IT WAS a case of cruising on home for husband and wife Colin and Jenny Hunter (inset) on the weekend, with the Eden residents on board the first cruise ship to visit their hometown’s new $44 million wharf extension. P&O Cruises’ Pacific Explorer departed Sydney and docked in the NSW...
IT WAS a case of cruising on home for husband and wife Colin and Jenny Hunter (inset) on the weekend, with the Eden residents on board the first cruise ship to visit their hometown’s new $44 million wharf extension.
P&O Cruises’ Pacific Explorer departed Sydney and docked in the NSW far south coast town on Sat (pictured), a milestone moment that Colin Hunter said gave him extra cause for celebration, having personally worked on the port upgrade.
“I was one of the surveyors on the project and the main thing was to help ensure the piles were driven into the correct positions along with the placement of the new bollards & dolphins,” he said.
Senior Vice President Guest Experience P&O Cruises Peter Little spoke at a special ceremony to mark the arrival of the ship and her 2,000 guests.
“Over a number of years, Eden has written the textbook for communities on how to embrace the opportunity of cruise tourism and the economic activity that it generates,” Little said.
Experiences to take advantage of for cruise passengers visiting the Sapphire Coast include cruise tours of Twofold Bay, a visit to the Eden Killer Whale museum, and a bushwalks of Haycock Point.
Explorer is among 22 cruise ships that will visit Eden between now and the end of Apr.
