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Western Australian Debut for Australia’s Latest Ship Pacific Eden

Western Australianswill be the first to experience Australia’s latest ship, when P&O Cruises'Pacific Eden cruises from Fremantle on her maiden voyage this Sunday.<?xml:namespace prefix="o" ns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office"?>

Heralded as a gamechanger for the Australian cruise industry, the 55,820-tonne Pacific Eden isberthed in Fremantle this week, with final touches being made to the ship’sstriking features ahead of her inaugural 10-night cruise.

About 1500 guestswill join Pacific Eden’s historic first itinerary which will see her call atEsperance (Nov 17), Adelaide (Nov 20), Kangaroo Island (Nov 21) and Melbourne(Nov 23) en route to Sydney.

Pacific Eden willbe christened by actress Kate Ritchie in a dual naming ceremony on SydneyHarbour on November 25 with sister ship Pacific Aria, which will be named bysinger Jessica Mauboy. The ceremony willbe a key part of P&O Cruises’ Five Ship Spectacular which will see itsentire five-ship fleet meet in Sydney for the first time for a day ofcelebrations.

The highlyanticipated Australian debut of Pacific Eden follows a dramatic transformationof the ship during a two week dry dock in Singapore. Along with Pacific Aria,Pacific Eden will take modern Australian cruising to the next level withstunning new features including 15 dining options, a plush private dining room,a spectacular spa, luxe new bars, a resort-style pool deck, a child-free Oasiswith private cabanas and some of the most spacious rooms across the fleet.

Pacific Eden is setto become a familiar figure in the west, with the boutique ship cruising fromFremantle for a season in 2016 and again in 2017. After sailing from Fremantlethis Sunday Pacific Eden will return in April 2016 to offer her first season of16 cruises, which will include short breaks to Margaret River and Esperance andlonger itineraries to Indonesia. The ship will be homeported in Fremantle again from April toJune 2017, offering 10 cruises including a new nine-night itinerary featuring P&O Cruises’ first forayinto scenic cruising along the Kimberley coastline.

P&O CruisesSenior Vice President Sture Myrmell said the addition of Pacific Eden andsister ship Pacific Aria had increased the cruise line’s fleet to five ships,enabling P&O to base a ship in Western Australia for longer periods oftime.

“WesternAustralia is really coming into its own both as a cruise destination and a homeport,so we’re thrilled to have the capacity to be able to base one of our latestships in Fremantle for the next two summers. Pacific Eden is sure to become afast favourite among Western Australians as she offers an exciting line up ofcruises from the state, giving local tourism a boost and bringing a wealth of economicopportunities to port towns up and down the coast,” Mr Myrmell said.

Fares start from $499* per person for athree-night food and wine cruise departing Fremantle on April 22, 2016.

*Priceis per person quad share. Subject to availability, conditions apply

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