P&O Britannia is ruling the waves by bringing together the brightest stars in British cooking. P&O Cruises is assembling the cream of culinary talent as the new ship’s Food Heroes, an unprecedented line-up of the UK’s top celebrity chefs.

Britain’s favourite TV chef, James Martin will develop The Cookery Club, the first cookery school on board a British cruise ship. He joins award-winning master patissier “Cake Boy” Eric Lanlard in his first venture at sea, with a patisserie range in the Market Café at the heart of the ship’s spectacular atrium.

Established P&O Cruises favourites Marco Pierre White, Atul Kochhar and Olly Smith will lend their expertise to the varied culinary options on board ranging from speciality restaurants and wine bars through to gala dinners in the main dining rooms.

Passengers will be able to participate in hands-on cookery tuition under the expert guidance of the P&O Cruises famous five culinary giants. Guest chefs will also be on board in this state-of-the-art cookery school which can hold classes of up to 24 people at a time. There will also be a chef’s table to allow passengers to experience world class cuisine in an intimate space.

Britannia’s maiden season will see the ship sail from Southampton to the Mediterranean, Norwegian Fjords, Canary Islands and the Baltic Sea, as well as offering a range of short breaks and a special round Britain cruise. The ship will then transfer to the Caribbean for the winter season sailing a range of 15 night fly/cruise itineraries from Barbados.

P&O Britannia sets sail on its maiden voyage from Southampton to the Mediterranean on March 14, 2015. For more information contact local agents the Cruise & Travel group on 2122 2999 or your preferred travel agent.