More holidays sunk as P&O announce further cancellations
Just days after P&O announced it would be ceasing operations from early 2025, travellers have been left frustrated after more voyages have been cancelled.
After 90 years at sea, P&O Australia is set to be integrated into sister ocean travel outfit Carnival Cruise Line in March 2025, impacting travel plans for many.
P&O’s ship Pacific Explorer will be retired under the move, prompting mass cruise cancellations for travellers scheduled to set sail after March 2nd.
Now, the company has announced further cancellations on two other vessels in its fleet.
Four Pacific Adventure itineraries have been cancelled, including V515, V516, V517, V518, while another four Pacific Encounter itineraries have also been scrapped, including I512, I513, I514.
The impacted cruises were scheduled to depart from Sydney and Brisbane in March 2025, but both vessels will be out of action for two weeks while they are rebranded by Carnival and undergo a technology upgrade, a Carnival spokesperson told 7News.
Staff will be contacting impacted travellers in the coming days with information on refunds and offers of extra onboard spending.
“We apologise that this change has been necessary,” the company said.
“If you are booked on any other P&O Cruises Australia itinerary your cruise is unaffected by this announcement and we look forward to welcoming you on board soon."
“No Carnival Cruise Line itineraries are impacted by this announcement.”
The Pacific Explorer will be removed from P&O’s fleet at the end of February, with its final journey being an 11-night cruise to Singapore that leaves Fremantle on February 7th 2025.
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