Aussie Icon: P&O Cruises Australia turns 90!

P&O pioneered Australian cruising, but their link to Australia predates the first cruises by decades. In this video, Chris Frame and P&O President Marguerite Fitzgerald explore the deep connection between P&O and the Australian public, and how cruising has changed in the last 90 years — 🚢 My Cunard History Website: https://www.chriscunard.com/ 📚 Buy my books: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/books 👕 Buy cruise merch: https://chrisframeofficial.Teemill.com/ 🎶 Listen to The Big Cruise Podcast: https://thebigcruisepodcast.com/ 🛳️ Learn more about cruising at my Blog: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/ — Chapters: 00:00 Introducing P&O Austarlia 00:48 The First P&O Australian Voyage 01:36 P&O invents cruising 01:56 P&O Pioneers Aussie Cruising 02:18 An Australian Cruise Line 03:33 What the early cruises were like 04:37 P&O Cruises Australia today 05:37 P&O Australian impact -- How did I get on board: A few weeks ago I was lucky to visit the Pacific Explorer in Fremantle. I was aboard in my capacity as a historian, and had been working with P&O Cruises on the launch of their 90th anniversary of cruising in Australia celebrations. After all the effort that went into it, I’m pleased to say the event was a huge success, but once it was over, I had all day before my flight home was due to take off. A huge thanks to P&O President Marguerite Fitzgerald and PR Manager Michelle Bartolo for arranging the visit to the ship. — #cruiseship #cruisetips #poaustralia #pocruises #pacificencounter #pacificexplorer #pacificadventure #australiancruise #cruisenews #cruising #maritimehistory Note: Historic Thumbnail - Henderson & Cremer Collection.