After 7 years with P&O Cruises, ‘Australia’s favourite cruise ship’ the Pacific Sun will see her last sailing on 01 July next year before moving on.

Carrying 1900 passengers, the Pacific Sun’s departure is a part of Carnival Australia’s natural progression in a multi-brand strategy, introducing more ships to one of the world’s fastest growing cruise markets.

While she will continue to operate cruises for the Australian and New Zealand market in the meantime, the Pacific Sun departs Brisbane on 01 July 2012 for her last cruise, a seven night voyage to the Pacific Islands.

The growth in Carnival Australia’s local fleet has played a strong role in the popularity of cruising down under, from just two ships to six superliners including P&O Cruises’ Pacific Dawn, Pacific Jewel and Pacific Pearl and Princess Cruises’ Sun Princess, Dawn Princess and Sea Princess.

Carnival Australia will welcome the Carnival Spirit in October next year, an 88,500 tone ship that will sail full time from Sydney.