P&O scraps cruise liner visits to Argentina as Falkland Island tensions grow Concerns have been raised that ships associated with Britain and flying the red ensign may not be permitted to call into Argentina or will be severely delayed, as has been the case on numerous occasions during 2012. Despite our best efforts, these assurances have not been received and the risk that we will be refused entry into these ports of call is too high. As a British cruise company we cannot allow ourselves to be the subject of any political dispute or put our customers and crew into any situation where their enjoyment may be compromised. With this in mind, we have had to take the difficult decision to remove all Argentinian ports of call from the itinerary. P&O will now not dock in Buenos Aires, Puerto Madryn and Ushuaia. Argentina invaded the Falklands in 1982 but British forces recaptured the islands within three months. Since then Argentina has continued to claim sovereignty over the islands.