The name P&O Cruises Australia will vanish early in 2025 and all itineraries on Pacific Explorer scheduled to sail after March 2, 2025 have been cancelled. The ship early last month completed its most recent homeport season from Fremantle. The highlight of P&O’s 2025 Freo season is a one-way 11-day sailing to Singapore from February 7, which will also mark its last voyage for P&O from Fremantle.
That follows a four-night trip to Exmouth return from February 3, 2025 — this was to be the first sailing of an earlier Fremantle season starting in summer next year, a decision P&O made last year. Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion. Pacific Explorer will leave the fleet by late February.
A P&O spokesperson says: “The exit of Pacific Explorer from the fleet in February 2025 means cruises planned beyond this date will be cancelled. Pacific Explorer guests affected by this announcement have received direct communication from us and been offered full refunds.” But the bigger picture is elsewhere, with lots of voyages affected, as Carnival Corporation absorbs the 90-year-old P&O Cruises Australia brand in what the company is calling a major strategic shake-up.
By the P&O / Carnival Corporation team Do all people in the booking need to accept the Future Cruise Credit offer? Yes, to receive the Future Cruise Credit and bonus Onboard Spending money, all guests in the booking must accept the offer, and only one submission of the online.