After requesting two tug boats, the ship was ordered to return to Miami, where a mandatory US Coastguard inspection could take place. The ship is due to leave Miami at 8am local time, and as a resutlt will miss out its scheduled stop at Key West. Oriana will now arrive into New Orleans at 9am on Tuesday.
A spokesperson for P&O Cruises explained that the fire was minor and had been localised. No passengers or crew have been injured.
The ship will return to Southampton on May 6th after a 32-night cruise.
UPDATES:
19/04/2015 @ 13:30
Oriana has now left the port of Miami and is now en-route to New Orleans, where she will arrive on Tuesday at 9am local time.