THE 69,153-ton Southampton-based luxury cruise ship Oriana is to be dry-docked in the city later this year.

This will be the second refit the six-year-old vessel has undergone at the A&P shipyard in Southampton's Western Docks.

Last month A&P completed a maintenance programme on another P&O Cruise's ship, Victoria.

When Oriana enters the yard next December she will be the fifth consecutive P&O Cruise's vessel to dock with A&P.