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Further pause for P&O Cruises Australia

P&O Cruises Australia has extended its current operational pause to departures on or before June 18.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

February 18, 2021

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As reported here last month, the company had announced Pacific Adventure (formerly Golden Princess) would commence sailing from Sydney on April 30 and Pacific Encounter (ex-Star Princess) would homeport in Brisbane from May 7.

Pragmatic approach

‘While we are becoming increasingly confident in the restart of cruising in Australia, we are continuing with the realistic and pragmatic approach we have adopted previously,’ President Sture Myrmell said.

Myrmell thanked people affected by the pause for their ‘patience and understanding’ and said the company will contact them, either directly or through their travel agents, to let them know what options are available.

About the Author

Helen Hutcheon

Australasia correspondent

Helen Hutcheon did her cadetship on a shipping magazine and worked in P&O’s Sydney office for seven years as a public relations journalist.

For 19 years she was deputy editor of Travel Week, which was Australia’s leading trade newspaper that covered major local and international industry events.

In 2008 the late legendary Rama Rebbapragada presented her with an award from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd ‘in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cruising industry.’

In 2010 she won the Neil Frazer Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the cruise industry,’ elevating her to CLIA Australasia’s hall of fame.

She has been the Australasia correspondent for Seatrade Cruise Review since 1997 and for Seatrade Insider (now Seatrade Cruise News) since its launch in 2000.

 

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