Court issues arrest order of Crystal Symphony over fuel bill as Dream Cruises halts Singapore sailings
Crystal Cruises is know for its ultra luxury service, food and amenities. So it was an unlikely end to a cruise on the Crystal ...
Luxury line Crystal stops sailings as its owner reveals it’s running out of cash
Genting Hong Kong, the Asian company that owns Crystal Cruises, Star Cruises and Dream Cruises, has filed a Wind Up petition in the Supreme ...
How Coral Expeditions is outwitting COVID by staying one step ahead
Despite being the only cruise line sailing in Australia through the COVID era, Coral Expeditions is still learning to adapt and make changes. The ...
Is the key to restarting Australian cruising a 12-hour docking delay for ships with COVID cases
It’s a tale of two continents: in America, today marks the end of the mandatory health protocols on cruise ships and a change to ...
How cruise is coping with Omicron – and what Australia needs to do next
From the Editor in Chief Happy New Year to all our readers – and our thanks for standing by us at this extraordinary time. ...
How cruise lines are learning to cope with Omicron
Like the rest of the world, cruise lines are now in the throws of understanding how to live with Omicron, the most contagious form ...
Carry on cruising after 48 cases on the world’s largest cruise ship shows we’ve learned to coexist with COVID
No one is cancelling. And few are surprised. Royal Caribbean announced this week that 48 cases of COVID had been detected on the world’s ...
A cruise, a thrilling race and Sydney Harbour – this is as exciting as it gets
This weekend I discovered a whole new sport – and a great way to recreate the feeling of being on a cruise ship. Our ...
Season’s greetings – and let’s hope 2022 brings sanity to the restart debate
By Peter Lynch, Editor-in-Chief Welcome to our last newsletter of the year. The team at Cruise Passenger has charted another extraordinary 12 months when ...
Time to put cruise plans in place – Joel Katz
By Joel Katz, Managing Director Australasia, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Wednesday’s Daily Telegraph made the message loud and clear: “ABANDON SHIP… AGAIN!” ...
Ruby Princess cleared of knowing about COVID cases on board when she sailed to New Zealand
Princess Cruises yesterday welcomed the outcome of a New Zealand Customs’ inquiry into Ruby Princess’s visit to the country in March 2020 which found ...
Just 14 days before cruise ship ban renews and now Omicron delays Australia’s restart
New COVID strain Omicron has halted Australia’s cruise restart with just 14 days to go before the Biosecurity Act ban on foreign flagged vessels ...
Exclusive: NSW plans local cruises from February 1 next year
NSW is set to become to the first state to allow cruising, with a target date set for February 1 to begin intrastate itineraries. ...
Disney Cruises bans kids over five – what the other lines are doing
In a move that is likely to spark some soul searching among cruise lines that specialise in family holidays, Disney Cruise Line has announced ...
With the government poised to restart, who will be first to cruise?
The Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants it. So does Health Minister Greg Hunt. And the Premier of NSW Domenic Perrottet is behind it too. ...
Cruise restart rests with states as passengers express anger at government inactivity
Cruise ship operators are pinning their hopes of a cruise return on NSW, with a meeting with NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard this week ...