P&O’s Pacific Jewel unveiled its new look on Tue, with its first passengers embarking to view the much-anticipated Pantry. The 245m ship recently returned from dry dock in Singapore and is the first P&O vessel to roll out the new dining concept. “It’s time to banish the buffet and really...
P&O’s Pacific Jewel unveiled
its new look on Tue, with its first
passengers embarking to view the
much-anticipated Pantry.
The 245m ship recently returned
from dry dock in Singapore and is
the first P&O vessel to roll out the
new dining concept.
“It’s time to banish the buffet
and really introduce a casual
dining concept that you feel
like you really want to dine in”
said Brett Annable, P&O Cruises
entertainment director.
The Pantry is an international
food market, where guests
can choose from eight outlets,
offering cuisine ranging from fish
and chips, burgers, Asian and the
most popular so far, Mexican.
“The concept is not about
grabbing that tray and moving
along and putting everything
on your plate and getting one
chance at it…. you might try some Mexican for entrée and then go
back and have some curry or you
might then go and have some fish
and chips and some desserts from
the sugar bar,” Annable said.
The concept will be on P&O’s
new additions arriving later in the
year, Pacific Eden and Pacific Aria,
and will then be rolled out onto
the rest of the five-ship fleet.
Guests on Tue also had a sneak
preview of the latest production
show, “Off the Charts” (below)
and P&O’s latest onboard evening
entertainment concept, the
Gatsby Party (see p1).
The ship is also the first to
introduce a Pandora store at Sea.
Pictured above during the
Pantry showcase are Ewe Stiefel,
corporate executive chef Carnival
Australia and Brett Annable,
director of entertainment P&O.
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