New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

Whitsundays BEST!

Ready to dip your toes back into cruising? Well, life onboard P&O Cruises’ Pacific Encounter will well and truly float your boat!

Departing from Brisbane, ahead of us is a four-night, 1911-kilometre trip that will take in the Whitsunday Islands National Park, a part of Australia’s marine-lover’s mecca, the Great Barrier Reef.

During Covid, this grand 17-deck vessel – which accommodates 2600 guests – cooled her hull in Cyprus and returned to our waters with a brand-new Adventure Park. A thrillseeker’s dream, the now has the longest flying fox of any ship, as well as a first-of-its-kind 142-metre long twin racer waterslide, where

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