P&O Cruises has been taking Australians on cruise holidays since 1932, when its 22,500-ton liner Strathaird sailed from Sydney on a five-night roundtrip cruise to Norfolk Island and Brisbane.

Now celebrating its 75th anniversary of cruising from , P&O Cruises carries more than 100,000 passengers annually on scores of voyages to destinations throughout the South Pacific.

The P&O Cruises Fleet

• Pacific Dawn: 70,000 tons, 2050 passengers, based in Sydney from November 2007 – Pacific Dawn is P&O Cruises’ first superliner, offering unprecedented choice in cabins, dining and entertainment.
• Pacific Sun: 47,000 tons, 1900 passengers, will cruise from Brisbane from November 2007, with a winter season of cruising from Auckland.
• Pacific Star: 35,000 tons, 1350 passengers, will sail from Auckland over the 2007-08 summer before leaving the fleet in March 2008.

Who Holidays with P&O Cruises?
 Today cruising is one of the fastest growing sectors of the Australian tourism industry.According to the latest International Cruise Council Australasia statistics, the number of Australians taking cruise holidays increased by 18 per cent to more than 220,000 in 2006.

P&O Cruises’ passengers come from all over and with its ships offering something for everyone.In fact, almost 30 per cent of passengers are families and about 45 per cent are couples, while more than 20 per cent are friends travelling together.

Cruise lovers range from children to retirees, with 31% of passengers aged 0-29, 49% aged 30-59 and 20% aged over 60.The average age of adults who travel on P&O Cruises is 47. Across all age groups, including children, the average age is 42.

Cruising’s appeal across a wide range of lifestyles and life stages means passengers just keep coming back.More than 40 per cent of passengers that sail with P&O Cruises each year are repeat customers.

Sister Lines
P&O Cruises is part of Carnival Corporation & plc, the largest cruise vacation group in the world.
Carnival represents 12 distinct brands operating worldwide including: Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Windstar Cruises, The Yachts of Seabourn, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, P&O Cruises World Voyages, Ocean Village , Swan Hellenic, AIDA and P&O Cruises Australia.

In , P&O Cruises is operated by Carnival , which also represents Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises World Voyages, Cunard Line, The Yachts of Seabourn and Costa Cruises.

Contact Details:

Address:  Level 9,
               203 Pacific Highway
               St Leonards NSW 2065
               Locked Bag 1014
               St Leonards NSW 1590
Tel:        13 24 69
Fax:       (612) 8424 9161
Email:     information@pocruises.com.au
Website:   www.pocruises.com.au  


P&O Cruises New Zealand

Address:    PO Box: 155045
                 Wellesley St Auckland
                  New Zealand
Tel:            0800 95 12 00
Fax:           0800 95 12 01
Email: information@pocruises.com.au 
Website:   www.pocruises.com.au