P&O Cruises Melbourne Cup - Event Cruising

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 04: Pacific Pearl, Pacific Jewell and Carnival Spirit are seen docked in Melbourne ahead of the Melbourne Cup on November 4, 2014 in Melbourne, Australia. In the biggest single injection of punters to the Melbourne Cup, three cruise ships, P&O Cruises Pacific Pearl, Pacific Jewel and Carnival Spirit will carry a record 6000 passengers from Sydney to 'the race that stops the nation'. The passengers will account for an estimated 10 per cent of all people visiting Melbourne for Tuesday's Cup. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for P&O Cruises)