PACIFIC Dawn’s two-week multi-million dollar
refurbishment, currently underway at the
Forgacs Cairncross Dockyard, will result in flow
on benefits to the local economy, according to
P&O Cruises.
Around 600 specialist workers will handle the
scheduled refurbishment of Dawn, alongside
600 ship crew and the dockyard’s workforce of
more than 200, with work including the
installation of a giant poolside entertainment
screen, ice-cream parlour and new
interconnecting family cabins.
“Queensland’s cruise industry has boomed
over the past five years to a point where the
Sunshine State now has Pacific ...
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