Lawyer labels death of gambler on P&O ship “immoral and illegal”
Carter Capner Law director Peter Carter alleges recent P&O Cruises passenger accounts of being incentivised to gamble while intoxicated and then prevented from disembarking due to unpaid casino debts are alarming.
Ultimate Guide: Pacific Adventure
P&O Australia's Pacific Adventure has started its summer season Down Under. Find out everything you need to know about the ship.
Fuel shortages spark fares rise fears, but P&O pledges no surcharges
The boss of P&O Australia has pledged the line won’t impose fuel surcharges as the industry faces a serious dilemma: oil prices are soaring ...
LIVE: We’re on board P&O’s Pacific Explorer with Rosie Jacobs
Australia’s Cruise Industry is back up and sailing – P&O Australia’s flagship Pacific Explorer departed from Sydney tonight on its first guest cruise following ...
Hopes rise as national cabinet notes “progress” on cruise return
The fate of Australia’s return to cruising now rests with the Premiers of the three Eastern states after National Cabinet issued a statement “noted” ...
We’ll be back better than ever – new Carnival boss vows a party to celebrate the return of ships
Marguerite Fitzgerald, the newly appointed President of Carnival Australia and P&O Cruises Australia, has spoken of her confidence the return of cruise is imminent ...
P&O cancels 21 NZ cruises and blames government inaction
In yet another “huge blow” to the region’s cruise industry, P&O Cruises Australia has announced the cancellation of its 2022 Auckland cruise season, citing ...
Government extends ban on cruise ships for another two months
The Federal Government has announced the almost two-year ban on foreign flagged cruise ships will be extended until February 17 – in another blow ...
Cruise restart rests with states as passengers express anger at government inactivity
Cruise ship operators are pinning their hopes of a cruise return on NSW, with a meeting with NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard this week ...
Key meeting with NSW Health Minister set for next week over resumption of cruising
Australia’s cruise restart could take a major step forward next Wednesday when Health Minister Brad Hazzard sits down for crucial talks with cruise industry ...
Ignored and disrespected – why the cruise industry is angry as wave season hopes are all but dashed
Health Minister Greg Hunt has extended the ban on overseas travel and foreign flagged cruise ships for a further three months, all but dashing ...
Frustrated cruise ship owners make new bid to win over government with four-phase restart plan
Ship owners lobby group Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has outlined a four-phase pathway to resume cruising in Australia, designed to align with government ...
P&O announces mandatory vaccinations for local sailings – but many lines continue to dither
P&O Cruises Australia has revealed that it will require all passengers to be vaccinated before cruising with the line. President of P&O Cruises Sture ...
NZ off for now, but P&O maintains Aussie cruising will start in late April
P&O Australia has extended its sailings pause until after April 25, but is sticking to its Aussie schedule. Pacific Adventure, a new vessel to ...
Can Carnival survive Covid-19 with the help of Saudi cash
It’s been a surreal time for Carnival Australia, part of the world’s biggest cruise line and one of Australia’s longest and most treasured travel ...
In NSW and Florida, our humanity is on trial this weekend
There is a well known Biblical phrase:Â “As ye sow, so shall ye reap”. Today, thousands of miles apart, two countries are grappling with ...
