Cruise guests break $1m barrier

THE P&O Pacific Partnership is expanding its reach in the South Pacific with two new community programs, having surpassed a milestone of $1 million in voluntary contributions from passengers and special donations in the past four years.

Building on previous funding of health posts and kindergartens in Vanuatu, the two new projects are aimed at assisting women and young children in the Solomon Islands, pictured, and Papua New Guinea, working in conjunction with Save the Children Australia.

P&O Cruises president Sture Myrmell said it was thanks to its pax that the line was able to assist even more communities.

“The voluntary one dollar contributions made via pax on board accounts are relatively modest but when contributions are combined they become a powerful force to make a big difference where it matters most.”