Cruise ships returned to Sydney today in a stunning and symbolic display from one of Australia’s most popular tourism sectors. Just one day after the government’s two-year ban on foreign-flagged vessels expired, a flotilla of small boats and three tugs with water cannon accompanied P&O’s Pacific Explorer as she paraded for an hour down the … Read more
The arrival of P&O’s Pacific Explorer on Monday signals a beacon of shining hope for Australia’s stagnant cruise industry. It’s been two long years since we have seen an international ship grace our shore. And when she sails through Bradley’s Head into Sydney Harbour, it will herald the resumption of cruise Down Under. Three Sydney … Read more
NSW is set to welcome the first international cruise ships back to the state’s waters in more than two years after working with Victoria and Queensland to clear the way for a resumption of sailings. The state is the second to allow foreign flagged vessels back – Western Australia has said it will allow big … Read more
The Pacific Explorer is steaming towards Singapore before arriving in Australia for the first trial cruises from Sydney to Brisbane next month, while cruise fans are booking the best deals they can find as fast as they come up. While state governments have still to finalise the exact protocols in talks with Cruise Lines International … Read more
If there was any doubt about whether Australians would embrace the return of their cruise ships, it would have been dispelled this week as we celebrated news of deployments and itineraries from Carnival Australia and Royal Caribbean. P&O Australia was so excited the line’s new boss Marguerite Fitzgerald flew to Europe to front a video … Read more
] Pacific Explorer, the flagship for P&O Australia, is on her way home after two years. She begins her first guest cruise from Australia on May 31 — a Sydney to Brisbane round trip — and is due to arrive in Sydney in mid-April soon after the federal cruise ban is lifted on April 17. … Read more
The Queensland government is getting ready for the resumption of cruising with the first ship to arrive on June 2. P&O Cruises’ Pacific Explorer will be the first to arrive at the new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal which was upgraded in October 2020. Queensland cruisers can look forward to domestic cruises, with Carnival Cruise Line … Read more
This is a holiday for wine lovers who also delight in taking a dip in Australia’s pristine, turquoise waters. You will also have the chance to cruise on the newly-badged P&O’s Pacific Explorer with its heart-stopping waterslides, death defying Walk the Plank and 12 dining venues including specialty restaurant, Luke’s by celebrity chef Luke Mangan … Read more
P&O Australia has extended its sailings pause until after April 25, but is sticking to its Aussie schedule. Pacific Adventure, a new vessel to the P&O fleet, is currently scheduled to begin sailing from Sydney on 30 April, 2021. And another newbie, Pacific Encounter, is due to call Brisbane home from May 7. And a … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
