Cruise news (Star Voyager-tagged)
- Accidents
P&O Australia cancels cruises until end of July
P&O Australia announced it is extending its cruise pause fleetwide until the end of July 2021 as it remains positive about a pathway for the...
March 30, 2021 - Accidents
P&O Australia cancels cruises through mid-June
P&O Cruises Australia announced it is maintaining its optimism for the restart of cruising while, in the meantime, once again taking a practical...
February 19, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia's newest cruise ship Pacific Encounter joins the fleet
P&O Cruises Australia's newest ship Pacific Encounter (fka Star Princess) officially joined the fleet. The vessel (currently in Singapore...
January 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Pacific Encounter gets her new P&O Cruises Australia ‘name badge’
The soon-to-be new Pacific Encounter sailed into Port Singapore and was greeted by her new P&O Australia ‘name badge’. The ship's...
January 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia extending cruise pause in New Zealand
P&O Cruises Australia extends its cruise shipping pause in New Zealand to departures on/before April 25, 2021. The Carnival Corporation-owned...
January 6, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia confirms sale of Pacific Aria
P&O Australia announced it had found a new buyer for Pacific Aria and that the ship would leave the fleet in November 2020. The announcement...
October 18, 2020 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia extends suspension of cruises until October 29
P&O Australia announced that the company will extend the pause in operations across Australia & New Zealand until October 29, 2020, in...
July 24, 2020 - Accidents
NSW bans all Carnival and P&O Australia ships due to Coronavirus
On April 1, 2020, the NSW Police ordered the cruise liner Pacific Explorer to leave its homeport Sydney NSW. The ship entered Sydney Harbour on April...
April 7, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Pacific Explorer returns to homeport Sydney NSW after refurbishment
P&O Cruises Australia’s flagship Pacific Explorer entered its homeport Sydney NSW on March 16, 2020, boasting new features following an...
April 6, 2020 - Cruise Industry
Pacific Explorer to Homeport in Brisbane
P&O Cruises Australia announced that its flagship Pacific Explorer will homeport in Brisbane from October 2020. Since 2012 more than 1 million...
October 24, 2018 - Accidents
P&O Cruises Ship Dumped Waste into Great Barrier Reef
A P&O Cruises ship spilt 28,000 litres of greywater and waste into Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in August 2018, Senate estimates hearing has...
October 22, 2018 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Corp. Charters 3 Ships to Support APEC Summit
Princess Cruises and P&O Australia (both subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation) will charter 3 ships to house delegates to 2018 Asia-Pacific...
October 17, 2018 - Accidents
P&O Cruises Ship Diverted Due to Cyclone
A P&O Cruises ship has been forced to divert its route and a number of Air New Zealand flights were cancelled as Cyclone Hola continued to...
March 12, 2018 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises Australia Boasts the Biggest Comedy Festival at Sea
P&O Cruises offers Aussies a reason to laugh with the introduction of the biggest comedy festival at sea ‘The Big Laugh’ onboard...
December 3, 2017 - Cruise Industry
Trimline to Transform Three Ships for P&O Cruises Australia
Marine interior specialist Trimline has transformed a trio of ships for P&O Australia. Earlier in 2017, Trimline delivered a fascinating...
September 6, 2017