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P&O Young Explorers Advise on Finishing Touches to Pacific Explorer
P&O Cruises has made the final touches to its latest ship PacificExplorer ahead of its launch next month – with a little help from a panel offour young holiday critics.
The children, all aged 10 years, were selected from more than 3500entrants who applied to be a P&O Young Explorer, providing input on theactivities, food, entertainment and design of the 77,000-tonne ship.
Degan Charman from New South Wales' Coffs Harbour, who was named theYoung Adventurer for his love of watersports, tested all of Pacific Explorer'snew onboard activities.
Meanwhile, Caitlin Leece from the Gold Coast reviewed the food; LilyCorliss from Caloundra in Queensland critiqued the entertainment and Juno Jonesfrom Sydney assessed the proposed interior design of the ship.
The panel of Young Explorers spent a day onboard Pacific Dawn inBrisbane testing and providing feedback on a multitude of features earmarkedfor Sydney's latest cruise ship.
The team gave their unanimous seal of approval to the traditionalItalian Neapolitan pizzas which will be served at 400 Gradi, a new familyrestaurant on Pacific Explorer which will be overseen by famed Melbourne chefJohnny Di Francesco. The pizza-master was the first Australian to be trained inNaples to the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana VPN rules and recently wonthe award for Best Pizza in the World.
In the wettest test for the YoungAdvisors, the children assessed Pacific Explorer's new Disco Diver waterslideand recommended that the music played inside be made louder to make the rideeven more fun and heart stopping.
The Young Explorers also proposed that Pacific Explorerfeature even more Australian live music performers throughout its bars andlounges and enjoyed a sneak peek of a contortionist's performance which willform part of the new production show‘Love Riot' scheduled for the ship's exclusive supper club, Black Circus.
Pacific Explorer will reflect P&O's signature modernAustralia look and feel, combining a relaxed and comfortable vibe with astriking contemporary design. According to The Young Explorers, the design ofthe public spaces onboard the ship will make guests "feel like millionaires."
P&O Cruises Director of Entertainment Brett Annable received theYoung Explorers' recommendations and is confident that guests will be happywith their updates.
"Our four Young Explorers went wild on our waterslides, taste testeddishes from our new dining outlets, met designers and critiqued entertainers.Their feedback has been invaluable and has helped us make the final touches toPacific Explorer before she arrives in Sydney in less than 50 days," Mr Annablesaid.
"The Pacific Explorer is a ship for all Australians including the youngand young at heart so it made sense to ask some of our most important guests,the children, to work with us to create a great modern family holidaydestination.
"Thanks to the inputof our fun-loving holiday critics we're confident the experience onboardPacific Explorer will have something for everyone. We all know if the kids arehappy, so is everyone else! ," Mr Annable said.
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About P&O Cruises
Sailing local waters for almost 85 years, P&O is Australia's onlyhome-grown cruise line and the largest cruise operator in the region, offeringa fleet of five ships cruising year round from eight home ports in Australia,New Zealand and Singapore. With a contemporary look and feel which captures thespirit of modern Australia, P&O's ships carry more than 460,000 guests ayear on great value holidays. Itineraries range from short getaways andcruises exploring the Australian coast to longer holidays to the South Pacificand exotic destinations such as Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands andAsia. In June 2017 P&O Cruises will welcome its latest ship, PacificExplorer, while in 2019 it will take delivery of its largest ever ship, a3000-guest, 113,000-tonne vessel which will be the biggest ship ever to bebased full time in Australia.
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