The long-lasting cruise line model P&O Australia is being shut down simply weeks after Every day Mail Australia revealed a passenger leapt to his demise after accruing a large on line casino debt throughout a visit.
On Tuesday P&O’s guardian firm Carnival Company introduced the well-known model will shut in March subsequent yr, after 90 years cruising from Australia.
In a press release, Carnival Company stated it can ‘sundown’ the P&O Cruises Australia model and merge the Australia operations into Carnival Cruise Line, which they declare is ‘the most well-liked cruise line on the planet’.
The closure is blamed on ‘the strategic actuality of the South Pacific’s small inhabitants and considerably increased working and regulatory prices’.
Carnival Company stated the closure of P&O Australia is because of a strategic transfer ‘designed to extend visitor capability for Carnival Cruise Line, the corporate’s flagship model and the highest-returning model in Carnival Company’s world portfolio’.
P&O Australia passenger Shane Dixon, 45 (pictured) fell to his demise after accruing huge playing money owed onboard a cruise
The P&O Australia ship Pacific Explorer will exit the fleet in February 2025
The P&O Cruises cruise ships Pacific Encounter and Pacific Journey ships can be rebranded and operated by Carnival Cruise Line model.
Pacific Explorer will exit the fleet in February 2025.
Carnival Company suggested present itineraries will function as traditional, and passengers can be notified within the coming days of any adjustments to future bookings.
Following the closure of P&O Australia subsequent yr, Carnival Cruise Line could have 4 ships out there, together with Sydney-based Carnival Splendor and Carnival Luminosa crusing seasonally from Brisbane, along with their new sister ships Encounter and Journey.
