P&O Azura Repositioning Cruise 2026 | Embarkation Day and Life at Sea

Part one of our P&O Azura repositioning cruise 2026 — boarding in Valletta, Malta, followed by two full days at sea. Repositioning cruises work differently to a standard itinerary. There are more days at sea and fewer ports, and that puts the ship itself at the centre of the holiday rather than what's waiting ashore. Some Escapaders find that's exactly the point. Others take a sailing like this once and decide a port-heavy itinerary suits them better — both are reasonable conclusions, and this video should help you work out which you are. Boarding in Malta is a different experience to a Southampton turnaround — most people arrive by air rather than car, which changes the rhythm of the day and when the ship actually fills up. Sea days have a reputation for being long. In practice they tend to go the other way — the days fill themselves once you stop planning them, and most people have settled into a rhythm by the second one. One thing worth doing on a sailing like this: have a proper look at the daily programme on the first sea day rather than the first evening. Anything that needs booking usually opens then, and the queues are noticeably shorter before everyone works that out. If these are useful, subscribing helps — we film every cruise this way, start to finish.