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P&O 6 Nights Cairns to Auckland Cruise 24th June Quad: $150pp, Twin $180pp @ Cruises.com.au

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P&O 6 Nights Cairns to Auckland Cruise 24th June Quad: $150pp, Twin $180pp @ Cruises.com.au
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Conveniently timed during the QLD school holidays
At $25 a day, this cruise is cheaper than rent and includes food and entertainment
Cheap price due to leaving from Cairns to Auckland, but a good option to start a holiday in New Zealand!
Pacific Explorer is a smaller intimate ship with 2000 passengers
Advantages over Carnival are Printed Menu's in restaurants, Printed Daily Schedules in the Morning, and unblocked Internet if your purchase it

Free Restaurants:
Waterfront Restaurant: Open for Breakfast, Dinner and Lunch on sea days
Angelo's Italian: Classy Italian
Dragon Lady: Asian Fusion, Dark intimate ambience
The Pantry: Crowd pleaser buffet
Paid restaurants:
400 Gradi: Great pizza open till late for $12
Luke's: Great burgers and lunch options for ~$15 and upscale 3 course dinner for ~$50
Luke’s Bar & Grill: Special upscale dining experience

Plenty of Karaoke, table tennis, activities, comedy and shows to entertain you.

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    • AircraftFreight on 20/05/2023 - 17:49
      -4

      Does it matter?

      • Krazyy on 20/05/2023 - 17:51
        +20

        For those who are unvaccinated and want to travel, yes.

        • AircraftFreight on 20/05/2023 - 17:56

          What % of Australians are unvacced

          • Krazyy on 20/05/2023 - 18:01
            +6

            @AircraftFreight: Why does the % of unvaccinated have anything to do with the question that was asked?

          • Captain Cook on 21/05/2023 - 00:21
            -3

            @AircraftFreight: The lucky percentage. Wish I never took my shot

            • Mrgreenz on 21/05/2023 - 10:47
              +1

              @Captain Cook: Same, although I wasn't fully decided one way or another, my employer tmade the choice for me.

              • Captain Cook on 22/05/2023 - 08:14

                @Mrgreenz: @Mrgreenz same here was coerced into it by state government

                • easternculture on 22/05/2023 - 09:27
                  +1

                  @Captain Cook: I took a gamble and refused the shot.
                  My emloyment was terminated but i have no debt / pay no rent or mortgage so was a no brainer. But now i have a better job, better pay, less hours.

        • nicktheguy on 20/05/2023 - 17:57
          +49

          Could just follow the science and get vaxxed like sane, normal people.

            • nicktheguy on 20/05/2023 - 18:04
              +18

              @Krazyy: Yep, has worked perfectly fine for me

                • nicktheguy on 20/05/2023 - 18:18
                  +15

                  @Krazyy: Had covid after having 2 shots and was sick for about a day and besides that no wucken forries. But keep being in the degenerate minority cobba

                  • Cambam on 20/05/2023 - 19:36
                    -3

                    @nicktheguy: never got the shot and never got covid, will undoubtably die when i do but until then viva la vida

                • rodb on 20/05/2023 - 19:55
                  +5

                  @Krazyy: Are the people who died of Covid making that exact same claim as well?

                  • easternculture on 20/05/2023 - 20:07

                    @rodb: They died with covid, not from covid .

                    • Meconium on 21/05/2023 - 10:16

                      @easternculture: Live by the rona, die by the rona

                    • Eeples on 23/05/2023 - 19:07
                      -1

                      @easternculture: You don't think that covid was responsible for the deaths 28 passengers on the Ruby Princess?

                      You disrespect their families loss and many other deaths with your continued nonsense.

                      High rates of vaccination, immunity bought on by having corona virus, and the variants seemingly being less serious now; are the reasons we now go about out business mostly normally.

                      It is shameful that ppl like you haven't made a meaningful contribution to the safety of our society especially to the elderly and those with exisiting health conditions.

                      You are welcome by the way.

                      • easternculture on 23/05/2023 - 20:23
                        -1

                        @Eeples: I cant confirm nor deny without enough information.
                        Mortality is affected by multiple factors.
                        Due to privacy, they didnt disclose if they had any medical conditions, if they were already immunocompromised, age, etc.
                        Without this information we cannot be sure that covid was the cause of the death.
                        This is why they have something in hospital called "Death reviews" and monthly Mortality/Morbidity (M&M) meetings.

                        This is why the government changed the terminology from "died from covid" to "died with covid"

                        Whats shameful is that you continue to defend covid when there was many many people who died alone in hospital and families who were not allowed to say their final goodbye's due to the visiting restrictions that made no sense and were unnecessary. This is why i left the public health system and refuse to ever work their.

                        And if you want to keep believing the lies of the government, go ahead. But the hospital i worked in (which is a major hospital) did not have any deaths directly linked to covid.

            • Johnsmithaus on 20/05/2023 - 18:08
              +31

              @easternculture: Can't tell if you're taking the piss or actually a retard

              • nightelves on 20/05/2023 - 18:16
                +8

                @Johnsmithaus: It's both

                  • Johnsmithaus on 20/05/2023 - 18:46
                    +24

                    @easternculture: What are you on about buddy? Your logic is as incoherent as your train of thought. I understand if you can't take the vaccine for medical reasons, but 5G is literally a wireless signal. How much time did you have to spend on Facebook to get such an absurd and irrational idea into your thick skull. Go seek some help before it's too late. Please.

                      • Ughhh on 21/05/2023 - 12:52

                        @easternculture:

                        You just follow the pharma science and keep taking your boosters so telstra 5G can reach 99.9% of the population

                        Omg, I think you are serious. Thanks for making my day. You're my fav comedian for the week.

                    • Rabbitsfoot on 20/05/2023 - 19:36
                      +1

                      @Johnsmithaus: Insulting people will make them change there mind….

                      Wow.

                  • Meho2026 on 21/05/2023 - 12:08
                    +2

                    @easternculture: Astrazeneca provided the vaccine on a NOT for profit basis.

                    • easternculture on 21/05/2023 - 12:26
                      +2

                      @Meho2026: Sure. And you believe that ?
                      You are so naive 😌
                      A quick google search shows this

                      AstraZeneca has recorded soaring revenues of $37.4bn as it begins to profit from its Covid-19 vaccine for the first time. In its full-year and Q4 results, the company said revenues for 2021 had risen by 38% from the previous year at constant exchange rates.

                      And

                      https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2021/11/12/astrazene…

                      If there is another pandenic in the future, ill be investing in pharma companies 🤣

                      • Meho2026 on 21/05/2023 - 14:28
                        -2

                        @easternculture: You’re misrepresenting the facts.
                        It completely undermines absolutely everything you say when you spread lies.

                        AstraZeneca delivered the vaccine at cost for the duration of the pandemic. It was only as the endemic stage was entered they started selling it for profit. Even at that they continue to provide poor countries the vaccine at cost.

                        • easternculture on 21/05/2023 - 15:13

                          @Meho2026: Yeh ok.
                          Its all over google.
                          They said at cost price, do you or anyone know what cost price is.
                          Its classified data. They will never tell you.
                          They sell it as a contract to x country and they would have all competed to get get a contract from AZ.
                          So no, its not misrepresenting, its buisness as usual for them.

                • TheDukeOfNukem on 20/05/2023 - 18:38
                  +25

                  @nightelves: and this thread alone has killed my 5 daily downvotes

              • easternculture on 20/05/2023 - 18:38
                -3

                @Johnsmithaus: Go get your 6th booster. My 5G signal is weak. May make a difference

          • Yafuturefavorite on 20/05/2023 - 18:36
            +3

            @nicktheguy: That’s hilarious .. gluck with that

          • krazek on 20/05/2023 - 19:22
            +12

            @nicktheguy: Mate even the WHO admit the vaccines don't stop the spread i.e making any mandate pointless

            • mathew42 on 20/05/2023 - 19:36
              +15

              @krazek: Wearing a seatbelt doesn't eliminate the risk of dying in a car crash, but it does reduce the risk.

              Locking your house / car doesn't stop someone breaking in, but it does make it harder.

              Storing and handling food correctly doesn't eliminate the risk of food poisoning, but it does reduce the risk.

              • krazek on 20/05/2023 - 19:50
                +3

                @mathew42: What does any of that have to do with the statement the CV19 vaccines don't stop the spread. You can argue it decreases the symptoms of the taker, but it doesn't stop the spread.

                • mathew42 on 20/05/2023 - 20:01
                  +5

                  @krazek: As you've acknowledged the vaccine does reduce the symptoms. As the virus is predominately spread via aerosol if your body is producing less of the virus and/or you are not coughing everywhere the it does reduce the spread.

                  Stop being a selfish prick and take the jab for the sake of those around you.

                  • krazek on 20/05/2023 - 20:17
                    +4

                    @mathew42: I can guarantee you anyone who has lasted this long without taking them will definitely not get their 1st shot now given all the information we now know

                    • mathew42 on 20/05/2023 - 20:37
                      +8

                      @krazek: The information we have now confirms that the vaccines are incredibly safe. This is not to deny that some people may suffer more significant adverse effects, but there are risks in every decision we take. You are more likely to die on the road this year than from a vaccine.

                      Are you familiar with herd immunity? This is why not taking the vaccine makes you a selfish prick because you increase your risk of infection, exposing others who may be more vulnerable and putting them at risk. Think of the cancer sufferer who's immune system in compromised.

                      Yes, I accept that this won't change your mind, but the truth still needs to be stated.

                      • krazek on 20/05/2023 - 21:27
                        +5

                        @mathew42: Natural immunity from the virus itself destroys your argument..

                        • mathew42 on 20/05/2023 - 21:54
                          +2

                          @krazek: Except that the virus is mutating so your immunity against last year's strain might not be effective this year.

                          • easternculture on 21/05/2023 - 10:35
                            +2

                            @mathew42:

                            your immunity against last year's strain might not be effective this year.

                            Like the flu vaccine, it only covers last years strains yet they encourage you to take it even when modern science tells us that the viruses mutate

                      • Yafuturefavorite on 21/05/2023 - 10:21
                        -2

                        @mathew42: You’re long ass paragraphs make it blatantly obvious that you regret taking it

                        You’re in denial & trying to convince yourself

              • robredo on 21/05/2023 - 15:13
                -2

                @mathew42: Spraying your house full of toxic insecticide kills all the insects and while you might survive, what damage has been done to you long term?

          • Scythic on 21/05/2023 - 03:07

            @nicktheguy: But they already admitted that the "vaccine" doesn't prevent you from getting infected or spreading the virus. You still do it?

        • dodoli on 20/05/2023 - 22:19
          +5

          Curious for those who are proud of not following "the science", what the you follow to come to the conclusions that vaccines are bad? Sky news?

          • Munki on 21/05/2023 - 01:21
            +1

            @dodoli: Trust me bro.

            • Waltervp on 21/05/2023 - 09:46
              +4

              @Munki: Just replying to all who still aren't convinced to have a vaccine (not replying to munki at all, just to the naysayers…)

              Apply your logic to seatbelts!

              Even though normal flu is greatly reduced by our new distance keeping habits and staying home when sick etc. Covid deaths are still 8x the mortality rate of what flu was before the epidemic. But why worry, most deaths are of people aged 65+. Go have another cigarette.

              • easternculture on 21/05/2023 - 09:51
                +2

                @Waltervp: There are no more distance keeping habits anymore, or stay at home.

                What i have observed is people are back to pre covid habits and i rarely see anyone wearing a mask.

                Even retailers have stop supplying hand sanitiser at enterance of shops etc.

                My previous workplace (which is a healthcare settings) allows covid positive staff to work onsite if they are assymptomatic.

                Not sure what your on about.

          • dmbminaret on 21/05/2023 - 10:43

            @dodoli: Vaccines aren't necessarily bad. They're great if necessary.

            Is it 'following the science' or being spoon fed big pharma and government motives? Are you a scientist, albeit one who is qualified to 'follow said science'?

            I got the vac so I could travel. I didn't want to or probably need to. I don't 'follow the science' not trust the motives of those at the steering wheel of this particular episode.

            • dodoli on 27/05/2023 - 03:22

              @dmbminaret: I used to work in science, but not vaccine related, so I know there is at least some kind of credibility if you follow the scientific method.

              I'm not condemning anyone for not taking the vaccine, but I still believe we should at least encourage more people taking the vaccine during the height of the pandemic. And I'm questioning those who are so proud of "not taking the jab" and calling everyone that took the vaccine and covid precautions "sheeps without common sense", from where did they get their wisdom? Is it the telling of their ancestors or religious leaders or sky/fox new?

              • easternculture on 27/05/2023 - 11:03

                @dodoli: Its because there was no science involved. Just government policies.

                Even pharma's are now admitting that they knew the vaccine does not prevent transmission, and yet majority of people believed information given by polititians when they said take it because it will stop the spread.

                Clearly it was lies because a comittee i was involved in at work (healthcare staff) confirmed the vaccine did not prevent transmission and backed it up by scientific papers that had been published at that time. And this was a month or so after the vaccine rollout started

                There was nothing scientific in the vaccine rollout.

                J&J and AZ have stopped producing vaccines for covid. There is no more profit now which makes sense.
                Im guessing pfizer will also stop soon as profits decrease with covid vaccine

                • dodoli on 27/05/2023 - 11:53

                  @easternculture: Is there any source to any of this? Also note that vaccines don't have to prevent transmission, they just need to lower the damage the virus causes the public.

                  Hard to believe that ALL governments on earth colluded on this together. If something has leaked why is China not blasting this everyday on their media? That all the western governments are lying to their people and their vaccines don't work?

        • tunzafun001 on 26/05/2023 - 10:48

          If it helps anyone, they have now updated the vaccines for newer strains. But still no silver bullet.

          Also, a friends Dad died last month with covid. Just Jo average. Not obese and immuno comprimised etc.
          Was at a party Tuesday, dead by Friday. What was interesting was that the ventilators are prioritised. Unfortunately there were people with a higher priority than him and he was simply discharged from hospital. He died in the night in his own bed.

          Investigation cleared the hospital. Is what it is. Just wasnt enough ventilators. But a tough pill to swallow for the family.

          Im now more in the camp of promoting isolation practices when you are sick, over vax vs non vaxed. We have dropped the ball here.

          Reality is you may be partying at the start of the week, dead by the end purely due to bad timing of a hospital admission.

          • easternculture on 26/05/2023 - 15:44

            @tunzafun001: Sorry for your freinds loss

            There might be a possibility that he got legionella pneumonia (incubation period 2 to 8 days) from the airconditioning unit (where legionella usually incubates) but was unlucky and also had covid at the same time.

            Also you cant be sure he got covid from the party as incubation period is between 7 to 14 days.

            So without all the details, we cant really be sure its covid.

            • tunzafun001 on 26/05/2023 - 19:02

              @easternculture: Dont know where he contracted covid, just know he was happy and healthy at a party just 3 days prior. But very likely positive at that point.

              Cause of death was from fluid on the lung (which as you say would be a secondary infection), followed by extra stress on the heart. There was a bit of investigation before pencilling him as a Covid death statistic.

              The scary part is he was simply discharged. He could of died driving home and killed many.

              So my take home really is dont assume you will get a ventillator. You might be 35 and all the other patients are younger than you, then you dont get one and your time is up…simple as that.

              So the older you are, the more you roll the dice.

              • easternculture on 26/05/2023 - 19:11

                @tunzafun001:

                Cause of death was from fluid on the lung (which as you say would be a secondary infection), followed by extra stress on the heart.

                So basically he had pulmonary oedema with right side heart failure which is consistent with ARDS/ pnemonia. Possibly Cor pulmonale but hard to assume without looking at tests

                • tunzafun001 on 26/05/2023 - 19:26

                  @easternculture: Sounds about right. Im guessing a fair whack of Covid related mortalities would basically be this type of thing. Just sucks, way too young. At the same time, there are way too many people and nature is just doing its thing.

      • mathew42 on 20/05/2023 - 18:23
        +6

        Yes, because as a risk minimisation strategy I'd prefer that everyone onboard was vaccinated.

        When vaccines first became available, people queued, because they knew people who had died of smallpox, diphtheria, polio or were crippled for life.

        • tmcn85 on 20/05/2023 - 18:27

          Logics lol

    • Ashy Larry on 21/05/2023 - 08:18

      It will all come out in the coming years but only on SBS. Media used to pride themselves on bringing all sides to a story, was covid the first time this didn't happen?

    • Eeples on 21/05/2023 - 10:56
      +1

      The Ruby Princess provides the evidence of what happens without immunisation.

      28 deaths.

  • Heaps for Cheaps on 20/05/2023 - 18:08
    +15

    Could I ask the driver to pull over at Circular Quay and I could depart there?

    • omblygombly on 20/05/2023 - 23:01
      +5

      The most sensible comment in the previous 30 or so comments I have seen till now.

    • timhn on 21/05/2023 - 00:21
      +1

      Yes, they can drop you as close as the cruise terminal.

  • D3m3ntia on 20/05/2023 - 18:21
    -2

    How does this compare to say, the Disney Cruise

    • nightelves on 20/05/2023 - 18:28
      +4

      Disney cruise doesn't take the Mickey out.

      • cski on 21/05/2023 - 04:49

        Also didn't take the p!ss out (of the kiddies pool)

    • Cucumber123 on 20/05/2023 - 18:29

      Alot cheaper, probably less kids and definately less Disney stuff.

    • WhatWouldBiggieDo on 20/05/2023 - 19:05
      +8

      This cruise is more comparable to a train, which I could also afford.

  • serpserpserp on 20/05/2023 - 18:28

    So does it include food or not?

    • frforreal on 20/05/2023 - 18:29
      +1

      Read the post king

      • serpserpserp on 20/05/2023 - 18:34
        +1

        Looks like some places it is. Fancy places cost. Looks like a bargain! OZB see you there.

        • bcYield on 20/05/2023 - 18:44

          Looks like a great deal tho thinking about how I should get to Cairns and back from Auckland to make a full bargan

    • Cucumber123 on 20/05/2023 - 18:35

      Food is included. Fancy food costs extra.

      I’ve been on P&O and Royal Caribbean (both before covid though, some people reckon quality has declined since) and found the free food to be a lot better than I was expecting. Only forked out for a fancy restaurant once on a special occasion.

    • omblygombly on 20/05/2023 - 23:02

      All cruises include 3 meals a day and food in between, whilst on board the ship.

  • humperdoo on 20/05/2023 - 18:35

    Do you get free booze on these?

    • S7iCkSt3R on 20/05/2023 - 18:59
      +2

      No, complimentary beverages are juices during breakfast and tea and coffee with meals.
      You can buy beverage packages though. If you're a big drinker, they are good value.

  • NeggerOfDeals on 20/05/2023 - 18:37
    +9

    I love the username, OP.

  • Matt P on 20/05/2023 - 18:52
    +2

    Positioning flights available approx $550 pp from Adelaide in case anyone is curious (fly out from ADL 6am, depart AKL 5pm)

  • SeanConnery on 20/05/2023 - 18:57
    -7

    So many clueless people here. Mandatory vax for flights no longer required in Oz, yet for cruises, you still need it??? Where's the logic?? Enjoy your boosters lol

    • easternculture on 20/05/2023 - 19:10
      -8

      No mandatory vax is enforced anywhere as far as im aware .
      But still some sheeple like their boosters

    • blerk on 20/05/2023 - 19:58
      +4

      Stuck in a tin can breathing other people's coughs (and touching the same surfaces) for 12 hours on a plane vs 12 days on a cruise ship… that's the logic. By the time you are off the plane and experiencing symptoms, you don't need to be looked after by the airline, you are someone else's problem. The medical staff on a cruise ship is limited and can only deal with x number of patients per round trip, not the plethora of folks who can become crook from something readily spread.

      • AircraftFreight on 20/05/2023 - 20:28
        +5

        Here’s a story from the states, some unvaxxed person got Covid on a cruise liner and his condition deteriorated that badly that be needed to be medically evacuated, costed $287k USD and he didn’t have insurance. It seemed like the company sent a swarm of debt collectors and he’s bankrupt. Good, should have got the vaccine.

      • chrisharry53 on 21/05/2023 - 13:50

        My sister, nephew and cousin all cruised in April. Cousin tested positive to Covid on the last day and ended up quite sick. The other two got pretty sick as well but RAT tests were negative. Lucky they were all at home when quite ill.

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