P&O and Carnival halt cruising for 30 days – P&O offers 200% refund to passengers

Pacific Explorer

P&O Cruises Australia has today followed a long list of lines in pausing its cruise itineraries for 30 days “following advice from the countryโ€™s public officials that mass gatherings should be limited to no more than 500 people”. Says the line in a statement: “The 30-day pause takes effect from today until P&Oโ€™s planned resumption … Read more

The new Pacific Aria emerges from dry-dock

The new Pacific Aria emerges from dry-dock

The Pacific Aria has emerged with cool new features after she spent 12-days in dry-dock in Singapore including a new Dome space, which is onboard the Pacific Eden.

The popular top-deck space with ocean views has been refreshed to take on a contemporary nautical theme with dark blue and white hues, drapes and soft lighting.

By day, guests can play board games, trivia, dance classes and a favourite place for guests to relax on the lounges with a coffee or read a book. In the evening the Dome transforms into a fashionable dance-spot.

The Elemis Spa has also been enhanced during the dry dock and now sports a new Barber Shop. Complete with luxe curtains, gold framed mirrors and a leather swivel chair, the professional grooming service for the modern gentleman offers hot towel shaves, beard trimming and styling.

The shipโ€™s 28 suites, 120 balcony cabins and Penthouse have been fitted with new carpets and outdoor furniture.

Pacific Ariaโ€™s finishing touch is the Southern Cross livery emblazoned on her hull – now a signature feature across all five ships in P&Oโ€™s fleet.

In total, 1,000 pieces of new furniture, 6,000 metres of fabric and more than 10,000 square metres of new carpet have been fitted on the 1,500-guest ship. A selection of modern and stylish pieces of artwork and new contemporary wallpaper adorns the shipโ€™s public spaces.

Pacific Aria will now return to her Brisbane home-port where she will undertake a range of longer cruises to the South Pacific Islands and shorter breaks closer to home.

Pacific Ariaโ€™s upcoming cruises include a 10-night Pacific Island Hopper voyage departing Brisbane onย October 9, 2018. Fares start from A$998.52* per person quad share.

 

P&O pulls Aria from Cairns for new Papua New Guinea itineraries

P&O Papau New Guinea

P&O Cruises has pulled the Pacific Aria from homeporting in Cairns next year. The all-Australian cruise brand told the Cairns Post that it was originally replacing the Pacific Eden with Pacific Aria after the line sold the Eden to Cruise & Maritime Voyages. โ€‹Carnival Australian president Sture Myrmell told the Cairns post that while people … Read more

Stowaway galah takes Princess Cruises’ holiday around New Zealand

Stowaway galah takes Princess Cruises' holiday around New Zealand

A stowaway galah will be reunited with its family after it decided to take a cruise around New Zealand and Carnival Corporation are planning a party to reunite the bird with her family. Harri the galah, who hails from Brisbane, went missing from her cage a few days before her family were due to take … Read more