Transformation of Dawn Princess to P&O Pacific Explorer Begins

[Host Mike]

"The refit of the new addition to the P&O Australia fleet will include two of the longest and wildest water slides on an Australian-based ship – each stretching more than 80 meters – along with an action-packed water park and a barefoot lawn bowling green. A P&OEdge Adventure Park and the Big Screen will also be installed during the ship’s major multi-million refurbishment.

Other new additions to the former Princess cruise ship including two new dining options, one which is a fast-casual dining called Luke’s and another called 400 Gandi, a traditional Italian Pizza venue. The ship will also receive a new Waterfront Restaurant, Dragon Lady Asian Restaurant, The Pantry Marketplace and The Bonded Store.

https://www.cruisehive.com/transformation-former-princess-cruise-ship-begins/17254

[RichC]

Nice clean look. 

[f-mattox]

Nice clean look. 

Yes, it is.  They should do this to Sun Princess and Sea Princess and bring them back to the U.S.  I don't like Royal class and I'm getting a little tired of Grand class. 

[RichC]

Nice clean look. 

Yes, it is.  They should do this to Sun Princess and Sea Princess and bring them back to the U.S.  I don't like Royal class and I'm getting a little tired of Grand class. 

I think you should give the Royal class another chance.
It eventually grows in you.   

[f-mattox]

Well, I hear Royal Princess is coming to the West Coast, so maybe you're right.  At least I won't have to fly to get to it 

[RichC]

Well, I hear Royal Princess is coming to the West Coast, so maybe you're right.  At least I won't have to fly to get to it 

I'm not happy it'll be gone from the Caribbean during the winter season. 

[f-mattox]

Won't Regal Princess still be there in Winter season?

[RichC]

Won't Regal Princess still be there in Winter season?

I guess but it only does 7 day trips which i hate.

[f-mattox]

It looks like it alternates between Eastern and Western itineraries so I guess you'll just have to do a back-to-back.

[RichC]

It looks like it alternates between Eastern and Western itineraries so I guess you'll just have to do a back-to-back.

We always do B2B2B....cruises but doing it on a ship that only does 7 day trips means spending another day or two in Ft Lauderdale which to us is a complete waste of a cruise day doing nothing but waiting around for new passengers. 

[f-mattox]

Well, that makes a lot of sense to me.  I've only done one B2B and it was really a combination of two itineraries--a Panama Canal, Ft. Lauderdale to Acapulco and a Mexican Riviera, Acapulco to L.A., eighteen days total on Sea Princess in 2000.

[ccrain]

It looks like it alternates between Eastern and Western itineraries so I guess you'll just have to do a back-to-back.

We always do B2B2B....cruises but doing it on a ship that only does 7 day trips means spending another day or two in Ft Lauderdale which to us is a complete waste of a cruise day doing nothing but waiting around for new passengers. 

Agreed. We did a B2B2B on the Ruby in 2015 and the wasted day in FLL was too much for us.