It comes up so often. They split about 2002 and I don't think it's been good for either of them to keep the name and cause confusion. If I was the owner of the cruises, I'd be looking into changing one or the other because the Ferries are giving the Cruises a really bad name.Didnt know that sorry!
P&O Ferries are shady as hell although I bet if anyone had a proper look at working conditions and pay of all the people behind the scenes at P&O Cruises (and probably most cruise lines), I bet they're not a lot better. But it's definitely the Ferries that get all the bad headlines every other week.