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P&O Cruises unveils new ‘TV talent’ sailing for 2023

TV stars Helen Skelton, Jay Blades and Ross Kemp will join a seven-night sailing on P&O Cruises’ Ventura in May.

The P&O Cruises Presents: TV Talent sailing, departing from Southampton on May 20, 2023, and calling into Vigo, Lisbon, Leixoes and Guernsey, is priced from £629.

Skelton (pictured) has been part of the Countryfile presenting team since 2012, and most recently danced her way to the final of BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing 2022.


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Blades has hosted BBC show The Repair Shop which has run for seven series, while Kemp is a Bafta award-winning documentary maker, actor and author.

He also played the character of Grant Mitchell in BBC soap Eastenders.

The sailing is part of the line’s ‘P&O Cruises Presents: Sail with stars’ programme which also features a voyage with sports stars and global explorers.

Prices for the P&O Cruises Presents: Sporting Icons sailing, which sports broadcasters Sue Barker, Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell will join, start from £699.

The lead-in price for the five-night P&O Cruises Presents: Global Explorers sailing with Ben Fogle, Simon Calder and Monty Halls is £499.

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