Cruise Critic Feature: P&O Cruises Australia Closure: What Does it Mean for Cruisers?

[Host Kat]

P&O Cruises Australia Closure: What Does it Mean for Cruisers?

[By The Bay]

Fewer ships to cruise on and higher prices. Carnival is a business that wants to make 🤑. It doesn't give a damn about a cruise line that was seen as Australian.

[KINGBOBOFTHENORTH]

On 6/7/2024 at 8:37 PM, By The Bay said:

Fewer ships to cruise on and higher prices. Carnival is a business that wants to make 🤑. It doesn't give a damn about a cruise line that was seen as Australian.

Well that seems kind of dramatic.

Who do you think has already owned P&O Australia for many years?

Carnival

[ceeceeDee]

Yes, we are well aware that P&O Australia was under the Carnival umbrella, but it has/had it's own identity and history and a totally different flavour to Carnival ships.

[Mycruiseobsession]

On 6/13/2024 at 3:20 PM, ceeceeDee said:

Yes, we are well aware that P&O Australia was under the Carnival umbrella, but it has/had it's own identity and history and a totally different flavour to Carnival ships.

 

 

Exactly.

 

Also P&O had more ports and other options.

 

At a glance it looks like less cruise itineraries and higher prices.

 

There's been no information provided by Carnival in regards to the seasonal home porting in places like Adelaide, Perth, Cairns and Auckland.