Going Home

P&O Australia's Pacific Encounter and Pacific Adventure made a rare side-by-side appearance as they spent the night next to each other yesterday at the shipyard in Trieste. 

Pacific Encounter was preparing to leave for Australia to resume service in Australia on August 20, and Pacific Adventure was just arriving at the shipyard for its dry dock work. 

Australia's cruise industry is returning to work after a more than two-year pause during the pandemic. 

The complete story appeared in the June 29 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Photos courtesy of P&O Australia Cruises. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

The Birth of a Cruise Line

Fincantieri's Monfalcone yard floated out the first ship of MSC Cruises' new luxury brand, Explora Journeys, on Monday (May 30, 2022). It is also the first ship of a four-ship order, called Explora I.

The complete story appeared in the June 1 edition of Cruise News Daily.

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Worth Waiting For

Holland America's new Rotterdam was named by Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands on Sunday (May 30, 2022). 

The complete story appeared in the May 31 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

Photos courtesy of Holland America Line. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission. 

Open for Business

P&O Australia resumed cruising from Sydney today for the first time in more than two years. Shown below is Pacific Explorer arriving at Sydney this morning. The banner says it all. 

The complete story appeared in the May 31 edition of Cruise News Daily. 

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It's Just a Few Days

It's just a few days until P&O Cruises Australia resumes service with a four-night aboard Pacific Explorer round trip cruise from Sydney to Brisbane on May 31. 

   The ship is crewed and excitement abounds. 

   As part of the process, the restaurant staff is seeing and sampling dozens of new menu items. 

The complete story appeared in the May 25 edition of Cruise News Daily.

Photo courtesy of P&O Cruises Australia. All rights reserved. May not be copied or used without express permission.