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P&O Offers Cruisey New Way For Aussies to Explore Asia

P&O Cruises is offering the ultimate Asia escape this winter withamazing deals on Pacific Eden's inaugural Singapore season.

On sale until April 27, 2016, fares start from $849* per person quadshare for a 14-night roundtrip cruise departing Singapore on August 13, 2016and including visits to nine ports across Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia andThailand. Seven-night cruises are priced from $549* per person quad share.

With its boutique size making it ideal to cruise to smaller islands, the1500-guest Pacific Eden will become the first cruise ship to visit Ko Chang(August 9), an island paradise in Thailand offering an irresistible combinationof whitesand beaches, stunning rain forests, coral reefs and jungle-shrouded mountains.

Other cruise destinations include Cambodia's beautiful seaside town of Sihanoukville; Malaysia's stunningLangkawi island andthe popular Thai ports of Bangkok, Ko Samui, Phuket and Krabi provincial beach townAo Nang.

P&O Cruises President Sture Myrmell said the addition of PacificEden and sister ship Pacific Aria to the fleet last year had allowed P&OCruises to offer its first season of Asian cruises, opening up new itinerarypossibilities.

"We have been pioneering cruising in the region for more than 80 years andare still discovering fantastic cruise destinations for our guests.Asiahas long been a favourite travel destination with Australian holidaymakers and we'rethrilled to be offering a new way to experience the wonders of the region fromthe stylish decks of Pacific Eden," Mr Myrmell said.

"Our new Asia holidays combine a mixture of popular destinations includingPhuket and Langkawi with off-the-beaten-track ports best accessed by ship suchas Ko Chang in the Gulf of Thailand. These cruises offer the ultimate Asianadventure and the best part is that our guests only have to unpack once beforebeing treated to a week or two exploring some of the world's most stunning destinations,all while enjoying the great value of a cruise holiday and the comfort of aship designed to suit their tastes."

*subject toavailability, terms and conditions apply. On sale until April 27, 2016 andincluding up to $300 onboard credit per room and free soft drink package perperson.

Formore information visit pocruises.com.au, or see a licensed travel agent.

Notes to editors: The region's largest andlongest-serving cruise operator, P&O Cruises Australia leads the way incruising as Australasia's only 'home brand' and its favourite cruise line.P&O Cruises has been sailing the region for more than 80 years, and haspioneered new destinations around Australia, the Pacific and Asia includingPapua New Guinea, as reported in the New York Times' 52 top destinations for2015. On November 25, 2015, P&O Cruises will welcome two additional shipsto its current three-ship fleet becoming the nation's largest cruise line withfive ships cruising from eight home ports in Australia, New Zealand andSingapore. The addition of Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden has paved the way forexciting new cruise options including deployments from every mainland state inAustralia and an extended deployment from Auckland. The pair herald a new erafor P&O Cruises, as reflected in its new brand repositioning - P&OCruises, Like no Place on Earth.

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