New ships coming to Australian Waters

[phoenixxx]

On 9/30/2023 at 7:14 PM, arxcards said:

They came and go. That is right about Grand next season. True that 25/26 could be a placeholder, but they need something there to replace Diamond that will be moving on after a single season. Short of anything fancy to announce, place markers are most likely the scheduled ship.

 

P&O was talking about Grand class more than 6 years ago, and some people assumed Grand Princess which was also the oldest of that class. After a bit of coin tossing, the Grand Class ship ended up being Golden. The following year it was Grand Princess being mentioned again, but was announced as Star Princess.

 

Princess could drop a ship or two at any time, but P&O doesn't have the market for another big ship. The tipping point isn't Perth, Adelaide or Melbourne - but Sydney. They will normally place two ships in Sydney for December & January, but are struggling to fill one. Next season, Princess is taking a ship away, Royal is taking a ship away, so P&O is not getting another next year. Regarding place markers, P&O doesn't have any for an extra ship, for which also hasn't been announced or available for sale.

 

Eventually, Auckland will get a full-time ship and Pac Explorer will be moved on, but neither will happen late next year.

Where is the info that Auckland will get a full time ship coming from please?

[arxcards]

Just now, phoenixxx said:

Where is the info that Auckland will get a full time ship coming from please?

There isn't any. It is trending that way and P&O has long held an ambition of having a fulltime ship in NZ.

 

For 2025, they have ditched plans to cruise out of Cairns and have extended the Auckland season by around 7 weeks which would place Pacific Explorer there for more than 6 months. As the market  grows, so will the season.