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Reflecting pent up guest demand and a suspected and quite justified frustration with the Federal and State Governments, for a return to cruising, P&O Cruises Australia says it is ramping up its ‘Fly the Flag for P&O’ campaign by streaming a first-of-its-kind interactive event live direct from Pacific Adventure to lounge rooms around the country.
P&O Cruises Australia says that packaged in a fast-paced chat show format, the evening event on October 14 will be a virtual take on the home-grown cruise line’s popular entertainment program with family-friendly comedy, music, interviews, celebrities as well as crew and guest appearances, including P&O’s popular entertainment duo, Julie and Leeron, P&O Celebrity chef Luke Mangan, top comedian and radio presenter Kat Davidson, and award-winning winemaker Glandore Estate’s Duane Roy will appear among big names from the entertainment, travel, and hospitality world.
President of P&O Cruises Australia Sture Myrmell said the event will enable loyal cruise guests to again experience the joy that is part and parcel of the onboard entertainment on offer during a holiday at sea, adding, “The ‘Fly the Flag for P&O’ event coming in live from Pacific Adventure will be a joyful experience for the participants and for everyone tuning in at homes across Australia, but there is also an underlying serious message”.
He added, “It will also serve as a reminder of the pent-up demand among our guests for the return of cruising and the need for federal and state governments to engage and agree on a restart plan to enable the return of our beautiful ships”, and “Our suppliers, whose businesses depend on cruising and have been hit hard in the pause in operations, will also share centre stage during the live event.”
P&O Cruises Australia says that the ‘Fly the Flag for P&O’ campaign is enabling guests to stand up for their favourite cruise line and express their hopes for a bright future holidaying at sea, with thousands of guests having made ‘fly the flag’ part of their social media identities.
The unique show will be hosted by P&O’s popular entertaining duo, Julie and Leeron from onboard the 109,000 tonne Pacific Adventure while she’s docked off the coast of Trieste.
It is quite an indictment of our governments that the largest cruise operator in Australia has to resort to activities such as this in desperation to get the government to engage with them.
Absolutely appalling.
I hope Sture Myrmell will be inviting the Prime Minister, the Tourism and other Ministers, the Statt and Territory Premiers and others in decision-making positions to join the event.
‘Fly the Flag for P&O Live’ commences at 7.00pm (AEDT) on Thursday October 14, 2021. For more information visit facebook.com/pocruises.
A report by John Alwyn-Jones, Cruise Editor.