01 Apr 2021 P&O Cruises Australia has extended its pause in operations until the end of July, but the line said it “remains positive” about the cruise industry’s return to service. The current rolling pause will affect cruises scheduled from 18 June to 30 July, 2021, as well as voyages to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands which will be cancelled for the remainder of the year. This also affects this year’s Cairns season, where Pacific Explorer was to be based for two months from October. “We are sorry that some of our guests will be unavoidably inconvenienced by these changes to the existing schedule at a time when we remain optimistic about returning to service as society keeps opening up,” P&O Cruises Australia president Sture Myrmell said on Thursday.