P & O
/ˌpiː ən ˈəʊ/
/ˌpiː ən ˈəʊ/
- a British shipping company, well known for its large cruise liners (= ships on which people spend their holidays, sailing from place to place). The company was established in 1822, when it was called the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, and sailed mainly to Spain and Portugal, but it soon became the most important company sailing between Britain and India and Hong Kong. In the late 20th century it also became one of the largest ferry companies sailing across the English Channel.
一家英国航运公司，以大型邮轮而闻名。该公司成立于1822年，当时称为半岛和东方蒸汽航行公司，主要航行至西班牙和葡萄牙，但很快成为在英国，印度和香港之间航行的最重要的公司。在20世纪后期，它也成为横跨英吉利海峡航行的最大渡轮公司之一。