New, bigger ship for P&O Australia

I’m relaunching this blog page tomorrow – and part of the redesign will be Tuesday Cruiseday posts .. but I thought I’d post this here, first. With all the bad PR that P&O is getting over the Aria and the Eden (and questions about whether they were rushed through their refurbishments), you may have missed…

Relaunching this Friday …

It’s been an interesting week or two around the CairnsComms world HQ – what with visits to see my 91 year old mum, and Christmas, and other disruptions. That’s why the blogsite’s been just a bit … moribund … for much of December. But as of Friday, we have a new year – and a…

Mid-week Musings – sport and cruising …

P&O Cruises has announced it will add some muscle to its sports line up next year, taking guests to the biggest event on the Rugby League calendar – State of Origin – for the first time. I remember the first time I went on the Carnival Spirit, the memorabilia in the ‘Sports Bar’ was dominated…

50 years of Princess…

There’s a cruise underway to the ‘Mexican Riviera’, as its known .. which is hardly unusual for this time of year. But it WAS unusual 50 years ago this week – and that’s why the current cruise is also noteworthy. It was 50 years ago last week that Stanley McDonald chartered the Princess Patricia from Canadian Pacific Limited…

Cruising – what’s your style?

We’ve spoken before about eating on a cruise ship – but you may not have considered WHY some cruise-lines push all-inclusive, while others offer a-la-carte extras. The organization of amenities is an important area where the cruising industry has made changes in order to keep their ships running profitably. One of these areas is the way…