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To let’s sail away with our first in the cruise line reviews series – P&O Australia. Cruising is still emerging in the Australian travel market compared to the USA or Europe. As a result competition with other cruise lines is not as fierce so cruise fares are still on the upper end compared to overseas, however prices are coming down with other cruise lines entering the market. If you do your homework you can still get an incredible bargain and there are plenty of budget cruises to be found.
Over the last couple of years P&O have increased their number of ships giving Australian’s more variety when it comes to cruising. They currently have four ships in their fleet. Pacific Sun, Pacific Dawn, Pacific Jewel and the newest ship Pacific Pearl. The first ship we will review in this is the Pacific Sun departs from Brisbane, Auckland, Sydney, Newcastle and Fremantle. Main destinations include South Pacific with ports in Vanuatu, Fiji and some idyllic little islands in the South Pacific.
If you like the idea of relaxing on the beach and plenty of snorkelling, there are some great ports in the south pacific. You can immerse yourself in the island culture with plenty of cultural tours in the bigger ports or check out wares of the locals on the little islands. Isle of Pines is one of those breathtaking destinations. With incredible white beaches with beautiful Pine Trees which is how it got its name because of the prolific presence of Pine Trees instead of the traditional palm trees, although there are some of those around.
In addition to visiting Australian ports, Pacific Sun also cruises to Asia.
Typically attracts a younger crowd. If you like to party and dance till the early hours of the morning or participate in heaps of shipboard activities, Pacific Sun is great. Also very family friendly and great for children.
Watch out for our next post on cruise line reviews where we take a look at Pacific Dawn – the first in superliner cruising for P&O Australia.