Pacific Eden’s new title

CRUISE & Maritime Voyages has revealed the maiden sailing and new name for P&O’s Pacific

Eden when she joins the CMV fleet in Apr 2019.

In keeping with the line’s tradition of honouring explorers in the names of its ships, Eden will be re-named

Vasco da Gama after the famous Portuguese explorer and navigator.

The name was chosen by members of CMV’s loyalty scheme, Columbus Club, and trade partners, who had the choice of voting for Pytheas, Vasco da Gama, Henry Hudson or Amerigo Vespucci.

When voting closed earlier this week, CMV chairman and ceo Christian Verhounig said “from the thousands received, the winner is Vasco da Gama with 46% of the total vote”.

Vasco da Gama’s maiden voyage will depart from Singapore on 24 Apr 2019 on a 46-night adventure visiting South East Asia, the Indian subcontinent, Egypt, Jordan, transiting the Suez Canal, Israel and the highlights of the Mediterranean before arriving in London Tilbury, Amsterdam and Bremerhaven, Germany. More details of Vasco da

Gama’s maiden voyage will be released in May.

P&O Cruises announced earlier this month that it had sold Eden ( pictured), under plans to renew the fleet over time ( CW 08 Mar).