A LIVELY group of 15 New Zealand Sea Scouts from Auckland recently boarded P&O Cruises’ Pacific Aria to become “Seafarers for a Day” following the 1,500-guest ship’s maiden arrival for a new cruise season. The group of boys and girls aged from 10 to 18 participated in sessions on the...
A LIVELY group of 15 New Zealand Sea Scouts from Auckland recently boarded P&O Cruises’ Pacific Aria to become “Seafarers for a Day” following the 1,500-guest ship’s maiden arrival for a new cruise season.
The group of boys and girls aged from 10 to 18 participated in sessions on the intricacies of sea navigation from traditional methods using sextants and signal flags to modern satellite technology.
“It seems natural to welcome Sea Scouts from Scouts New Zealand – as seafarers, we have an affinity with young people who share our love of the sea,” said P&O Cruises Marine Operations Manager Doug Bird.
“Few people know that navigators still learn how to communicate using signal flags and navigate by the stars using sextants just as the mariners of old,” he added.
Pacific Aria will be based in Auckland until Aug servicing cruises to the South Pacific, with a marathon seven-month season planned in 2020 which involves a mammoth 18 cruises.
Pictured: Doug Bird poses on Aria’s deck with the group of excited Scouts.
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