P&O Cruises Australia is to run departures from Singapore and Cairns for the first time as it expands its fleet to five ships in 2015-16.
The line’s latest ships – Pacific Eden and Pacific Aria – are scheduled to join the existing fleet of Pacific Dawn, Pacific Jewel and Pacific Pearl in Sydney Harbour for an “unprecedented” five-ship display on November 25, 2015.
A total of 250 cruises are being offered in the 2015-16 programme with an expanded presence in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Fremantle, Adelaide and Auckland.
Pacific Eden will sail from Fremantle, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Cairns and Singapore, while Pacific Aria will operate from Sydney and Brisbane. Pacific Jewel will sail from Sydney and Melbourne, Pacific Dawn from Brisbane and Pacific Pearl from Sydney and Auckland.
New ports of call include Honiara in the Solomon Islands, Jakarta in Indonesia, and Ko Chang in Thailand as well as Queensland’s Hamilton Island and Gladstone, Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula and Esperance in Western Australia.
CEO Ann Sherry said: “With five ships in our fleet we can now meet the growing demand for cruise holidays from around Australia, with extended seasons from existing homeports and the addition of new homeports such as Cairns.
“Plus more ships means we can visit some wonderful new towns around Australia and the Pacific, on a fantastic range of itineraries which are looking more attractive than ever.”