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End of an Era: P&O Cruises Australia to Merge with Carnival Corporation

Australia - Carnival Corporation - Cruise Industry - New Zealand - P&O Cruises Australia - South Pacific - Travel

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.

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P&O Cruises Australia is being shut down (Daily Telegraph)

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Carnival Corp to Absorb P&O Cruises Australia into CCL (Travel Market Report)

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P&O Cruises to retire its brand in Australia (Travel Daily)

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Carnival drops popular Australia cruise brand after more than 90 years (The Independent)

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Carnival's Duffy Down Under: P&O Australia takeover 'quite a surprise' (Seatrade Cruise News)

Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy explained the decision to absorb P&O Cruises Australia in an interview with Seatrade Cruise News.

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The P&O brand is no more - ABC listen (ABC)

The "P&O Cruises Australia" brand will soon be no more as the harsh economic realities of the 2020s take their toll.

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Carnival To Sunset P&O Cruises Australia Brand, Absorb It Into CCL (TravelPulse Canada)

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 ...

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Carnival Corporation to retire P&O Cruises Australia brand in 2025 (Cruise and Ferry)

Pacific Encounter and Pacific Adventure will be rebranded and operated by Carnival Cruise Line, while Pacific Explorer will exit the fleet in February 2025.

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P&O Cruises Australia Is Shutting Down (TravelPulse)

P&O Cruises Australia will shut down in March 2025, with ships rebranded under Carnival Cruise Line, maintaining 60% of the Australian market.

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Carnival Brand Absorbing P&O Cruises (Open Jaw)

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.

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Carnival Corp to fold P&O Cruises Australia brand into Carnival ... (USA TODAY)

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Pacific Explorer travellers told all itineraries 'are being cancelled ... (7NEWS.com.au)

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 ...

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Australian cruise brand P&O Cruises is closing (RNZ)

The decision means a ship that regularly sails in and out of Auckland will be removed from the fleet.

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P&O Cruises Australia shutting down as Carnival Cruise Line grows (New Zealand Herald)

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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The fold of P&O Cruises Australia signals the end of Australian ... (ABC News)

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P&O cruises to close after 90 years - ABC listen (ABC)

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The end of P&O: 'A sad day for the Australian cruise industry' (Nine)

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P&O Cruises to retire its brand in Australia, fold operations into ... (Fijivillage)

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End of the line for P&O: why is Australia such a tough market for the ... (The Conversation AU)

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Popular NZ cruise ship axed in shock announcement (Newstalk ZB)

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