes in Barbados after the Caribbean portion of the itinerary.

Check the exact UK arrival airport, flight arrangements, transfers, cabin grade and fare conditions before booking, as these can vary between packages.