| Spike in P&O Vanuatu support

P&O Cruises Australia is continuing its partnership with the Pacific islands this month, supporting the Vanuatu Women’s Beach Volleyball team as it vies for selection for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games.

P&O Cruises and its passengers, through their donations to the P&O Pacific Partnership, are assisting the team (pictured) with the cost of air travel and accommodation to compete in the Continental Cup Final in Thailand this month – after also helping fund a purpose-built gym and training facility.

“International travel is no longer routine in a world affected by the pandemic, and the Vanuatu team has faced every obstacle imaginable to get to the competition in Thailand, which will decide whether they make it to Tokyo in just a matter of weeks,” said P&O Cruises Australia President Sture Myrmell.

“If courage, resilience and determination were the deciding competition factors, the team and their supporters would already have earned gold.”

Myrmell said passengers knew that in supporting the Vanuatu team “they are also supporting the aspirations of a nation that is so special to our cruising community”.