Updated March 2023!

P&O Cruises brings Greatest Days, The Official Take That Musical exclusively to Arvia

I originally brought you this news last summer, but I thought it was probably worth reminding you now that Arvia is returning to Southampton to continue her maiden season,particularly as Take That are embarking on a new Greatest Days tour in 2023.

If, like me, you are a huge Take That fan (swoon!), you will love that P&O Cruises have the best show on the ocean waves for Thatters. Working closely with the boys, they have produced an adaptation of The Band Musical under a new (and very apt) name “Greatest Days” which is exclusively performed on new ship P&O Arvia.

P&O Cruises announced that the stage musical, ‘Greatest Days - The Official Take That Musical’, is the latest addition to Arvia’s line-up of show-stopping entertainment.

Arvia, launched in December 2022, to great acclaim and is the only place in the world where guests can watch this captivating feel-good show, an adaptation of the popular West End musical ‘The Band,’ featuring the songs of Take That and story by Olivier Award-winning writer Tim Firth. Greatest Days is named in celebration of the upcoming film adaptation of The Band. 

Greatest Days is a story about friendship and music and focuses on five 16-year-old girls in 1993 for whom Take That is everything. The show follows this group of girls as they reunite after 25 years apart and try to fulfil their dream of meeting the boy band whose music became the soundtrack to their lives.

Greatest Days features the music of Take That, Britain’s all-time most successful boy band, whose songs include Never Forget, Back for Good, A Million Love Songs, Greatest Day, The Flood, Relight My Fire, Shine and Rule the World.

The members of Take That commented: “Almost ten years ago, we had the idea of writing a musical with our songs. It was a big wish of ours to make a show with Take That’s music, but without us – not the story of our lives. Our wishes came true and five years ago we debuted The Band Musical to the world. Now we couldn’t be prouder to bring the story to P&O Cruises under its new name – Greatest Days.

“In Tim Firth we found an author who invented a completely different and wonderful story to which our music makes the perfect frame. A story with a lot of heart and friendship. A musical that shows how music brings friends together. The story works so wonderfully, you don't even have to know our music!”

P&O Cruises president Paul Ludlow said: “We are delighted to have worked so closely with Take That to bring this fantastic story to the stage on board Arvia, exclusively for our guests.

“With an amazing cast, handpicked from our Headliners Theatre performers, guests can look forward to a night of world-class entertainment to create a truly unique and extraordinary theatre experience.” 

Example Arvia cruise:

From April 2023 Arvia will be sailing 14 night Southampton-Southampton cruises around the Mediterranean.

Example: Mediterranean 14 Nights Departing 16 April 2023

Southampton round trip with ports of call in La Corona, Valencia, Marseilles, Barcelona, and Cadiz, Inside Cabins from £599 pp, Seaview from £749 pp and Balcony Cabins from £1029 pp.

To book, visit P&O Cruises website.

Find out more about Arvia on my dedicated page: All Things Arvia