SMOOTH SAILING: Sydney Harbour is welcoming the first cruise ship to dock in Australia in two years on a morning of blue skies and calm seas. The cruise industry is estimated to have lost $5 billion during the pandemic. More: 9News
P&O Australia's Pacific Explorer was given a special welcome after returning to Australia from Limassol in Cyprus, via Singapore.
Two tugs with water cannons performed a special "ballet" to welcome the ship, which was empty except for crew.The cruise ship returned to Sydney for the first time in two years. However it won't leave on its first cruise with passengers until May 31, to make the first call at the new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal on June 2.
The return of cruise ships will bring a much-needed cash injection back into the $5 billion industry that supports 18,000 Aussie jobs.addicts to indulge in the holidays they love. A total of 1.35 million Australians took a cruise in 2018. More ships will gradually return to Australia in the coming months, though some firms have cancelled cruises months ahead because the resumption was uncertain.Pacific Explorer is set to enter Sydney Heads at 9.30am, pass the Opera House at 10.20am and dock alongside the Overseas Passenger Terminal at 10.30am.after a bleak two years.
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