Due to the Coronavirus pandemic, most cruise lines suspended operations during March 2020. P&O formally announced on the 16th March the Carnival policy of stopping until the 11th April. Oceana was on the way back from the a Spain and Portugal cruise which was cut short when Spain closed its ports. They ended up staying overnight in Gibraltar before making their way home. She was the first P&O to head off for lay-up when she sailed for Dover at 5pm on the 18th March. Aurora and Ventura stayed until it was their turn to leave. |