In Ep186 of TBCP, what a week in cruise! A week that an announced the unforeseen closer of P&O Australia, Queen Ann officially named and we later celebrated World Oceans Day (8 June). Thank you to Anthony for your coffee donation via Buy me a coffee!, Thanks to another Anthony for this week's Fact or Fiction, and to the many of you who contacted us about the announcement around P&O Australia.

Cruise News:

• P&O Australia - The end of Australian cruising as we know it
• Celebrity Cruises dives into World Oceans Day with exclusive fleetwide festivities
• Costa Partners with Bing Bunny
• Carnival Legend commences Europe season
• Cunard Names City of Liverpool as Godparent of Queen Anne with Five Liverpudlian Icons

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We are back! In episode 185 of TBCP, Listener Keith challenges Chris in Fact or Fiction, Chris shares the historical importance of Liverpool to Cunard, we have cruise news from Aida, Silversea, MSC, Celebrity, Windstar, Royal Caribbean, Ponant, Carnival and Seabourn. Plus “Whats got your sxxx” returns as the boys have a whinge.

Fact or Fiction

• Thanks to Keith for sending in this weeks Fact or Fiction via the voice note on the website.
• FACT or FICTION? On its maiden voyage RMS Olympic, on its maiden voyage needed just under 6 days to sail SOU/NYC despite 5 of its six boilers being off line, due to a partial load of coal in SOU due to coal labour action in SOU?

Cruise News:

• AIDAdiva will be the first Sphinx ship to be modernized in early 2025
• Silversea Announces New 80-Destination World Cruise 2027
• MSC Cruises is expanding its award-winning kids and family programme this summer with new entertainment and services, promising guests of all ages unforgettable experiences
• Celebrity Cruises elevates ‘The Retreat’ with more perks and amenities
• Windstar Cruises Unveils 2025 & 2026 Winter Mediterranean Sailings
• Royal Caribbean opens 2025/26 Sailings from Singapore
• Le Jacques-Cartier arrives in Darwin for her inaugural 2024 Kimberley season
• AU & NZ Citizens stranded in Santo rescued by Carnival Splendor
• Seabourn Introduces Zero@sea

Support the show:

• Listen, Like, Subscribe & Review on your favourite podcast directory.
• Share the podcast with someone you think will enjoy the show
• Buy Me A Coffee – This podcast is only possible thanks to our supporters, simply buying a coffee keeps us on air. It is just like shouting your mate a coffee, and we consider our listeners close mates. https://bit.ly/2T2FYGX
• Sustainable Fashion – choose a TBCP design or design your own… all using organic cotton, green energy and zero plastic https://bit.ly/32G7Rdh
• Follow Chris and his latest videos on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisFrameOfficial

Join the show:

If you have a cruise tip, burning question or want to record a cruise review get in touch with us via the website https://thebigcruisepodcast.com/join-the-show/

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