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Pacific Aria & Pacific Eden join the fleet

Cruise Passenger was on hand for the launch of P&O’s newest ships, Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden, at Sydney’s Fort Denison this morning. Here are some more of our exclusive images.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 25 2015
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See P&O’s five ship fleet sail into Sydney Harbour for the first time

P&O’s five ship fleet – with new members Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden – sailed into Sydney Harbour in formation this morning just as dawn was breaking. Check out the amazing video!

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 25 2015
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A spectacular arrival for P&O

There were fireworks, singers and a world first – a naming on Twitter – when P&O launched their new fleet on Sydney Harbour this morning. But two little girls named Aria (in blue) and Eden […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Nov 25 2015
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Cruisers evacuated after bomb scare in Melbourne

Cruise passengers have been evacuated from two cruise ships in Melbourne after sniffer dogs picked up a suspicious scent. It is believed one of the ships is a Holland America Line vessel and the other, […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 20 2015
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P&O’s dollar experiment

Following Cruise Passenger’s story last week about how the rising Aussie dollar will affect your cruise, P&O have come out with a video that hammers home the message about the value of cruise lines that […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 20 2015
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Cruise adviser: The biggest seven days in Australian cruise

Next week, Australian cruise really comes of age. There will be spectacular arrivals – P&O’s 5 Ship Spectacular event will be on November 25 and on Saturday, Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas will be […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 20 2015
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New dawn, new day for Holland America

Two weeks ago Bloomberg Business ran an article with the headline Holland America: We are not the geezer line, suggesting that Holland America has long battled the perception that it’s the cruise line of choice […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 20 2015
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Check out The Haven onboard Norwegian Escape

The Haven onboard the new Norwegian Escape is a space reserved exclusively for the line’s special guests. But Cruise Passenger gives you a sneak peek inside Guests in this area get the expert services of 24-hour […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 20 2015
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Rate Your Ship review

Cruise Passenger has recently launched the new Rate Your Ship section of our website, where we ask our readers to review their favourite cruises. We will be publishing reviews on our website and social media, […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 20 2015
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British forces rescue 347 from Le Boreal

Dramatic footage of British forces based in the Falkland Islands yesterday responding to a distress call from the 10,000 tonne luxury Ponant cruise ship Le Boreal has been released by the Ministry of Defence in […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 19 2015
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Anthem of the Seas arrives in New York Harbour

Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas is home ported in New York inviting New Yorkers to have a peek in to the adventurous Anthem of the Seas. On its first visit to the New York […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 13 2015
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How the diving dollar is driving up the price of your cruise

The diving Aussie dollar – predicted to continue to fall entil the end of the year – is piling on the cost of a cruise for those who don’t book in advance. Shore excursions, for […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 13 2015
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