An Australian cruise is set to sail for Vanuatu in a bid to deliver desperately needed supplies in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Pam . P & O Cruises ' Brisbane-based superliner Pacific Dawn will be loaded with supplies including tarpaulins and tents for emergency shelter , bottled water and canned food . As the first cruise ship to visit Port Vila , the seven-night cruise to New Caledonia and Vanuatu will now double as a humanitarian aid mission . P & O Cruises ' spokesman David Jones told News Corp passengers reacted positively after being notified that their week-long trip will make a special stop in Vanuatu . P & O Cruises ' Pacific Dawn will be loaded with supplies as it set to sail for Vanuatu on Saturday . Villagers clean up their destroyed homes after it was hit by Cyclone Pam on Tanna Island in Vanuatu . 'They feel quite honoured to be part of the humanitarian mission and we feel quite inspired by our own passengers , ' Mr Jones said . 'It will be one of those cruises that all the crew and passengers will remember being a part of . ' Passengers aboard will not be allowed to leave the ship while it plans to dock until all supplies are offloaded when they arrive on Wednesday . Pallets of cargo , including vital supplies will be loaded onto the ship on Saturday morning and handed over during a brief call to Port Vila mid-next week . The aid follows after P & O 's parent company Carnival Australia announced its four ships were taking part in the rescue mission to deliver resources and humanitarian aid . Carnival Legend arrived in Vanuatu on Thursday to deliver goods to Santo , Carnival Spirit departed Sydney on Thursday while Pacific Pearl will leave on Monday . Two New Zealand Defence Force arrived in Vanuatu with consignments of aid for the stricken country . Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says she hopes to tour cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu within days . Meanwhile , Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says she hopes to tour cyclone-ravaged Vanuatu within days . ' I 'm hoping to visit Vanuatu over the weekend if there 's a military transport plane going that I can get aboard because I want to see for myself that all that can be done is being done , ' she said . ' I believe it will be a long-term effort . 'It was a pretty devastating cyclone and we 'll continue to stand with our friend , our neighbour in the Pacific so they recover from this devastation . '
Brisbane-based Carnival Australia will deliver tents , food and bottled water . Passengers boarding the seven-night cruise will also make a special stop . But passengers will not be allowed to leave as the ship offloads supplies . Pallets of supplies will be loaded with supplies onto the cruise on Saturday . Pacific Dawn announced its four ships were taking part in the rescue mission to deliver resources and humanitarian aid in Vanuatu .