PACIFIC EXPLORER FULL SHIP TOUR | 2022 Top to Bottom Walkthrough
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2024
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Join me onboard @POCruisesAustraliaChannel Pacific Explorer for a full ship tour.
Beginning in the stunning atrium, we'll review the bar and dining venues including the Waterfront, Dragon Lady, Angelo's Italian, 400 Grade, Luke's and The Pantry.
We'll also look at The Bonded Store, the Marquee theatre, Black Circus, Blue Room, Explorer Hotel and more!
The adult's only Oasis is true to its name, a beautiful, relaxing and casual spot to enjoy a tranquil sea day.
Enjoy the tour!
I was going to ask how much a beer was , then I saw, an arm and a leg.
😆 bit steep! Definitely city-bar prices onboard as you’d now know from personal experience being onboard!
Good to hear The Pantry is still self serve.
Agreed, I love the concept of The Pantry 😄
Thanks for this comprehensive Dora Tour Adrian! I’ve shared it with my first time cruising friends and you’ve answered many questions in one video. Well done!
Thanks so much Bobbie, glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks, Adrian, that was excellent. A beautifully put together video, and the ship looks gorgeous. My wife and I sailed on her as Dawn Princess in the Caribbean in 1998 (we're Brits living in Florida) and I wondered if I would recognize anything. I did remember a couple of places, one of which was the Explorer Hotel with its framed windows - I believe it was the Wheelhouse on Dawn Princess? Sadly, you've had to wait a long time for the restart in Australia - you all deserve to enjoy this lovely ship. I wish you all very happy cruising.😀😀
Thanks so much, Brian. Yes, that's right, the Explorer Hotel would have been the Wheelhouse during the ship's days with Princess.
Thanks again for your kind words!
Great tour Adrian, looking very impressive on board. Your description of all the facilities and services onboard was first class.I cruised a lot on what was the sister ship Sun Princess. Their refurbishment really lifts the bar on Past P&O Australian based ships.Iam cruising on board this ship on the 23rd of August from Sydney for 10 nights up the Qld coast. Also another in November in Adelaide my home town. I talk regularly on Adelaide ABC Radio talk back when cruising is the topic.
Cheers Trevor
Thanks Trevor, glad you enjoyed the tour! P&O have done a really stellar job in the public spaces in my opinion. She looks very fresh, contemporary and luxurious. I'm sure you'll love your upcoming cruises. Thanks for watching!
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2 more sleeps and I'm on.
for me too
Mi 2 mi 2 mi 2 yeeeees
How was it any tips
@@gawk_gawk_3000no tips in Australia!
7-9 more sleeps. Can’t wait!!!
i love pacific explorer, was also on it when it was apart of princess cruises (the last cruise ever when it was dawn princess) it’s incredible to see the changes and what is the same. love this video!
Thanks Emily, glad you enjoyed seeing the changes 😁
Myself and my family are going on this ship during the year. Can't wait
Awesome, hope you have a fantastic cruise. Thanks for watching.
Looking forward to our around Australia cruise next June.
Fabulous!
Thank you Adrian. Looks fantastic. We’re on her on Tuesday looking forward to it. Your walk through answered lots of questions for we who haven’t cruised With P&O for a few years
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for a lovely seamless video, just beautiful, can't wait to book!
Glad you liked it, thanks for watching.
we will be going on the New Zealand cruise in 9 days, so looking forward to it
Have a wonderful time!
Just book today for a 3 night comedy cruies ! Looking forward to everything 😂😅
Awesome! They’re a fun cruise. Enjoy.
Nice video thanks Adrian. the old girl is looking good. It's easy to pick up the classic Princess layout from her days as Dawn Princess but P&O has done a good job on her.
Thanks Mark - they certainly have done a good job with her. She’s a great “little” ship!
Great video Adrian. Thank goodness I have a 10 day cruise on 25th July. I'll have time to try all the restaurants, bars and entertainment venues. Can't wait.
You’ll love your 10 day cruise! That’ll feel like the real McCoy. Not like these short ones 😆 glad you enjoyed the video
I’ve been on the P&O explorer and it was a 10/10
Adrian, my wife &myself are going on this ship for New years eve to New Zealand
Going on thie ship 10 sept from auckland. Can't wait
Omg the food! Cannot wait to be back on board on August 8th. Would love to see video of the rooms of the suites, balcony etc. 😊
Thanks for watching Jenni 😄 I’ll have a room tour of a balcony and suite coming soon.
I have been looking forward to seeing this video for ages!
We head off in a couple of months on this ship and I'm looking forward to the shows, the beautiful service and a spa day.
You have whetted my appetite, but I have to wait a year. I am booked on mid next year 10 days from Perth intensive Kimberley Coast. Ship looks fabulous. Thank you for upload, very informative. 👍😊
Thanks for watching, you’ll absolutely love your cruise and the Kimberley Coast voyage is a rare one.
Booked Melbourne to New Zealand New Years cruise, can't wait
Awesome! I’ve not sailed on a NYE cruise yet but I think it’ll be one giant party.
Thanks for the detailed video!!! I am so excited for my first cruise next year on this ship. It was such a bargain too, I can't believe all the stuff that is included 🤯🎉
I’m going tomorrow
Really informative.. thank you! We are booked for the end of July - Barrier Reef Discovery cruise. After watching this I’m really really really looking forward to it. 🙂🚢🥂🎉
Awesome! Glad to read that. Thanks for watching and enjoy your cruise in July!
Great video, Sea Princess V2 - last cruised Jan 2020 beginning of Covid. P and O have done themselves proud with the introduction of this once Princess cruise ship. Layout has been refreshed and has gone from a 3 Star to a 4 star ranking.
Love this smaller style of Cruising. Hope the Pacific Encounter has the same feel as this Great ship.
Thanks for watching! I have a feeling Adventure will end up with a similar feel and aesthetic based on what I’ve seen so far. Happy cruising!
can't wait to go on it at the end of the year to NZ
Thanks for the video.We can see a lot of improvements. Good to know!
Thanks for watching 😄
Will be back on this ship again in Feburary after going on the Inaugral Aussie cruise in 2017. Looks like a few changes since then. Nothing like cruising on your first ship again. Can't wait 😊
Hi,
My bestie and I are going on the Explorer in Oct 2022 and we are excited to go. I enjoyed your video as this upcoming cruise will be my first experience in cruising. Thanks for your time in making this detail video and sharing with everyone.
Thanks so much for watching and I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Hope you both have the best time in October.
Now sharing this video with many. We have cruised quite a bit and in different countries. With the Pacific Explorer few times Looks lovely and has excellent facilities , top restaurants and more
Thanks for sharing the video!
Booked for July '23! Looking forward to our very first cruise 🙂
I'm sure you'll enjoy it!
WOW!! I can’t wait til tomorrow now Looks absolutely incredible Thanks Adrian
The day is here!
A great coverage. You certainly explored the highlights. This is a really intro to this ship. We will be on her in May 24 out of Cairns on a round - cruise to PNG.
Excellent! I hope you enjoy your cruise in May.
Thanks Adrian for a thorough tour of the Explorer's public areas. I totally enjoyed your manner of descripion of each venue - most eloquent. We have booked a cruise on her next year from Cairnes and you have managed to stir our excitement even more than before. Did you film a tour of the cabins?
Thanks so much Carolyn. I’ll have a balcony and suite your coming soon - but didn’t manage to see any other cabin types unfortunately.
Thank you for the tour, was excellent.
My last memorable cruise aboard The Pearl, was her final voyage.
I am so excited to be aboard The Explorer on the 28th August. Not far away. ❤😎
Thanks so much for watching. It must have been an epic experience to be onboard Pearl for her last commercial cruise with P&O. Enjoy your upcoming sailing on Explorer!
So great to finally see a ship tour of a Australian cruise. So exciting. Bought back such amazing memories of my cruises on the Explorer. Look forward to your next live sail away.
Thanks for watching Gail, glad you enjoyed it.
In September I’m going on one of these around Vanuatu and New Caledonia, can’t wait!
Lol - you had me at 12:55 onwards with "the return of ...". You totally missed the well-loved tiger which has now been on 3x P&O ships to my knowledge. Has been an icon for previous bars and group photos :)
Oh cool! Enjoy your cruise.
Found your tour very informative, but am rather shocked at all the additional charges P & O seem to have. I have booked a four day cruise on Pacific Encounter my first ever with P & O but with Coral Princesses arrival will be going on her first. The only extra charges on both Princess and Royal Caribbean are their Specialty Restaurants.
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the tour. I would have to agree, other lines like Princess don’t seem to have as many up-charge options onboard. I think P&O have a fantastic onboard design and aesthetic but I agree that some of the offerings should be included in the fare.
This looks awesome - I loved your tour - as I have a special birthday coming up we are looking at booking friends and family on the 25 July - 3 August 2024 cruise - I can't wait after watching this amazing video - thank you 🙂
Thanks for watching, Liz. Glad you enjoyed the video.
This is a great video - I can't believe how different P&O Australia's ships are to their P&O UK ships!
Thanks so much! They’re definitely different haha. I think P&O Aus have really carved out a niche in terms of their onboard amenity and design. I hope to try P&O UK one day!
Thanks for sharing. Adrian
Nice video. 謝謝分享！這艘船很 漂亮🌹👍
Thanks so much for watching Jacob!
Thank you so much for sharing, 478 days to go! 🚢🌊💃🏾🥥🌴
You're welcome!
Whooooo this is beautiful I just went on it for Adelaide to port Lincoln to kangaroo island
My Family and I will be on this ship in August, this video was a huge help! Thanks for such an amazing tour 😊
Thanks Aimee. Hope you enjoy the cruise later this year.
Just booked for January 2024, fresh off a cruise on the Grand Princess. The latter was wonderful but looking forward to our next cruise on the Pacific Explorer next year!!
So glad to read that. I hope the Pacific Explorer is a fun cruise for you. Although older, she's a beautiful ship.
Great video Adrian.Im booked to go on Explorer on the 19th September this year with my husband.We cant wait
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the tour. Have a fantastic time on your cruise - it’ll be here soon!
Thanks Adrian that was amazing 😊😊😊
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Great presentation, should be on this beauty in January 23 from Brisbane to Singapore 😉👍
Excellent! Thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for doing a tour!! I've been dying to see explorer and encounter since their dry dock and joining to the family!!
Thanks for watching! I’ll have an Adventure tour our in October after her arrival - as sister to Encounter, they should be quite similar 😄
Booked to go on the 22nd of September ! Have not travelled since December 2019! It has been too long. Thank you for your video !
Glad you enjoyed it! Not long to go.
3 sleeps and I’m setting sail! Good vid
Hope you're enjoying your cruise!
@@TheCruiseandTravelGuyIt’s over now 😭But I enjoyed it sooo much, this video helped me get around 😊
@@HezaLife glad to hear you enjoyed it! Time to book another 😁
@@TheCruiseandTravelGuy Haha! Way ahead of you on that one, probs going again next year 🤞
My husband and I are doing the eclipse cruise from WA in April, so excited.
That will be incredible! ☀️
@@TheCruiseandTravelGuy my husband is into Astronomy, hopefully will do USA next year
10 days and counting loved the tour thanks
One week to go! Thanks for watching. Enjoy your cruise.
3 days and I'm there. Tribute to the King cruise, very excited 😊 🤗
Awesome! Have a fun cruise 🕺🏻
Awesome walk through, thank you. Your attention to detail and insights are great! We are now very excited about cruising...👍👍
Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed the tour.
Thanks for the tour. We travel on 7th November... Looking forward to it.!
Hope you enjoy your cruise!
Awesome tour Adrian well done mate, my favourite place looks like it would be sugar bar lol. omg look so good
😂 it's a popular place that's for sure
Great video tour, was on board when she first came over to P&O. We will be on board on the 14th June, looking forward to cruising again.
Glad you enjoyed the tour and I hope you have a fantastic cruise on the 14th!
Thanks a great way to plan where to eat, relax and be entertained. Booked for 8 day Xmas tour in Dec
Glad you enjoyed the tour. Have a terrific Christmas cruise!
Beautiful ship. Thanks Adrian for sharing this. I have two cruises booked on her and can’t wait.
Thanks Bronnnie, glad you enjoyed the video!
Fantastic to see this back! thanks Adrian. We are booked for Aug next year out of Auckland.
Awesome! Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy your cruise out of Auckland.
I am booked for the Barrier Reef 23rd September. Love The Pacific Explorer aka Dora. Was looking foward to being back on my favourite girl, but after seeing you video I am so excited.
Woohoo! So exciting to have cruising back. Glad you enjoyed the tour.
I’m going on Dora in November from Melbourne to Adelaide for 2 nights
I am booked (through Cynthia) for X415 NZ leaving next Monday 11/3/24. So looking forward to it.
Fantastic! Hope you have an amazing time onboard.
Thank you for the tour info.. we will be on the Cruise 26th April 23.. Freo-Broome-Freo. Looking forward to be on Board.. this is my first experience of Cruising..
Thanks for watching the tour. I hope you enjoy your first cruise! Explorer is a beautiful ship.
Thank you so much. That was great. I’m booked to go on Monday 10th October for a 4 night cruise x
Glad you enjoyed the tour! Hope you have a fantastic cruise.
thank you great tour i think my first cruise of 4 days will be very full on finding my way around
You'll love it 😄
Great job ,picking up the explorer on the ninth of July can’t wait
Getting close now!
that sunset tonight was a killer :) bris really fare welled us in style :) bar a few hiccups for us in the first 24 hours of the cruise I'm now having a fantastic time :) the ship is beautiful :)I'm sad it's almost over hehe oh well will be one last night in Sydney on our return then were heading home to tas
That was an amazing sunset! I took some great photos and video of it 😄 it was all over way too quickly
That piano is still there 2 years later
Thankyou, great amount of information, was very useful. We are travelling in November this year x
Thanks Gillian. Enjoy your cruise!
What a surprise, The layout; interior and exterior of the ship reminded me of sun princess back in 2013, where I went for cruising the cruising for the first time with my mum.
To celebrate my high school graduation.
A bit of search and find out that this ship used to be part of Dawn Princess cruise.
😄 that’s exactly right. What do you think of P&O’s refurbishment of the public spaces compared to her Princess days?
@@TheCruiseandTravelGuy well it’s becoming more modern now.
Hopefully one day P&O will be able to buy their own ship and extending more port of calls.
No matter how long the ship been sailed or built, it is still well maintained.
Coz the cruise ship will be last longer upto 30 years even more.
Thanks Adrian. Great tour of the Explorer. We are booked on her in December around Tasmania departing from Melbourne. She looks so different from when we sailed on her around New Zealand which she was the Dawn Princess.
Glad you enjoyed watching 😄
Will be on in April 2024 - Fremantle up to Bali and back to Freo- 12 nights. Can’t wait. We have a (5 berth) suite at the back of the ship
Fantastic! The suites on Explorer are beautiful.
APRIL NEXT YEAR!! Loving the new arcade!!
Woohoo! It’s a fun space, going to try it out later today 😆
Thank you for excellent ship guided tour. Myself and a group of 9 Family / Friends are booked for 31st Oct. Cruising out of Adelaide for 4 days can’t wait. We have been hanging for the days cruising returned. Also we have a Australia Day cruise booked on the Pacific Adventure. Which was cancelled 3 times bring it on.
Thanks Rina, glad you enjoyed the tour. Have a fantastic cruise on October 31st! Australia Day onboard Adventure will be incredible, I'm sure!
Really looking forward to my first cruise on 9th July now. Thanks for the tour
Thanks for watching Matt. Enjoy the cruise on the 9th!
Going this Friday for a 7day Tassie cruise including kangaroo island. It was great to see the layout of the ship, pool, cinema, shopping, tours and socialising 👍🏻😎
Have a fantastic cruise!
How was it ? Was it all inclusive
@@kotieboatz6042 check out my review video here for more info about the onboard experience ua-cam.com/video/X3AQfFEvpmU/v-deo.html
What an Excellent Clip Adrian Pacific Explorer looks amazing the decor is sensational and plenty of meet up options for a drink or a meal , How where the cabins ? All in All Adrian awesome clip Cheers Anne and Ron
Thanks so much Anne, glad you enjoyed the tour. Cabins are a little dated, but the carpets have been refreshed. All in all, the public spaces are great and I would say the cabins are where you can see the age of the ship. Not that they're terrible, just not as good as the other spaces.
Adrian, fantastic Video and tips and well explained. Love Pacific Explorer on board 31st May so excited 🥂🍾👏🌹
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed the video! Hope you’re enjoying the cruise.
Explorer is looking great as ever and the osso bucco sounds good got to try it yum
It was delish! Highly recommended.
Thanks for the comprehensive tour. Looking forward to boarding on Tuesday. Was the aircon cold throughout the ship?
Hi Lillian, sorry for the delay! You’d be onboard by now I’m sure. As you could probably tell, it’s a bit warm onboard (for me anyway) but chilly outside. Layers are best. Enjoy the cruise!
Cruising on June 27 Moreton island. I'll just be happy to be back. Hope you have a great experience on May 31st it should be amazing.
Thanks so much Sharon. I’m sure you’ll enjoy your cruise!
Just got of the ship today after 3 nights sea sick but the kids hq was cool water slides football and laser tag zip line it was sick
Sorry to hear you suffered with sea sickness! But good you enjoyed some of the facilities onboard.
Also I stayed in the exact room you reviewed in another vid room 8253
It must feel great to be back on a ship…
So good to be back onboard 😄
Thank you, this has been great information to have, to know that we can still take advantage of the pools as they are heated and to know all the options of dinning and where we can relax, dance or just make some wonderful memories 😁
We will be there on the Elvis cruise, we are very excited!
I’m looking forward to making the most out of this short getaway with experiencing it all!
Awesome! So glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you have a fantastic cruise. 🕺🏻
Thanks Adrian great tour looking forward to the 11/03/23.
Thanks Keith, hope you enjoy your cruise! Though older, she's a beautiful ship and her public spaces in particular are quite special.
Bring on January 29 and the splendor. Can't wait 🍻👍😀😀
Woohoo!
I just got off the pacific after a 9 night cruise and it had over 200 cases
Thanks man, I'm going on holiday on this ship in 2024, either the 15 of Jan or Feb.
Anyway, thanks.
Awesome, glad you enjoyed the video.
Can’t wait, booked for 4th June!!!!
Not long to go!
Great to see on board again. I like what P&O did with the décor when the conversion was made from Dawn princess. Not too many changes since we sailed on her in 2018. Like the ocean bar except for the bay window seats that are next to the conventional seating creates an issue with people pushing pass to get to the seat otherwise the ship looks good. Are you going to get the same opportunity on Coral Princess.
They did a pretty good job giving her a refresh. I’ll try and get onboard Coral soon - I have plans to be onboard later in the year but I’m trying to bring them forward.
Exited will see it in two weeks
Thank you for this wonderfully informative video I am booked for a short cruise in January I just wondered how easy/difficult it might be to get around with mobility issues. Looking forward to my trip 🙂
Glad it was helpful! Hope you enjoy the cruise.
I went three weeks ago and I am going again October 14, just for 5 nights, from Sydney
Fun! Sounds like you must have had a great time onboard 😄
We’ll be on 9th July. Looks like a totally different ship to the Dawn Princess which we did a six week Japan voyage and then a 10 day voyage into the the Pacific before the pandemic. So excited, please don’t cancel!!!
Looking forward to trotting around the promenade each morning and chatting with people who’ve been waiting as long as we have to get our cruise groove back on. Bring on the drink package and all will be sweet!
Thanks so much for the great tour of the Pacific Explorer.
Thanks Jeanette, glad you enjoyed the tour! The promenade is one of my favourite spots onboard too, especially since so many new ships are losing them. Enjoy your cruise on the 9th!
My mum will be on that cruise too (along with some of her friends). I've been showing her some of these vids... She's only cruised Carnival and Princess before but she's really excited for the Pacific Explorer. She wishes her little son would come on her cruise as well but I don't got the annual leave to go.
was on Dawn Princess a few years back ..did a cruise aroundNZ and to Melbourne.....didn't even know that was a Princess ship before
Great tour, so enjoyed it even been on two cruise's before. Pacific Pearl and not sure of the name to Fiji.Might of been Princess Dawn.I must say the serving of food is not as any where presented as excellent as the Pacific Pearl,other than that absolutely beautiful.
Thanks Karen, glad you enjoyed the tour.
I was 100% ok with not being able to get some places in my wheelchair until I saw that deck 15 pool area.
Also much prefer the look of the pool on the raised area on deck 12. So if you see me crawling it the stairs on board dont worry I'm just going for a swim 😂
😂
The deck 15 forward pool area is really serene, a lovely spot!
You look very cruised-refreshed Adrian. Looks like Pacific Explorer had some work done. Is she fresher than pre-covid?
Thanks Ken! Yeah she might have had a spruce up here and there by the looks of it! Looking very good in the public spaces in particular.