Swell to hight for Pacific Sun

On Wednesday morning, the decision to stand down for the Cruise Ship was made due to the swell running too high.

As the NIGTB General Manager Wayne Emery reported to our Minister of Tourism, ‘The Captain observed the pontoon trying to be installed from the bridge and it was clear that the team were having difficulty in getting the pins into the gangway platform due to the swell moving the pontoon around. As a result the Captain declared the swell would make disembarkation unsafe for his passengers, and the decision to cancel was made around 10.20 -10.30 am.’

It is unfortunate that the Cruise Ship was unable to disembark, but we look forward to better seas and weather come spring for our next scheduled Cruise Day on the 19 September 2010. This will be the Pacific Jewel and the cruise is called Tongan Treasures. The ship will depart from Sydney Australia on`6 September, and return to the same port on 22 September.

Adventures abound on this fantastic cruise. One of the highlights will be visiting the location where the Mutiny on the Bounty took place in 1789. You’ll travel past Nomuka Island where Bligh visited the day before the mutiny occurred. You will also cruise past Tofua Island where Bligh and his loyalists landed. Along the way you will discover island gems across the pacific; historic Norfolk Island, fabulously friendly Fiji as well as breathtaking Tonga and French Noumea.

In December 2009, Pacific Jewel appeared on the horizon, offering two incredible firsts: an amazing high-wire circus and trapeze arena on the top deck and P&O Cruises largest spa afloat in the southern hemisphere. Our new Aqua Heath, Spa & Fitness Centre™ offers ocean-view treatment rooms for the ultimate in pampering. Experience P&O Cruises first ever celebrity chef at sea with the NEW Salt Grill by Luke Mangan restaurant.

Pacific Jewel sails year round from Sydney to the South Pacific and New Zealand.

We all have our fingers crossed that the weather and the seas will be kinder the next time one of these fabulous ships comes our way.