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P&O Takes Australia’s Greatest Rivalry to Sea with State of Origin Kicking off in 2016
P&O Cruises has announced it will add some muscle to its sports lineup next year, taking guests to the biggest event on the footy calendar – Stateof Origin – for the first time.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>
Priced from $799* per person, the inaugural Origin cruise will departBrisbane on May 28, 2016, and will feature an overnight stay in Sydney for theseries opener on June 1 as well as calls to Moreton Island and Newcastle. Theseven-night Pacific Dawn cruise includes a bronze State of Origin ticket foreach guest plus transfers to and from ANZ Stadium, with the option to upgradeseats for a nominal fee.
The action will begin from the moment guests step onboard with formerOrigin players joining the cruise, past games to be shown onboard and thechance to have a photo taken with a replica State of Origin trophy.
The addition of the Origin cruise broadens P&O’s partnership withthe NRL. P&O Cruises became the first cruise line to screen live NRL games at sea in2012 and the cruise line will offer its first cruise to the NRL Auckland Nines inJanuary 2016.
As part of its main event program, P&O also offers cruises to the AustralianOpen and Melbourne Cup.
P&O Cruises Senior Vice President Sture Myrmell said the cruiseline’s expansion to a five-ship fleet had allowed it to bolster its event offeringto include one of the biggest fixtures on the local sporting calendar.
“Whether or not the Maroons take home the Origin trophy in 2016, thiscruise is a big win for Queensland footy fans. As well as transport,accommodation, food and entertainment, guests on the inaugural State of Origincruise will be getting some of the hottest tickets in town included as part oftheir cruise fare - it’s seriously great value,” Mr Myrmell said.
“Pacific Dawn is Queensland’s ship so we expect to see a lot of Maroonsfans coming onboard and cheering on their team from Brisbane to Sydney andback.”
The Origin cruise is included in the cruise line’s latest program, whichis on sale now.
For more informationvisit pocruises.com.au, or see a licensed travel agent.
*Price is per personquad share. Subject to availability, conditions apply.
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. P&O Cruises is the nation’slargest cruise line with five ships cruising from eight home ports inAustralia, New Zealand and Singapore. The addition of Pacific Aria and PacificEden in November 2015 has paved the way for exciting new cruise optionsincluding deployments from every mainland state in Australia and an extendeddeployment from Auckland. The pair herald a new era for P&O Cruises, asreflected in its new brand repositioning - P&O Cruises, Like no Place onEarth.
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