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| P&O Cruises Australia, owned by the Carnival Corporation & plc, has been in operation since 1932 when the 22,500-ton Strathaird sailed round trip from Sydney. Today, this cruise line carries over 100,000 passengers a year. In the past this cruise line was primarily marketed in Australia and New Zealand, however they have began making their name known in North America over the past few years. This cruise line offers a great value and is popular with a wide range of cruisers, especially families. The ships, being former Princess and Carnival members, feature a ton of things to do onboard. For example, there's a show lounge onboard each ship where you can see live entertainment each evening, as well as a casino, spa, fitness center and swimming pool. The 2007 addition of Pacific Dawn, formerly Regal Princess when she was a part of the Princess Cruises fleet, brought Australia its largest and most modern cruise ship to be home ported out of it. The second member of P&O's fleet is Pacific Sun, a former Carnival ship (Carnival Jubilee). Exciting news for P&O Cruises Australia came about in October of 2008 when it was announced that Carnival-owned Ocean Village would be transferring both of their ships to the P&O fleet by the end of 2010. This move will double their fleet, giving them four ships at that point in time. Ocean Village Two joined P&O in the winter of 2009 and was renamed Pacific Jewel, while Ocean Village will join P&O late 2010 and will be renamed Pacific Pearl. |
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| P&O Cruises Australia offers a variety of Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific cruises, with departure ports solely in Australia and New Zealand. Their cruises range in length from 2 to 28 nights. | ||||||||||||||||
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| Since the ships in the P&O Cruises Australia fleet were formerly members of other cruise lines, P&O doesn't have a typical style and setup as far as their ships go. However, both of the ships received a thorough makeover upon their transfer into their fleet and have a nice range of things to do onboard. Among the onboard features available on both ships are live entertainment, casinos, fitness classes, a spa and various sports. Pacific Sun has a traditional assigned dining setup, while Pacific Jewel has the option of either assigned or open dining. Other food-related options onboard this ships include traditional afternoon tea, 24-hour room service and an alternative specialty steakhouse (charges $20 AUD per person - subject to change). Age-wise, the crowd typically found onboard a P&O Cruises Australia cruise is quite mixed and is fairly lively. Most of them are from either Australia or New Zealand. Many of the passengers have already cruised with P&O, as they boast an impressive 40%+ repeat customer rate on their cruises. The Australian dollar is the form of currency that is used and accepted onboard all of the P&O Cruises Australia ships. |
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| P&O Cruises Australia does have special offers available for past passengers of their line. If you're a past passenger of their line, be sure to mention that to the reservations agent prior to booking. | ||||||||||||||||
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There are currently three ships in the P&O Cruises Australia fleet. Pacific Pearl, a sister ship of Pacific Jewel, will be joining the fleet during late 2010.
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| Ship photos and P&O Cruises logo courtesy of P&O Cruises | ||||||||||||||||
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