Royalty X Posted July 10, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 10, 2014 Apparently the names will be announced in the sand at Bondi Beach tomorrow morning at 11:30am. I have it on good authority though, that "Pacific" won't be part of the names and apparently the new ships will be keeping their dark blue hulls. There has also been talk about hull livery for the other ships in the fleet (not sure to what extent). Have to wait and see, I guess. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted July 10, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 10, 2014 It will be interesting to see what they decide on. I do hope they have an Australian or Kiwi flavour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuldalai Posted July 10, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 10, 2014 They are not NEW P & O ships. As in the past P & O Australia gets all the old hand me downs from elsewhere in the Carnival group. In this case the additions at P & O Australia are hand me downs from Holland America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted July 10, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 10, 2014 They are new to po Australia. I hope they dont change the internal layout too much. So Kiwi Sarah is still a possibility then :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted July 10, 2014 #5 Share Posted July 10, 2014 It's just common usage. Haven't you heard people say "I got a new car!" when they actually bought second hand? It's new to them, doesn't mean it's brand new itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty X Posted July 10, 2014 Author #6 Share Posted July 10, 2014 They are not NEW P & O ships. As in the past P & O Australia gets all the old hand me downs from elsewhere in the Carnival group. In this case the additions at P & O Australia are hand me downs from Holland America.Geez, settle down! They've never been P&O ships, so yes, they ARE new P&O ships! :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted July 10, 2014 #7 Share Posted July 10, 2014 So who is going to Bondi Beach at 11.30 am today to hear the BIG news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted July 11, 2014 #8 Share Posted July 11, 2014 The first name of the new ships is "Pacific Eden"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted July 11, 2014 #9 Share Posted July 11, 2014 The second name of the new ships is "Pacific Aria" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted July 11, 2014 #10 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Terrible choices. Where they named after the CEO kids? What a missed opportunity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare erewhon Posted July 11, 2014 #11 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Is the Statendam becoming "Pacific Eden" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted July 11, 2014 #12 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I won't say terrible, but I wouldn't say great either. Pacific Aria is better than Pacific Eden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MMDown Under Posted July 11, 2014 #13 Share Posted July 11, 2014 CEO of Carnival said names are "fresh, vibrant and contemporary". My dictionary says - aria - long accompanied song for one voice in opera, oratorio. eden - Abode of Adam and Eve at their creation; delightful abode; state of supreme happiness. Interesting choices, but not fresh, vibrant nor contemporary. I can see Aussies having lots of fun with these names. Reminds me of some of those strange names overseas suppliers give to foreign cars to be sold in Australia.:) Nevertheless congratulations to the name winners, who won a cruise for 2 each! More importantly, itineraries and homeports will be announced in the coming weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 11, 2014 #14 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Wow, I must say that I am a little disappointed in those names. :( The name Eden is nice, I like it. The Pacific in front makes sense but I would have preferred in gone. No comment on Aria, except to say why Aria? How does this fit with anything?:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise ship fan Posted July 11, 2014 #15 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Pacific Eden makes sense. With Eden being used as a paradise. The pacific in front of it could just give a location. So it is referring to a paradise in the Pacific. As does Pacific Aria. Aria is meaning gentle and giving the idea of being relaxing. With pacific just being location again. So being a place of relaxation. They did well in actually choosing names that are actually different to everyone else. Most ship names are overused in the industry. Also dropping the Pacific tag would make no sense from a business perspective. They are trying to run a brand, the Pacific tag is recognised as a P&O ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiecruiser275 Posted July 11, 2014 #16 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Pacific Aria name doesn't sound right but its a good name for a ship - uniqiw. Pacific Eden - I dunno doesn't sound right - I just hope they don't rename the Oasis area of the ship garden of Eden or any other part of the ship - that just sounds too corny. Ah well the decision has been made. Maybe they will be transitioning all future ships to names such as these which are unique Which is probably for the better I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sparky74 Posted July 11, 2014 #17 Share Posted July 11, 2014 DW screwed her nose us at both of those names. I asked her what name she would choose. "Pacific... " Her response was "Ocean"! LOL I guess you could then say that you were sailing on the Pacific Ocean. :D Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 11, 2014 #18 Share Posted July 11, 2014 DW screwed her nose us at both of those names. I asked her what name she would choose. "Pacific... "Her response was "Ocean"! LOL I guess you could then say that you were sailing on the Pacific Ocean. :D Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Lol, then they could have used Salmon as well.:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted July 11, 2014 #19 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I'm disappointed with the new names. I hoped they would choose something that reflected the area they are based in, something with an Australia and/or NZ twist. Aria and Eden are OK but very bland and boring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Sparky74 Posted July 11, 2014 #20 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Lol, then they could have used Salmon as well.:p Or they could have gone with "Rim" and "Highway" but that would just be silly. :D Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted July 11, 2014 #21 Share Posted July 11, 2014 No comment on Aria, except to say why Aria? How does this fit with anything?:( Actually, that theme is pretty common in shipping, from Royal Carribbean's first ship to many others. Also, the name flows well, and you have a whole cruise line with a similar name because of that, Aida. My only issue with that name is it doesn't tie into much else with the rest of the fleet's names, including the new one, which they'd hinted would be similarly named. Of its own though, it's okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted July 11, 2014 #22 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I suggested Pacific Ocean and Pacific Island when they announced it... guess they wanted something more distinct! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 11, 2014 #23 Share Posted July 11, 2014 My only issue with that name is it doesn't tie into much else with the rest of the fleet's names, including the new one, which they'd hinted would be similarly named. Of its own though, it's okay. That what I was thinking.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted July 11, 2014 #24 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I suggested Pacific Ocean and Pacific Island when they announced it... guess they wanted something more distinct! They could have started a brand new theme and even dropped the 'Pacific' form the name. In any case, the name doesn't affect my decision to cruise on a particular ship. I will see what itineraries they provide and see if they are worth the price to explore further.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royalty X Posted July 11, 2014 Author #25 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Interesting! They were apparently leaning towards dropping the Pacific altogether, as mentioned in my original post. I guess they changed their minds at the eleventh hour. It does tie the fleet together I guess. I don't mind them and I'm sure they'll grow on me. Interesting that they chose two winners, one for each ship, rather than a winning set of names as the first suggested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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