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P&O Cruises Offers Winning Trifecta of Guest Talent as Entire Fleet Races to the Melbourne Cup

With its entire fleet cruising south for ‘therace that stops the nation’, P&O Cruises is offering a winning field ofonboard talent to ensure guests have the ultimate Melbourne Cup cruiseexperience.

For the firsttime, all three P&O ships will dock at Station Pier for this year’sMelbourne Cup, with Pacific Dawn offering its inaugural Cup cruise fromBrisbane.

With close to6000 punters to entertain, the cruise line is upping the odds across its threeships with popular Australian personalities including Carmelo Pizzino (PacificJewel) from Dancing With The Stars, author and radio personality Bianca Dye(Pacific Pearl), and tv presenter Zoe Sheridan (Pacific Dawn) joining theirmaiden Cup cruises to host P&O Cruises’ Myer Fashions at Sea events.

Fashion designerand stylist Katie Perry (Pacific Pearl), stylist Noami Bell (Pacific Dawn) andKylie Sultana from the Style Vine (Pacific Jewel), will also sail on theirfirst Cup cruises, offering styling workshops and taking part in the onboardfashion parade.

Fascinator-makingclasses will be hosted by award-winning milliner Kathleen Watson (PacificDawn), Melbourne Cup Ambassador and renowned Australian milliner Kim Fletcher(Pacific Jewel) and Serena Lindeman (Pacific Pearl), who created the infamous“million-dollar hat” which took out the inaugural Fashions on the Field.

Other specialguests include legendary Melbourne Cup jockeys John Marshall and Michael Clarke(Pacific Pearl and Pacific Jewel), owner of Cup winning horse Rogan Josh, WendyGreen (Pacific Pearl and Pacific Dawn); and Bart Cummings’ Flemington trackrider Joe Agresta (Pacific Dawn).

MeanwhileAussie entertainers Normie Rowe (Pacific Dawn), The Glenn Shorrock Band(Pacific Jewel) and The Tap Pack (Pacific Pearl) will perform onboard.

P&O CruisesSenior Vice President Sture Myrmell said ships had been cruising to the Cupsince 1969 and they remained one of the cruise line’s most popular annualofferings.

“Australianslove cruising and sports and by combining the two, we know we’re backing awinner - that’s why we’re sending our entire fleet to the Melbourne Cup. Forthe first time, the race that stops the nation will also bring P&O to ahistoric standstill in Melbourne,” Mr Myrmell said.

“On top of ourgreat program of onboard talent, we are excited to be partnering with Myeragain with the Spring Carnival experts providing style inspiration for all ourguests including fashion parades of the latest racing trends and Myer gift cardgiveaways,” Mr Myrmell added.

With its 6000guests accounting for about 5 per cent of punters on the day, P&O Cruisesis again offering its own VIP area at Flemington - the P&O Cruises’ Lawn.

Pacific Pearland Pacific Jewel will depart Sydney on October 31 on their six-night Cupcruises, while Pacific Dawn’s seven-night maiden Cup cruise will departBrisbane on October 31.

To join thecruise race to the Cup next year, fares start from $999* per person quad shareon Pacific Dawn’s seven-night cruise departing Brisbane on October 31, 2016,including transfers and entry into Flemington on Cup day, plus onboard meals,entertainment and activities.

For moreinformation visit www.pocruises.com.au
*subject toavailability, conditions apply, and valid for sale until November 26, 2015.

About P&OCruises: The region’s largest and longest-serving cruise operator, P&OCruises Australia leads the way in cruising as Australasia's only 'home brand'and its favourite cruise line. P&O Cruises has been sailing the region formore than 80 years, and has pioneered new destinations around Australia, thePacific and Asia including Papua New Guinea, as reported in the New York Times’52 top destinations for 2015. On November 25, 2015, P&O Cruises willwelcome two additional ships to its current three-ship fleet becoming thenation’s largest cruise line with five ships cruising from eight home ports inAustralia, New Zealand and Singapore. The addition of Pacific Aria and PacificEden has paved the way for exciting new cruise options including deploymentsfrom every mainland state in Australia and an extended deployment fromAuckland. The pair herald a new era for P&O Cruises, as reflected in itsnew brand repositioning - P&O Cruises, Like no Place on Earth. <?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

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