{"id":21504,"date":"2012-07-09T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-09T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/pacific-sun-sails-into-the-cruising-record-books-3\/"},"modified":"2012-07-09T00:30:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-09T00:30:00","slug":"pacific-sun-sails-into-the-cruising-record-books-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traveloscopy.com\/travel-news\/2012\/07\/pacific-sun-sails-into-the-cruising-record-books-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Sun Sails Into The Cruising Record Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-uHTB4kXqjoI\/T_omG-WnoMI\/AAAAAAAAWoc\/oTdP1ulAF_c\/s1600\/PACIFIC%2BSUN%2BFARWELL%2BCREW%2BSHOT_PN%2B2012%2B%2528email%2Bversion%2529-718417.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-uHTB4kXqjoI\/T_omG-WnoMI\/AAAAAAAAWoc\/oTdP1ulAF_c\/s320\/PACIFIC%2BSUN%2BFARWELL%2BCREW%2BSHOT_PN%2B2012%2B%2528email%2Bversion%2529-718417.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5762960574432911554\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">When Pacific   Sun was farewelled from the P&amp;O Cruises&#8217; fleet at the weekend   she sailed into the record books hailed as the &#8216;backbone&#8217; of the   resurgence of cruising in Australia and New Zealand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">Since joining   the fleet in 2004, Pacific Sun notched up some amazing statistics that   are testament to her contribution to the cruise industry on both sides   of the Tasman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">The superliner   returned to Brisbane on Sunday after her farewell seven-night cruise   to the Pacific Islands completing more than seven years with P&amp;O   Cruises during which she has carried more than half a million passengers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">Pacific   Sun&#8217;s record achievements with P&amp;O Cruises<a name=\"0.1__GoBack\"><\/a> include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style:disc\">\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">2707 days deployed (excluding dry docks) <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\">  <span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">767,600 nautical miles sailed (the equivalent of 30 times around the     world)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">314 <\/span><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">cruises with an average duration of 8.6 nights<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">1,168 port calls at 80 separate destinations<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\">  <span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">19 different countries visited <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">178 visits to <\/span><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">Noumea<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">571,829 passengers<\/span><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\"> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">In a video   message, Ann Sherry, CEO of Carnival Australia which operates P&amp;O   Cruises, paid tribute to Pacific Sun&#8217;s crew for their role in building   the ship&#8217;s reputation as Australia&#8217;s favourite cruise ship.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:12pt\"><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">&#8220;Pacific   Sun has been the backbone of the growth and resurgence of cruising in   Australia,&#8221; Ms Sherry said in the video message.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family:&#39;Arial&#39;\">&#8220;None   of that would have been possible without all of you and the customer   service you provided to all of those passengers. 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