About P&O Cruises
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 our 75th anniversary of cruising from Australia, we carry 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, cruises from Brisbane, with a winter season of cruising from Auckland.
Who Holidays with P&O Cruises?
Today, cruising has been recognised as 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 eighteen per cent to more than 220,000 in 2006.
P&O Cruises’ passengers come from all over the world, 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 year after year; more than 40 per cent of passengers that sail with P&O Cruises are repeat customers.
Sister Lines
P&O Cruises is part of Carnival Corporation & PLC. As the largest cruise vacation group in the world, it currently represents eleven distinctive brands operating worldwide including: Carnival Cruise Lines, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, The Yachts of Seabourn, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Ocean Village, AIDA and P&O Cruises Australia.
