Begin and end your 5 day (4 night) cruise in Melbourne onboard the Pacific Explorer and enjoy exclusive savings and cruise inclusions with P&O Cruises and Global Journeys.
Cruise Itinerary
Arrive
Depart
Day 1:Melbourne, Australia
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4:00 PM
Day 2: Cruising At Sea
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Day 3:Kangaroo Island, Australia
7:00 AM
6:00 PM
Day 4: Cruising At Sea
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Day 5:Melbourne, Australia
7:00 AM
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Note: Ship ports may not be located in the starting & ending cities listed. Transfers to and/or from the ship port may be required.
80's Party revival 3Craig and Jacquet, VIC, Australia, Feb 2024
First experience on a cruise for both of us, we had an amazing time, plenty to do, great music and entertainment and fancy dress to turn back time. Food was great and drinks are normal prices. We will do it again!
Five days to Melbourne 5Grethe and Reginald , New Zealand, Nov 2023
Worst cruise we ever have done! Cabin on the bow of the ship, nearest elevator the length of half the ship away. All so called complimentary dining venues sold out. Left only meals upstairs, always full and hard to get a table, walking with a walker and getting food was impossible! NEVER again on P&O Australia!
Tonga and Fiji cruise with P & O Explorer 2David and Elizabeth Maria, New Zealand, Nov 2023
Tracey was very helpful, quick and professional in helping us organize our cruise. Everything went smoothly. We had a lot of fun, the entertainment was exceptional.
Nice cruise to Fiji 5Shane, New Zealand, Nov 2023
The trip was amazing weather not so go but no much you can do about it we all loved and will do it again.
Whirlwind family adventure through the Pacific! 5Charlotte, New Zealand, Sep 2023
It was a first family trip with our 4 year old, who was absolutely buzzing the entire time. From seeing the big ship, to tasting the yummy food, swimming in the pool to making lots of new friends onboard and that wasn't even including the island paradises of Noumea and Vanuatu! It was a great way to spend valuable family time and have a good break away ...read more from the norm. Look forward to future cruises hopefully next year.
Pacific Explorer 8Dixie and Richard, NSW, Australia, May 2023
We went from Fremantle to Cairns on The Pacific Explorer leaving on the 18th May 2023 for 10 days. There had been an engine problem the day before and the arrival time was delayed by 4 hours, because of this it was a bit of a shambles boarding. Our accommodation was upgraded to E deck that is Level 6 and in a very convenient position. It was on the ...read more same floor as The Dragon Lady and Angelo's restaurants and one floor above the Waterfront restaurant. The shopping arcade was also on that level and it was only a small flight of stairs up to the entertainment level or one flight down to the coffee lounge.
The cabin was an older style compared to the rest of the ship that has been refurbished, but it had plenty of room and huge window, however the bathroom was very small. There were 4 free restaurants with The Pantry being a buffet style while the others were À la carte. Plenty of entertainment but the two main shows cost $20 also the Bingo was $30 for 5 cards, so worked out very expensive if you played twice per day as some people did.
The weather was sunny every day, but windy and there were high seas at Exmouth , so the shore tours were cancelled and money refunded. Kuri bay was the next stop and was a pearl farm only excursion that was unsuitable for anyone who was unsteady on their feet as it was a rough unpaved path going up hill, that meant that many people could not go ashore as it was only for the guided excursion or a sea plane ride.
Darwin was a dock with a variety of excursions and Port Douglas was by large tender and offered a variety of excursions as well. Cairns was the final port and we no problems disembarking, although it took a while to catch a taxi. I would be happy to travel with P&O again presuming that their other ships are of the same standard.
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