In time for summer, P&O
Cruises is adding an ice-cream
parlour, 10 interconnecting
cabins and new carpets for the
whole ship.
THE superliner will go into dry dock next
month for minor refurbishments that are
expected to please many families.
First on the agenda is addressing the
important issue of ice-cream on Pacific Pearl
with the establishment of a New Zealand
Natural Ice-cream Parlour.
Previously, passengers could only buy cones
at the Chocolate Café, but the new dedicated
venue will serve 16 flavours including P&O’s
own invention, chocolate hokey pokey.
The interconnecting cabins to be installed
on Pacific Pearl will be configured as quadquad,
twin-quad or twin-twin bedding to suit
different travelling parties.
Sture Myrmell, VP of hotel operations for
Carnival Australia, which operates P&O, said
he expected the new cabins would appeal to
immediate and intergenerational families
travelling together, as well as groups of friends.
“The interconnecting cabins make it easier
to cruise together, and we expect they’ll be a
hot item for bookings on the Christmas cruise
and January school holidays cruises around
the Pacific Islands,” he said.
The new interconnecting cabins on Pacific
Pearl go on sale today.
Myrmell said this would offer “the perfect
opportunity for friends and family to get
organised so as not to miss out over peak
holiday times”.
Other improvements on Pearl include the
laying of new carpets throughout the ship and
smaller touches in the Marquee, Mix and
Orient Bars, mini suites and balcony cabins.
The routine dry dock will take place from
6-21 August, when no cruises are scheduled
for the ship.
The new cabins and ice-cream parlour are in
line with additions made earlier this year to
P&O’s Pacific Dawn.
Pacific Jewel is also expected to have an icecream
parlour installed this year.
