Cruise news (Star Voyager-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Carnival Corporation retires P&O Australia brand
The world's largest cruise shipowner Carnival Corporation has announced the discontinuation of its Australian brand P&O Australia in a strategic...
June 4, 2024 - Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises Australia injects $29M into Western Australia's economy
Fremantle presently serves as the embarkation point for P&O Cruises Australia's Pacific Explorer, hosting a series of 7 voyages in the upcoming...
April 20, 2024 - Accidents
24yo Australian solo rower rescued by P&O's cruise ship Pacific Explorer
Australian solo rower Tom Robinson was succesfully rescueed on Friday, October 6th, by the P&O Australia's ship Pacific Explorer. The vessel was...
October 6, 2023 - Accidents
One person dead as P&O Australia's ship Pacific Explorer sails to rescue mayday call
P&O Australia's ship Pacific Explorer, which departed from Auckland NZ on Friday, encountered a distress call from a New Zealand-flagged sailing...
September 25, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia introduces new voyages in WA as part of 90th Celebrations
P&O Australia has announced that its summer 2025 season includes Western Australia, coinciding with the celebration of 90 years of cruising...
June 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia's Pacific Explorer ship's passengers and crew witness a total Hybrid Solar Eclipse
Passengers and crew aboard the Pacific Explorer, a P&O cruise ship, were treated to a remarkable experience during their recent 5-night voyage...
April 24, 2023 - Accidents
23-year-old woman dead after falling overboard from P&O Australia's ship Pacific Explorer
The body of a woman who fell overboard from a P&O Australia's ship off South Australia's coast overnight was found. Crew on Pacific Explorer...
December 14, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn Odyssey is the first cruise ship in 2+ years to dock in Nelson NZ
The first cruise ship in 2+ years arrived in Nelson port (New Zealand), bringing tourists from Australia and the USA. Seabourn Odyssey docked in...
November 24, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Pacific Explorer is the first large cruise ship to visit Hobart (Tasmania Australia) in 2+ years
The arrival of Pacific Explorer on October 25, 2022, marked the first large cruise ship to visit Hobart (Tasmania Australia) in 2+ years. P&O...
November 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Tasmania to welcome the first cruise ships of season 2022-2023
TasPorts (Tasmania) will soon welcome its first cruise ships for 2022-2023 season, with P&O Australia's Pacific Explorer (scheduled to visit Port...
October 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Coral Princess is the first cruise ship in 30+ months to visit Kangaroo Island
Princess Cruises' Coral Princess became the first cruise ship in 30+ months to visit Kangaroo Island (Penneshaw, South Australia). The arrival of...
September 21, 2022 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia signs 5-year contract with Harding UK (Travel Retail)
P&O Australia and Harding Retail agreed to extend their 13-year partnership, which will see the group manage all onboard retail concessions on P...
September 4, 2022 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia’s Pacific Explorer is the first cruise ship to return to Loyalty Islands/New Caledonia
P&O Australia’s flagship Pacific Explorer has already achieved a number of milestones as the first cruise ship to return to Port Sydney NSW...
August 18, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Australia’s cruise ship Pacific Explorer is the first to dock in Auckland NZ since COVID
On Friday, August 12, New Zealand welcomed the first cruise ship to return since the COVID crisis, signaling a long-sought restart for the tourism...
August 13, 2022 - Accidents
COVID-hit P&O Pacific Explorer cruise ship docks in Sydney (Australia)
Another COVID-hit cruise liner docked in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia) Monday morning, July 18. This is the second vessel in less than a week...
July 18, 2022