Ocean Village Cruises is to be axed as Carnival rearrange their operation.

Even though Island Cruises has been sold by Royal Caribbean, this was not enough to save Ocean Village Cruises and they will be run down with both ships switching to P&O Cruises Australia.

According to Carnival, they feel the UK market will be better served with the current P&O Cruises fleet which is set to expand when Azure joins them in March 2010.

Cunard, one of the other Carnival owned cruise lines are also set to get a new ship, the Queen Elizabeth in 2010.

Ocean Village Cruises Presents a couple of new a couple of new features for their younger audience with the chance of learning how to be a TV presenter, being taught to read autocue and conduct an interview. While for the younger ladies there is a new Girls Night in session where for £20 they can learn how to put on make up and style their hair.