Corporate cruises on the rise

Corporate cruises on the rise

Leading Australian cruise line P&O Cruises has reported a swelling number of meetings at sea, with its corporate group bookings increasing by an impressive 54 per cent in 2016.

The cruise line, which expanded capacity by 50 per cent with the addition of Pacific Eden and Pacific Aria in late 2015, said that enquiries and bookings for its five-ship fleet continued to grow during the past year as more meeting groups discovered the benefits of holding their event onboard a ship.

 P&O Cruises Corporate Groups Sales Manager Rebecca Mutanen said the hike in the number of meetings at sea had also translated into fantastic growth in overall delegate numbers, with the cruise line carrying 64 per cent more corporate passengers in 2016 than 2015.

“There is no doubt that meetings at sea are appealing to organisers and delegates alike. Not only have we attracted far more corporate guests onboard our ships this year, our forward bookings are very strong and we have a number of 2016 corporate groups booked to return next year which is fantastic to see,” Mutanen said.

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