P&O Adventure reveal

P&O Cruises has revealed the inaugural season of its new ship, Pacific Adventure, as part of its 2020 program release.

Pacific Adventure will join the fleet in 2020 and homeport in Sydney, with her first eight cruises to visit New Zealand, Fiji, PNG and the South Pacific islands.

The ship will also offer shorter options, including a three-night comedy cruise, four-night voyage to Moreton Island and a six-night round-trip Main Event sailing to the Melbourne Cup from Sydney.

Pacific Adventure will be joined by Pacific Aria in Sydney between Oct-Dec 2020, offering three and four-night short break cruises and two 10-night itineraries to the South Pacific.

The line’s flagship, Pacific Explorer, will leave Sydney to homeport in Brisbane, replacing Pacific Dawn which has been sailing from Bris since Dec 2009.

P&O Cruises told TD from the end of Oct 2020, Pacific Dawn would be based in Melbourne.

The new 2020 winter and spring program features a total of 132 cruises, including 57 short breaks of two-, three- and four-nights in duration departing Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne & Auckland.

The program also introduces “Voyages” cruises, which feature an “enhanced onboard experience” on sailings of 13 nights and longer.

“Voyages” departures will offer presentations and activities covering current affairs, the arts & culinary experiences and talks from notable Aussie presenters.

P&O Cruises’ 2020 program will go on sale on 23 Oct.