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Stephen Fry knocks P&O Cruises’ historic event
Actor Stephen Fry put a damper on P&O Cruise ‘Five Ships Spectacular’ event in Australia when he took to social media to complain that the company was ‘polluting Sydney Harbour’.
All five P&O ships had sailed into Sydney for the naming of the newest addition to the fleet, Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden.
It was the biggest ever gathering of a cruise fleet in the Harbour and large crowds gathered to party into the evening to 20 live music acts and 10 DJs perform on the decks.
But part-way through the historic party, Fry Tweeted: "Now @POcruises polluting Sydney Harbour with more than just their ugly liners: music of the most hideous kind imaginable is vomiting out."
His Tweet clearly struck a chord with many other social media users as it was re-tweeted more than 100 times within three hours and was given a ‘heart’ symbol (the digital equivalent of a thumbs-up) by nearly 600 users.
Nevertheless, P&O Cruises Australia claimed the show had been …well…spectacular. It Tweeted "2nite was the biggest and brightest Bianco White Party at sea, ever. What a way to end our P&O #5Ship Spectacular.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
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