As reported by the Daily Mail, P&O Cruises Australia has been scrambling to manage the fallout of the shady outfits worn by staff at a Christmas-themed event aboard the Pacific Explorer in December.

P&O Cruises Australia issued an apology after footage surfaced online of a group of eight staff walking through the pool deck of the ship wearing their white cleaning uniforms and pointy hats.

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A major cruise line has insisted its staff were not wearing Ku Klux Klan outfits after they walked out in bizarre white costumes. Passengers on P&O’s Pacific Explorer were left horrified after ...

Passengers on a P&O cruise ship bound for Melbourne have been left speechless after staff dressed up as what appeared to be Ku Klux Klan members in a Christmas event gone horribly wrong.

But P&O Cruises Australia said the staff were actually dressed as “snow cones” for a Christmas-themed family fun day. “Several crew members dressed up as snow cones for a Christmas family ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Crew aboard an Australian cruise ship have been accused of dressing up in Ku Klux Klan-like costumes for a Christmas-themed event.

A spokesperson for P&O Cruises said the “lovely hardworking” crew involved “truly had no idea” what their outfits represented. “We regret if a recent incident on a Pacific Explorer ...

Passengers were left stunned when P&O Cruise ship staff dressed up in what appeared to be KKK outfits. Picture: Facebook “There was a lot of excitement then it all went quiet,” the passenger said.

A spokesperson for P&O Cruises Australia claimed that staff “had no idea” and were “horrified” that the outfits resembled the KKK uniform. P&O communications director Lynne Scrivens told ...