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Mothers’ Day – Sunday 12 May 2013<\/h2>\n
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\u00a0An astonishing two thirds of Australian mums are still expected to do household chores and cook family meals on Mother\u2019s Day, according to a new national survey released by P&O Cruises.<\/p>\n

And just to confirm mums are getting a raw deal, when asked if they were treated to breakfast in bed, a romantic dinner or relief from household chores on Mother\u2019s Day, nearly half the mums surveyed said \u2018none of the above\u2019.<\/p>\n

However, the revealing P&O Cruises survey of more than 1000 mothers also showed that keeping the peace is the byword for mums when it comes to how they are treated on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

<\/a>Twenty-five per cent of mums who said they received a Mother\u2019s Day gift they didn\u2019t like said nothing but passed the unwanted gift on to someone else.<\/p>\n

Sixty-four per cent put the gift somewhere they were never likely to see it again but five per cent said they would sell it on e-bay and use the proceeds to buy something they liked.<\/p>\n

Ann Sherry, CEO of Carnival Australia, which operates P&O Cruises, said she was stunned to discover from the survey that not all Aussie mums are being spoilt rotten on Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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nearly half of mums surveyed were still doing chores on Mothers Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

\u00a0\u201cOn Mother\u2019s Day of all days mums should be getting pampered in every way and given a break from
the usual daily grind,\u201d Ms Sherry said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s no surprise why women are so likely to choose a cruise holiday where someone else does all the
cooking and cleaning and helps explain why there has been such strong demand for P&O Cruises\u2019
inaugural Mother\u2019s Day cruise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other key findings in the P&O Cruises\u2019 national survey of just over 1000 Aussie mums included:<\/p>\n