Carnival Australia President Sture Myrmell said an order by NSW Police for P&O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Explorer to leave the country is ‘unprecedented for the cruise line to be treated this way, given its Australian origins.’
Carnival Australia President Sture Myrmell is holding high-level discussions with the federal and NSW state governments for the repatriation of crew aboard Ruby Princess, at anchor off NSW territorial waters.
P&O Cruises Australia’s decision to suspend operations for 30 days from Saturday will affect cruises by Pacific Explorer, Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria.
The P&0 Pacific Partnership programme has provided a gymnasium for Vanuatu’s medal-winning beach volleyball women’s team in the leadup to its preparations for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The A$1.5m (US$1m) donation from the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation, reported here earlier, will focus on the needs of children in families who have lost everything or been badly affected during Australia’s disastrous bushfires.
Carnival Corp. & plc’s philanthropic arm, five cruise brands and the Micky and Madeleine Arison Family Foundation have collectively pledged more than US$1.25m toward Australian bushfires relief.
Carnival Australia has pledged A$350,000 for the Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery Fund as bushfires continue to devastate the country.
P&O Cruises Australia has revealed that ‘Pacific Encounter’ is the name of its new 3,000-passenger ship that will join the fleet in 2021 and has announced the departure of Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria in the same year.
