Breaking news: P&O Cruises Australia, a beloved brand with 90 years of history, will be absorbed by Carnival Cruise Line in 2025!
In a surprising move, P&O Cruises Australia, a well-known cruise line brand, is set to bid farewell in March 2025 as part of a merger with Carnival Corporation. The decision comes due to the high operational and regulatory costs faced by P&O. This move will see Carnival Cruise Line absorbing P&O's Pacific Encounter and Pacific Adventure ships, along with their loyal workforce.
With over 90 years of cruising history from Australia, the closure of the P&O brand marks the end of an era. Carnival's expansion will include a growth of two ships with the integration of P&O's fleet. The popular P&O Cruises Australia, known for its voyages in the South Pacific, will cease operations early next year.
Christine Duffy, President of Carnival Cruise Line, expressed that the decision to absorb P&O Cruises Australia was unexpected but necessary in the evolving cruise industry landscape. The merge with Carnival Corporation signals a significant shift in the cruise market, with P&O's ships being rebranded and operated under the Carnival Cruise Line banner.
As Carnival Corporation makes preparations to retire the P&O Cruises Australia brand in 2025, the industry watches closely as one of Australia's iconic cruise lines transitions into a new era under Carnival's leadership. This merger showcases the dynamic nature of the cruise industry and the strategic decisions made by key players to adapt to changing market conditions.
One of the country's best known cruise line brands, P&O Cruises Australia, will shut down in March, with many of its ships to be operated by parent company ...
After 90 years of cruising from Australia, the beloved P&O brand will be shut down in March next year due to high “operating and regulatory costs,” its ...
As a result of the merger, the Carnival Cruise Line fleet will grow by two ships.
P&O's Pacific Encounter and Pacific Adventure ships and workforce will be rebranded and transferred to the Carnival Cruise Line fleet, while the Pacific ...
P&O Cruises Australia will cease operations in early 2025 after over 90 years of voyages in the South Pacific. Plans to integrate the popular cruise line ...
Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy explained the decision to absorb P&O Cruises Australia in an interview with Seatrade Cruise News.
The "P&O Cruises Australia" brand will soon be no more as the harsh economic realities of the 2020s take their toll.
Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise company, has announced that effective March 2025, it will sunset the P&O Cruises Australia brand and fold ...
Pacific Encounter and Pacific Adventure will be rebranded and operated by Carnival Cruise Line, while Pacific Explorer will exit the fleet in February 2025.
P&O Cruises Australia will shut down in March 2025, with ships rebranded under Carnival Cruise Line, maintaining 60% of the Australian market.
P&O Cruises Australia will be folded under the Carnival Cruise Line brand early in 2025, increasing the line's total capacity to 35% of Carnival Corp.
Other Carnival Corp. brands include Holland America Line, Princess Cruises and Seabourn. The change does not affect Carnival Corp.'s England-based P&O Cruises, ...
On Tuesday, Carnival Corporation announced it would fold P&O Cruises Australia into Carnival Cruise Line, “which has served the South Pacific since 2013”, early ...
The decision means a ship that regularly sails in and out of Auckland will be removed from the fleet.
Travellers planning to book a cruise on the P&O Pacific Explorer around New Zealand may want to hold tight after an announcement by the brand. P&O Cruises.
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After more than 90 years of luxury cruises, P&O Cruises Australia will fold its operation into parent company Carnival Cruise Lines. The final P&O cruise to ...
The cruise line will be folded into it's parent company, Carnival, with bosses saying the move is "a neces...
P&O's Pacific Encounter and Pacific Adventure ships and workforce will be rebranded and transferred to the Carnival Cruise Line fleet, while the Pacific ...
Miami-based cruise operator Carnival Corporation has announced it will retire its P&O Cruises Australia brand in March 2025. The decision marks the end of ...
P&O Cruises revealed the Australia brand will be sunset in February. All sailings on the Pacific Explorer will be cancelled from March 2, while Pacific Adv.