Ocean Village Holidays Facts & Figures
- Ocean Village operated its first cruise in May 2003
- The original ship, Ocean Village, has 1,578 berths in 789 cabins including 64 with private balcony
- The new ship, Ocean Village Two (formerly Aida Blu), will have 1,708 berths in 854 cabins including 198 with private balcony
- Facilities on the new ship include 4 restaurants; 2 pools; 2 Jacuzzis, 8 bars, a theatre, casino, Karma Spa and Fitness Complex including gym, hair & beauty salon, sauna and steam complex and eleven treatment rooms; 4 shops, Europe's only Sonic the Hedgehog SEGA Village; children's centre, night nursery and teen zone.
- Over 80 Action Ashore activities are available with Ocean Village Two including white water rafting, abseiling, zipwiring, Harley Davidson tours, swimming with dolphins, whale watching and much more
- Celebrity TV chef James Martin has a restaurant, the only restaurants he runs, on each ship. "The Bistro" serves an a la carte menu of British dishes with a Mediterranean twist.
- Each 7 night cruise calls at six destinations each week
- Ocean Village Two offers two alternating one week fly-cruises, which can be combined to make a two week cruise holiday, in the Mediterranean in the summer (based on Palma Majorca), and in the Caribbean in the winter (based on Barbados). Stay and cruise options feature a one week hotel stay in Majorca or Barbados followed by a second week on board .
- Ocean Village is a division of Carnival UK which includes P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Cunard.
- Ocean Village was voted Best Cruise Line in the Guardian and Observer Travel Awards 2006 and Best Niche Cruise Line in the British Travel Awards 2006 and 2005 as well having won a number of Travel Trade Gazette and Travel Weekly awards.
