CruiseCriticAUeditor Posted December 30, 2015 #1 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Probably the most exciting news ever for P&O! http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/news/news.cfm?ID=6736 Louise Goldsbury Australia Editor Cruise Critic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSWP Posted December 31, 2015 #2 Share Posted December 31, 2015 (edited) Probably the most exciting news ever for P&O! http://www.cruisecritic.com.au/news/news.cfm?ID=6736 Louise Goldsbury Australia Editor Cruise Critic Thank you Louise, about time, damage control for Carnival Australia and the crowd roars. And...Dawn Princess to be rebirthed as Pacific Explorer under P&O Australia Flag. Happy New Year. Edited December 31, 2015 by NSWP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted December 31, 2015 #3 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Funny, some kept saying that we never get newbuilds in P&O. It'll be nice to see another larger ship based year round in Sydney, rather than just over Summer. The growth P&O has had the past few years is amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croydonCruiser Posted December 31, 2015 #4 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Will be watching this with great interest over the next few years. It will be great to get a real new ship for once, not someone else's cast off! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil R. Posted December 31, 2015 #5 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Congratulations P&O - this is going to be a huge project, all the best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattsudds Posted December 31, 2015 #6 Share Posted December 31, 2015 It's great news to see P&O Australia having grown so much that such a large newbuild is possible. I look forwards to seeing artists impressions and deck plans of the ship. I am curious as to whether this is a genuinely new prototype design for the Carnival Corporation, or a version of something they already have. The dimensions are broadly similar to the Carnival Vista, but with quite a lot more cabins. I hope this means something new and innovative. If people were to design the new Pacific Expander (or whatever it will be called😉), what would they put on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bella cruiser Posted January 2, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 2, 2016 In a press release they have indicated that the new build will be based on an upgraded 'Dream class spec'. Exciting news😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted January 2, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I am thrilled to see us getting a new build. I question the need for something that big all year round. I also have the feeling that when it joins the Carnival Australia fleet , 1,2,or more ships may be moved out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise ship fan Posted January 3, 2016 #9 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I wouldn't be surprised if they sold off the Jewel, she seems to be the most troublesome of the current fleet. If not her it would have to be the Pearl, since she is the oldest and they don't seem to be adding all the upgrades to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJDownUnder Posted January 4, 2016 #10 Share Posted January 4, 2016 I wonder if it will be announced closer to arrival that this new build is going to be transfered to another market.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted January 8, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Its great to hear that P&O Australia are going to get a newly built ship!! Its going to be a very interesting few years to see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted January 11, 2016 #12 Share Posted January 11, 2016 By the time she arrives, the eldest of the current fleet will have been there for a decade so well likely for retirement out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRYMCMB Posted January 11, 2016 #13 Share Posted January 11, 2016 My god its a miracle, I thought P&O Australia just used CCL hand-me-downs ? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted January 11, 2016 #14 Share Posted January 11, 2016 I wonder if it will be announced closer to arrival that this new build is going to be transfered to another market.... Thats happened before....:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lahore Posted February 8, 2016 #15 Share Posted February 8, 2016 Dawn princess to be "rebirthed". They must be joking. It's a wreck. What an insult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise ship fan Posted February 8, 2016 #16 Share Posted February 8, 2016 (edited) Dawn princess to be "rebirthed". They must be joking. It's a wreck. What an insult. Nope that's a completely separate ship. It is being rebranded as the Pacific Explorer next year. The other ship is in fact a brand new ship. It is not currently sailing and in fact hasn't even had its first piece of steel laid. The Dawn Princess transfer is more of a way to remove ships from the Princess fleet, but not removing the ship from our waters since it is popular and it is one of the limit number of modern cruise ships that can easily visit destinations. Edited February 8, 2016 by Cruise ship fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanwood Posted February 10, 2016 #17 Share Posted February 10, 2016 I'm looking forward to seeing the deck plans. Being around twice as big as anything the had/got, one would think there's room for alot more "stuff" on board...new innovations?? restaurants?? I thought they might have used the same base template as the royal/regal princess like they did with the P&O Brittania, but at 135,500 tonnes it doesn't appear to be at this stage?? (Brittania/Royal/Regal are 141,000) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise ship fan Posted February 13, 2016 #18 Share Posted February 13, 2016 I'm looking forward to seeing the deck plans. Being around twice as big as anything the had/got, one would think there's room for alot more "stuff" on board...new innovations?? restaurants?? I thought they might have used the same base template as the royal/regal princess like they did with the P&O Brittania, but at 135,500 tonnes it doesn't appear to be at this stage?? (Brittania/Royal/Regal are 141,000) It is going to be a slightly larger version of the Carnival Vista. So basically the design carnival has had since the Destiny Class. Since this ship will be the sister ship to the Costa ships and Costa ships are near identical to the Carnival ships, I don't see the main exterior being any different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 15, 2016 #19 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I too would like to know how what P&O will do, if anything, to differentiate the new ship from the other lines that have similar design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise ship fan Posted February 15, 2016 #20 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I too would like to know how what P&O will do, if anything, to differentiate the new ship from the other lines that have similar design. I am strongly thinking they might be work towards a new hull artwork. It is possible that the new ship (being allocated to P&O) happened either before or after they decided to move the Aria and Eden, and plan to redesign the livery, hence why the two ships did not get repainted to the white hull design of the other ships. As they either are still working on finalising it for the new ship or want to premier it with the announcement of the new ship. I really hope this happens as I really dislike the current complete white design. Overall I am not a big of fan of white hulls as it usually ends up looking nasty due to rust and general wear, but when there is another colour breaking up the white it usually becomes a lot less noticeable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 15, 2016 #21 Share Posted February 15, 2016 The competition isn't around here, so there's not a great need to differentiate. Though it will be decked out with P&O fittings in line with the rest of their fleet as well. It's like airlines - they use the same plane, but there are quite different conditions inside (lighting, seating, space, catering...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 15, 2016 #22 Share Posted February 15, 2016 That may be true but they have an opportunity to have single cabins and also arrange the public areas in a better layout than some of the comparable lines or what P&O have already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 15, 2016 #23 Share Posted February 15, 2016 I am strongly thinking they might be work towards a new hull artwork. It is possible that the new ship (being allocated to P&O) happened either before or after they decided to move the Aria and Eden, and plan to redesign the livery, hence why the two ships did not get repainted to the white hull design of the other ships. As they either are still working on finalising it for the new ship or want to premier it with the announcement of the new ship. I really hope this happens as I really dislike the current complete white design. Overall I am not a big of fan of white hulls as it usually ends up looking nasty due to rust and general wear, but when there is another colour breaking up the white it usually becomes a lot less noticeable. I like the idea of a completely new livery for all the ships launched with the new one, I prefer the dark blue of the Aria and Eden (old HAL) but perhaps with a decal like NCL or AIDA or even a logo like Princess is planning.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppetts Posted February 15, 2016 #24 Share Posted February 15, 2016 good news . a new ship just for Aussie. :D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted February 16, 2016 #25 Share Posted February 16, 2016 That may be true but they have an opportunity to have single cabins and also arrange the public areas in a better layout than some of the comparable lines or what P&O have already. It may well have those - though comparable lines also have single cabins anyway. And it would have a newer layout for their public areas - better is always subjective and debatable! - as it is different to their existing ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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