P&O Cruises has announced they are to sell Artemis there 45,000 ton cruise ship to MS Artania Shipping for an undisclosed sum. Artemis started her life in 1984 as Royal Princess for Princess Cruises; she transferred to P&O Cruises in 2005 to sail under the name Artemis.
P&O has stated that Artemis will finish off her already arranged cruise schedule before joining MS Artania Shipping after her last voyage the 98 night P101 Asian Grand Voyage 2011. This cruise can be spilt into numerous smaller legs ranging from 15 to 49 nights in length.
Not much is known about MS Artania Shipping however P&O Cruises has stated that Artemis will be leased by the company to the German operator Phoenix Reisen. They, Phoenix Reisen are actually a large travel agency who also offer cruises from their 4 ships, MS Albatros, MS Amadea, MS Alexander von Humboldt & MS Athena.
There are still many cheap cruises available on P&O Artemis, however with this news they are likely to sell quickly.
