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VIDEO: Check out what’s new onboard the Pacific Explorer before her maiden journey

The Pacific Explorer makes her triumphant return on May 31 sailing on a four-night voyage to Brisbane. She is the first international ship to return to Australian waters after more than a two-year hiatus. The […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . May 27 2022
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“We’re back baby” – The countdown is on till the Pacific Explorer starts sailing

The countdown is on for the first cruise to depart from Sydney Harbour. It’s been over two years since we’ve seen a cruise ship in our waters and this morning, spirits were high and the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . May 20 2022
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Meet the excited cruisers who will be the first on the Pacific Explorer on May 31

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 […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Apr 14 2022
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P&O and Carnival Cruise Lines axe Australian sailings as industry protests

As cruise lines express further disappointment with the government’s inaction over a return to Australian cruising, P&O and Carnival Cruises have cancelled a series of cruises until the end of May. With Royal Caribbean already […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jan 27 2022
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Exclusive performances from Kate Ceberano, Daryl Braithwaite and more onboard Pacific Adventure cruise from $169 pp per night

Put on your dancing shoes and get ready to boogie with pop legends, Kate Ceberano and Daryl Braithwaite. You will also have an audience with actor Shane Jacobson and be entertained by a star-studded sporting […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Oct 26 2021
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P&O Australia extends its cruise pause until January 2022 and cancels its Melbourne summer season

P&O Cruises Australia today extended its pause in operations for cruises departing from Sydney and Brisbane by a further month until mid-January next year. The voluntary pause will apply to cruises scheduled to depart from […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Sep 22 2021
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P&O Australia’s newest member Pacific Adventure is ready to hit the water

Pacific Adventure, the newest member of P&O Cruises Australia now three-strong fleet has emerged from dry dock in style, with plans to be homeported in Sydney.  P&O Cruises Australia President Sture Myrmell said Pacific Adventure […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Sep 8 2021
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P&O guests help release 13,000 turtle hatchlings in the South Pacific

The guest funding P&O Pacific Partnership, which has helped a number of organisations in the South Pacific since 2013, has contributed to the release of 13,000 turtle hatchlings. The line has been working with the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 8 2021
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P&O Cruises Australia extends its cruise pause to September

P&O Cruises Australia today announced a six-week extension to their cruise pause to 17 September 2021. The cruise line last extended its pause period in March, cancelling all cruises to Papua New Guinea and the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . May 5 2021
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Eight-night cruise-and-city holiday from $137 per night

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 […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Mar 8 2021
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P&O’s Pacific Encounter joins the fleet bound for Australia and New Zealand

P&O’s newest ship, the Pacific Encounter has officially joined the fleet. The ship is currently in Singapore undergoing refurbishment and will have the capacity for 2,600 passengers across 12 decks. Pacific Encounter is currently in […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jan 29 2021
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New Future Cruise Credit site offers $365 lure – but rivals claim they are “poachers”

Australian travellers with Future Cruise Credits are being enticed to rebook their holidays with a $365 bonus offer from a new online travel agency based in the Gold Coast. Tens of thousands of passengers whose […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Oct 23 2020