MEDIA ALERT
Attention News Editors, Chiefs of Staff & Pic Editors
Olympic Gold Medallist Catherine Freeman
to Welcome Queensland’s First Superliner, Pacific Dawn
10am Saturday December 19, 2009
Olympian Catherine Freeman will welcome Queensland’s first ever superliner, P&O Cruises’
Pacific Dawn, to Brisbane on Saturday December 19, with a media conference to be held
onboard the ship at 10am.
Pacific Dawn will be based in Brisbane year-round, offering cruises to the South Pacific, New
Zealand and northern Queensland.
At 70,000 tonnes, Pacific Dawn is almost 50 per cent larger than the ship she replaces, P&O
Cruises’ Pacific Sun. Her full-time deployment will inject $44 million into the local economy and
give Queenslanders their first ever opportunity to take a cruise holiday from their doorstep every
week of the year.
Officially named by Catherine Freeman in 2007, Pacific Dawn features all the hallmarks of a
superliner, with 184 balcony cabins, five evening dining areas, nine bars and lounges, a
three-
storey atrium and a spectacular Dome entertainment area.
What: Media conference and preview of Queensland’s first superliner, Pacific Dawn, with
the ship’s Godmother Catherine Freeman and Carnival Australia CEO Ann Sherry.
When: Check in at 9.45am, Saturday December 19, 2009. Conclude approx 11am.
Where: Portside Wharf, 35 Hercules St, Hamilton
RSVP: By 10am Wednesday December 16 to support@mgmedia.com.au or call 02
9904 0011
MEDIA NOTE:
For maritime security reasons, all media representatives must provide the following
security information when RSVPing:
• Full name
• Nationality
• Date of birth
• Driver licence or passport number
Media information:
Libby Moffet/Larissa Kaye
MG Media Communications
02 9904 0011
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