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A heroic week of cruise ship rescues

It was a week of heroic rescues after a team from Rescue 500, the Queensland Government’s air rescue helicopter and the Sun Princess came to the aid of several people. Rescue 500 air lifted three people […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Sep 30 2016
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P&O finalises contract for new Australian ship

P&O Cruises Australia has finalised the creation of its new ship which will be built specifically for the Australian and New Zealand market. The ship will be launched in 2019 and will be the largest […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 4 2016
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P&O farewells Pacific Pearl from fleet

One of Australia’s most loved ships, P&O’s Pacific Pearl will be leaving the fleet in April 2017, it was announced today. But who will sail her when she leaves Australia is a mystery. P&O refused […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 4 2016
News

How to find love on a cruise ship

Music may be the food of love, but in today’s world a dating app is more likely to find its mark than Cupid’s arrow. Instead of getting wined and dined, we’ve been reduced to algorithmic […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 19 2016
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What a Pearler! P&O issues denial after passengers claims poor behaviour aboard the Pearl

P&O has come to the defence of cruislings after passengers contacted Cruise Passenger to claim poor behaviour aboard the Pacific Pearl 16-day cruise around the South Pacific. According to the passengers, while most of the […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 30 2015
News

New look for one of Australia’s favourite ships, the Pacific Pearl

In just 19 hours, P&O’s Pacific Pearl will be coming out of a three-week multimillion dollar drydock re-fit at Sydney’s Garden Island with a fresh new look and a host of new features.   The […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Aug 14 2015
News

Who will headline P&O’s big party? It’s the great guessing game…

Tickets to the biggest party in Australian cruise are being offered, including the arrival in Sydney Harbour of five P&O ships, a fantastic fireworks display – and a concert featuring an Australian headline act. The […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jul 21 2015
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Paddle to the Pearl

Cruise passengers of P&O’s Pacific Pearl will be welcomed with something other than open arms on Saturday, when paddleboarders take to the seas to mingle with the 63,875-tonne vessel. Organised by Australian Outrigger Canoe Racing […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jul 17 2015
News

Man loses life on Pacific Pearl

A 79-year-old man passed away this morning onboard P&O’s Pacific Pearl, despite a dramatic race against time to take him to hospital. The ship put out a distress call for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service at […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jun 19 2015
Dining

Create cocktails like you’re on your favourite cruise ship

“I love to drink martinis. Two at the very most. Three I’m under the table. Four I’m under my host.” So said famous writer and critic Dorothy Parker, way back in the Roaring Twenties. Martinis, […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 1 2015
Destinations

Australia comes to the rescue in Vanuatu

Carnival is coming to the rescue of Vanuatu by sending humanitarian aid, supplies, pledging money and soon, will be organising charity concerts. Carnival Australia announced its cruise ships are delivering resources and humanitarian aid to […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 20 2015