P&o Cruises News
Join Pacific Jewel’s journey online
Get to know Australia’s latest superliner, Pacific Jewel, by following a new blog launched by P&O Cruises, at pacificjewel.pocruises.com.au.
Brits Sail away from Soggy Summer
Cross-channel ferry services to France are carrying more passengers than last year as Britons head south in search of the al fresco summer lifestyle being denied to them by UK downpours.
P&O Cruises and Cunard Cruises Management Shuffle
Carol Marlow, the current Line President at Cunard, is set to replace Nigel Esdale as managing director at P&O Cruises. This is also good news for Esdale who is to be moving into a senior commercial role with their parent company Carnival UK as part of a wide range of management reshuffling.
Swine flu stokes fears of summer travel chaos
The prospect of a summer of travel chaos has been raised a notch after several airlines, led by British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, have started refusing to check-in holidaymakers suspected of suffering from swine-flu like symptoms, unless they can provide a “fit to fly” note from their doctor.
Whale of a time for 99 GBP
Whale watching trips led by conservation experts have been scheduled on four special mini cruises with P&O Ferries this summer.
Free Disney magic with P&O Ferries
Motorists choosing P&O Ferries to cross the channel will receive a free entry pass to Disneyland Paris if they book their Dover-Calais ticket by 30th September.
Swimmers make a splash thanks to P&O Ferries
Nearly 200 school children competed in the first Thanet Primary Schools Swimming Gala, sponsored by P&O Ferries.
Passengers revolt as Aurore runs into trouble
Angry passengers onboard P&O’s Aurora have staged a revolt after mechanical problems led the luxury cruise vessel to visit only two ports in 22 days.Passengers, who each paid up to £40,000, described the round-the-world voyage as being in “prison” after P&O Cruises was forced to cut five stops due to engine failure, including three ports in New Zealand and two in French Polynesia.