Arvia deck 6 plan (Gala-Dining)
Deck layout and review
Review of Arvia deck 6 (Gala-Dining)
The fore-located on decks 6-7 "The Headliner's Theatre" (lower level 1 of 2) is the ship's main show lounge for grand-style music and dance productions in the evenings. The theater has comfortable plush seating and the latest LED and sound technologies. The 2-deck-high auditorium during the day serves as a complimentary Cinema and also offers matinee performances and fun activities (Q&As, port talks, lectures). In the evenings, full-scale productions offer West End-style shows (including "Festival"), stand-up comedy, and cabaret performances.
- Exclusive to P&O Arvia is the WaveLength gameshow (interactive theatrical experience created by Ben Shephard/1974-born English TV presenter) that gives families/couples the opportunity to find out how well they know each other by trying to match their partner’s answers.
- Arvia's Headliner's Theatre also hosts "Greatest Days - The Official Take That Musical". The exclusive to the ship stage show is an adaptation of West End's "The Band Musical" that features a story by Tim Firth (Olivier Award-winning writer) and Take That's best songs (Relight My Fire, Back for Good, Greatest Day, Never Forget, Shine and Rule the World, The Flood, A Million Love Songs).
- All shipboard show productions are by the UK-based Headliners Theatre Company (casting agent for P&O UK's production shows' artists/singers and dancers).
Oasis Spa complex (upper level 2 of 2)
The Art Gallery features an extensive Art collection displayed throughout the cruise ship.
"The Limelight Club" combines gourmet food with top-quality entertainment, exclusively for adults. The lounge offers live performances by popular guest entertainers, as well as by the ship's resident performers, accompanied by Arvia cruise ship's own music band. Here are also hosted daily dancing classes and music events. The club lounge is served by its own full-service Bar. After the evening show, Limelight Club transforms into a Disco Nightclub.
Harbours (duty-free shop)
"The 710 Club" has a stylish cocktail bar lounge served by professional mixologists. This sophisticated music bar offers live acoustic performances by top-quality artists. The venue was crafted to the vision of Gary Barlow (1971-born English singer, songwriter, actor, TV personality, also P&O Cruises' Music Director). Live musical performances are by "The 710s" (the lounge's resident band).
"Ocean Studios" is a boutique cinema with comfortable plush seating and 4x screens running throughout the day classic movies and recently released blockbusters. The Cinema is fitted with the latest surround sound technology.
The ship's all four Main Dining Rooms (MDRs) are located aft on Deck 6 (6th Street Dinner-portside, The Olive Grove-starboard, Meridian Restaurant-aft) and Deck 7 (Zenith Restaurant-aft). All dining room restaurants offer "Freedom Dining" (open seating) breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea service and dinner. Gala Nights (formal dinner events) are also hosted here, with a special Gala menu by Marco Pierre White. Liner's largest MDRs (Meridian and Zenith) are located aft on decks 6-7 and are interconnected to make one large 2-level restaurant.
The 3-decks high Grand Atrium is located midship, featuring natural light and great sea views from its floor-ceiling windows. Ship's Grand Atrium is a new design concept for P&O UK, created by the architecture and design firm Jestico+Whiles (creators of The Yas Hotel in Abu Dhabi, W Hotel in London, and Aqua restaurant in The Shard London).
The Atrium is the liner's key entertainment space that hosts from morning coffee to evening drinks. Deck 6 (Atrium level 1 of 3) houses "The Vistas Cafe Bar" (patisserie with a menu by Eric Lanlard), "Amber Lounge" (premium cocktail bar), live pop-up entertainment in mid-morning (musical performances, buskers) and early evening starting aerial acrobatics (circus performances).
P&O Arvia ship's Marabelle Gin distillery
"Anderson's" is a classic gin bar lounge that doubles as Library (relaxation lounge). In the evenings, Andersons serves with alcoholic drinks the nearby MDR restaurants.
However, the lounge's focal point is the Marabelle Gin distillery (via partnership with Salcombe Distilling Co Ltd), and special events like gin tastings and workshops (master classes). Through the partnership with Salcombe Distilling, P&O Arvia ship guests can purchase and even create their own Marabelle Gin (42% ABV/alcohol by volume).
The exclusively created for P&O Cruises alcohol is produced on the Arvia ship. For the unique gin recipe are used 18 herbs - including Iona Island's heather (calluna vulgaris), mint, citrus, blackberry, green apple, rose petals, kelp (seaweed).
Since 2021, Marabelle Gin (trademarked brand) is also available fleetwide - served across P&O UK's entire fleet. The produced on the cruise ship gin is bottled and labeled, with bottles available for purchase.