Editing SS Canberra (section)

===Cruises===
[[File:P & O Liner Canberra & Sydney ferry LADY EDELINE & Hydrofoil FAIRLIGHT at Circular Quay 4 March 1974.jpg|thumb|left|''Canberra'' in [[Sydney]], [[Australia]] in 1974]]
At the end of 1972 she was withdrawn and refitted to carry 1,500 single-class passengers on cruises.<ref name=PP/> Unusually, this transition from an early life as a purpose-built [[ocean liner]] to a long and successful career in cruising, occurred without any major external alterations, and with only minimal internal and mechanical changes over the years. One of her public rooms included a 'Cricketers Tavern', which contained a collection of bats and ties from [[cricket]] clubs all over the world; she also had the [[William Fawcett (paddle steamer)|''William Fawcett'']] reading/writing room, named for the first P&O ship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.poheritage.com/Upload/Mimsy/Media/factsheet/94992WILLIAM-FAWCETT-1828pdf.pdf|title=Ship Fact Sheet: William Fawcett (1828)|date=November 2008|website=P&O Heritage|access-date=24 December 2019}}</ref>

In 1961, while still a student at the Royal College in London, the now famous British artist David Hockney (born 1937) was commissioned to create a mural for the 'Pop Inn', a special lounge for teenagers onboard. Hockney graffitied and drew on the walls for five days and the fee earned assisted him to travel to New York for the first time.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}