THE 3,100-PASSENGER AZURA WILL BE ONE OF THE largest ships ever to visit Australian shores, when she arrives in 2013 as part of the biggest world cruise program ever launched. Announced this week by P&O Cruises World Cruising, the 2013 program also features journeys onboard Adonia, Arcadia and Aurora, with...
THE 3,100-PASSENGER AZURA WILL BE ONE OF THE
largest ships ever to visit Australian shores,
when she arrives in 2013 as part of the
biggest world cruise program ever launched.
Announced this week by P&O Cruises
World Cruising, the 2013 program also
features journeys onboard Adonia, Arcadia
and Aurora, with the latter two joining Azura
in calling to Australian ports during Feb and
Mar 2013.
All-in-all the cruise program will see 11
Australian calls from the trio, including Azura
calls to Fremantle (17 Feb), Adelaide (21
Feb), Melbourne (23 Feb) and Sydney (25-26
Feb).
The newest vessel in the P&O Cruises
World Cruising seven-ship fleet, Azura was
launched last year by Australian-based prima
ballerina, Darcey Bussell.
“Her maiden call into Sydney will be
celebrated in true P&O Cruises’ style when
we hope to reunite Darcey with her ship for
the first time since performing her
Godmother duties in April 2010,” said P&O
Cruises md Carol Marlow.
As the biggest ever world cruises line-up for
any cruise line, the program represents a
23% year-on-year increase in world cruise
capacity, and will see the four vessels visit 94
destinations in 52 different countries,
covering more than 130,000 nautical miles.
In addition to the four full world voyages,
P&O Cruises will feature 18 line voyages
between the UK and Australia or New
Zealand.
Fares for the world voyages are priced from
$1,949 for a 13-night cruise onboard Azura
departing Singapore on 10 Feb for Sydney
(as part of Azura’s 220-night Grand
Odyssey).
To celebrate its program launch, P&O
Cruises World Cruising has released a series
of 10% off earlybird discounts, as well as
complimentary onboard credit of up to
£2200
per
couple
for
bookings
made
before
31 Dec
2011.
For more details see www.pocruises.com.
