Hamish & Andy’s The People’s Cruise are back on dry land in Sydney after 10 days cruising the South Pacific, with the radio duo ranking their time onboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Spirit as a career highlight.
The comedy duo took 110 lucky radio listener on an unforgettable trip that they will be longing to experience again on The People’s Cruise, “cruising Australia home”
For five days last week during their national drive-time slot on the Hit Network, as Carnival Spirit cruised from Sydney to Vanuatu.
[pullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] Carnival Cruise Line Vice President Australia Jennifer Vandekreeke, who joined The People’s Cruise, said it was a blast having two of Australia’s funniest personalities onboard Carnival Spirit. [/pullquote]
The cruise competition was the duo’s most popular contests, with 27,000 radio listener entering to win a spot on Carnival Spirit – the largest reaction ever to a Hamish & Andy competition.
In excess of two million Australians tuned in as the boys advanced their skill tester aptitude, fare welled dead thongs, cemented relationships with friendship bracelets, posed for a portrait, rode the steepest and fastest waterslide at sea – Green Thunder – and devoured a Carnival Spirit replica cheesecake.
Hamish doing Green Thunder for the first time. credit: hamishandandy.com
[pullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] “It was so exciting to have the free-spirited duo of Hamish and Andy share their cruise experience on Carnival Spirit with their 2.5 million listeners.” Ms Vandekreeke said. [/pullquote]
[pullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] Andy excitingly said, the concluding broadcast was more exciting than the time they had Bono on the show, while Hamish said defeating his onboard nemesis Cash Crane was one of the greatest moments in his 12-year career in entertainment. [/pullquote]
Andy excitingly said, the concluding broadcast was more exciting than the time they had Bono on the show
[pullquote align=”full” cite=”” link=”” color=”” class=”” size=””] Ms Vandekreeke said: “For an entire week, they did a great job of bringing all the onboard fun to life for their fans back home in Australia,” [/pullquote]
