About P&O Cruises

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 75^th 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 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.

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.