P&O’s Pacific Eden Makes First Visit to Mornington Peninsula
P&O
Cruises’ latest ship Pacific Eden has made history this morning, visiting Mornington
Peninsula for the first time as part of an eight-night itinerary taking in
regional attractions along Australia’s south coast.
Featuring a relaxed, stylish design which reflects
modern Australia, the 55,820-tonne Pacific Eden is scheduled to spend the day
on Mornington Peninsula, with its 1500 guests spending
the day exploring the Victorian region famous for its geothermal hot springs
and charming seaside hamlets.
Pacific Eden’s call to Mornington Peninsula is the
second maiden visit as part of her roundtrip cruise from Sydney. Following her
first call to Eden on Sunday, Pacific Eden will make her maiden call to
Portland tomorrow before visiting South Australia’s gourmet food hub Kangaroo
Island.
P&O
Cruises Australia President Sture Myrmell said Pacific Eden had received a warm welcome from the
people of Mornington Peninsula.
“Mornington
Peninsula offers a wonderful opportunity for P&O’s cruise passengers to
explore a whole range of local attractions including waterfront dining at the
historic township of Sorrento, a chance to swim with dolphins and a taste of
the region’s fine wines,” Mr Myrmell said.
P&O Cruises’ ships will make three visits in
total to Mornington Peninsula in 2016, injecting more than half a million
dollars into the local economy.
Pacific Eden will return on January 30, while Pacific Jewel will visit
Mornington on March 6, 2016.
For more information
visit pocruises.com.au, or see a licensed travel agent.
Notes to editors: The
region’s largest and longest-serving cruise operator, P&O Cruises Australia
leads the way in cruising as Australasia's only 'home brand' and its favourite
cruise line. P&O Cruises has been sailing the region for more than 80
years, and has pioneered new destinations around Australia, the Pacific and
Asia including Papua New Guinea, as reported in the New York Times’ 52 top
destinations for 2015. P&O Cruises is
the nation’s largest cruise line with five ships cruising from eight home ports
in Australia, New Zealand and Singapore. The addition of Pacific Aria and
Pacific Eden in November 2015 has paved the way for exciting new cruise options
including deployments from every mainland state in Australia and an extended
deployment from Auckland. The pair herald a new era for P&O Cruises, as
reflected in its new brand repositioning - P&O Cruises, Like no Place on
Earth.
