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Arcadia will go to Holland America Line
The Carnival Corporation has decided that the 'Queen Anne', which only entered service in 2024, will leave Cunard in 2029 and transfer to P&O Cruises. At the same time, the 'Arcadia' will go to Holland America Line. Both ships were to be adapted or modernised for their new cruise lines. Both cruise lines belong to the Carnival Corporation, so this is an internal transfer within the group. The 'Queen Anne' was Cunard's first newbuild since the 'Queen Elizabeth' in 2010. With her commissioning, the Cunard fleet grew to four ships for the first time in a long while. The 'Queen Anne' has been scheduled to undergo extensive modifications in 2029 before being deployed for P&O Cruises. Extensive design changes were planned to adapt the ship to P&O Cruises' product and branding. The 'Queen Anne' is designed for approximately 3,000 passengers and would thus be one of the larger ships in the P&O Cruises fleet. After the 'Queen Anne's departure, Cunard would be sailing with three ships again, the 'Queen Mary 2', 'Queen Victoria' and 'Queen Elizabeth', which is an unusual move, because the 'Queen Anne' was only introduced as the fourth "Queen" in the fleet after considerable effort. She was designed specifically for Cunard. Numerous areas on board deliberately referenced the long history of the British shipping company. A detailed explanation for the decision has not yet been provided. The 'Arcadia' is based on the same Vista-class design as several ships in the Holland America Line fleet, including the 'Oosterdam', 'Noordam', 'Westerdam' and 'Zuiderdam'. The Holland America Line is thus acquiring a ship whose basic technical design is already well-known within its own fleet, which grows from 11 to 12 ships. The 'Arcadia' will be refitted and included in thes modernisation program "Holland America Evolution". Various areas of the ship will be adapted to Holland America Line's product range.
Medevac off Île de Batz
An alert from the 'Arcadia', en route from Vigo to Southampton, UK, was received by the authorities on April 30, 2026, at 2:15 p.m., requesting the medevac of a sick passenger. An H160 helicopter took off from the Lanvéoc airbase. It reached the ship off the coast of Île de Batz at around 3:45 p.m. The man was winched aboard, and transported to the Cavale Blanche hospital in Brest at 4:30 p.m.
Passenger died of norovirus three weeks after disembarkation
A norovirus outbreak aboard the 'Arcadia' in fall 2024, which left dozens of passengers confined to their cabins, is now being linked to the death of a 77-year-old British passenger. Alan Forster, a retired teacher from Paignton, England, fell ill with norovirus two weeks into his monthlong trip with his wife, and later died of suspected kidney failure. In December the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported three separate outbreaks of norovirus affecting hundreds of passengers aboard other cruise ships. The 'Arcadia', in particular, had left Southampton on Sep 3 and made stops in New York, Boston, Halifax and Nova Scotia. However, the ship faced an outbreak of a highly contagious stomach virus that causes vomiting, diarrhea, nausea and stomach pain. 128 of the 1,959 passengers on board experienced symptoms between Sep 3 and Oct 3. Forster collapsed a week after reporting symptoms and was placed on a drip in the ship's medical bay. No further treatment was administered until the ship docked in St. John's, where Forster was hospitalized due to his deteriorating condition and kidney failure. Jatinder Paul, the family's lawyer, called Mr Forster's rapid decline deeply concerning and stressed the importance of investigating possible failings on board the ship and delays in accessing appropriate care. P&O Cruises expressed its condolences to the family and said it had launched an investigation. A preliminary review indicated that when medical staff were informed of Mr Forster's deteriorating health, care was initiated and specialist review and support was facilitated at a coastal hospital. The company would respond as appropriate to the lawyers once the investigation has been completed.
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