How European sailings are saving the cruise industry
More than 110 cruises carrying 55,000-plus passengers have already sailed successfully in Europe, spreading hope to other destinations like Australia that it is now safe to ...
Battle begins to relaunch cruise with new health plans and European test sailings
The battle to start cruising has begun in earnest today, with the major lines – backed by teams of eminent medical specialists – putting ...
Cruise lines reveal their health plans to beat COVID-19 and sail again
The world’s biggest cruise ship operators are this week presenting plans to safeguard passengers from the global pandemic in a bid to persuade the ...
After millennials, drag and tattoo, now U by Uniworld tries teens
U by Uniworld, the river cruise line that is constantly reinventing itself, has now targeted perhaps the most difficult and dreaded market of all: ...
Revealed: Australia’s plan to salvage our summer cruise season
Cruise ships may be based in individual states and sail only local itineraries as part of a phased comeback plan for the cruise industry. ...
Crystal insists “We’re still in business” as owner halts debt repayments
Crystal Cruises’ proud boast was that it was the most awarded luxury line. This week, it announced a preview of the deployment for the ...
Cunard’s queens bow to the inevitable and cancel the rest of 2020 -including Australia
Luxury cruise line Cunard has bowed to the inevitable and cancelled the rest of 2020 and acknowledged changes to 2021 with new European sailings ...
Crystal and Dream owner Genting suspends loan repayments as shares slump
The owner of Dream Cruises and Crystal, Genting Hong Kong, has suspended payments on debts of almost $3.4bn, it was reported in Hong Kong ...
Heads should roll as yet more bungles revealed about Ruby Princess
Cruise Passenger readers – Australia’s biggest cruise community – have given their verdict on the report into the Ruby Princess debacle. An overwhelming 82.6 ...
Now NSW Premier says sorry – but what happens next?
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has apologised for the “hurt, stress and trauma” caused by the mistakes of NSW Health involved in the Ruby Princess ...
“Everyone makes mistakes” – the conclusions of the Ruby Princess inquiry into 28 deaths
Cruise Passenger analysis There are hundreds of passengers milling around at Circular Quay. They are waiting for cabs, buses or relatives. It’s a familiar ...
Government studies Ruby Princess report as one last surprise is revealed
The special inquiry headed by leading silk Brett Walker hands in its report to the NSW State Government today – but that didn’t stop ...
MSC sets sail, Viking stays in port – and no-one else can quite make up their minds
Three cheers to Rafaela Aponte and husband Gianluigi, the Italian billionaires who own the global cruise and shipping line MSC. They are set to ...
Hurtigruten says sorry as cruise continues a patchy but determined return
Coronavirus cases put a damper on the long-awaited return of cruising around the world this week – but it hasn’t extinguished attempts to bring ...
Ocean cruise lines suspend cruising until November
Ocean-going cruise lines have agreed to voluntarily suspend U.S. cruise operations until at least 31 October, Cruise Lines International Association has announced. The move ...
Hurtigruten hit by coronavirus among crew after pioneering cruise comeback
Norwegian adventure cruise line Hurtigruten has been hit by COVID-19 cases among crew members after being among the first to bring back cruise itineraries ...