Would you sail an Aussie-crewed ship if it costs more?
The Coral Expeditions fleet is currently moored in Cairns. But the vessels, crewed by Australians and New Zealanders, are one of only a tiny ...
Princess halts Australian cruising until September 21
 Princess Cruises has extended its halt on cruising in Australia until September 21, cancelling itineraries on the Sea, Majestic, Sun and Sapphire. The line ...
Tourism Minister says it again: “Don’t book a cruise”
Tourism Minister Simon Birmingham, who has already warned Australians against cruising, has said it again – don’t book a cruise. While many will sympathise ...
Watch the most heartwarming wedding at sea
It was a wedding for our coronavirus age – the bride wore a white mask and the groom wore black. Rajiv and Venita, crew ...
Enough! It’s time to stand up for cruise
Cruising: you either get it or you don’t. It’s why the coronavirus pandemic has seen such a polarised view of a leisure activity that ...
Australia extends cruise ban as lines find ways to relaunch their ships
Australia’s Border Force today extended the ban on cruise ships for another three months until September 17th, ending hopes of an early resumption of ...
Your next cruise: what will change
The true extent of the task of reforming the cruise industry has been spelt out after the US Centres for Disease Control extended its ...
The ultimate dilemma: should you book a cruise now? Here’s our advice.
Here at Cruise Passenger, we field a lot of questions about the current pandemic and the plethora of changing “pause” dates put out by ...
Norwegian Cruise Lines now has enough cash to last a year without cruising
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd has raised over $2 billion of additional funding to ensure the company can continue during the COVID-19 stoppages. The ...
Princess won’t sail in Australia before September – HAL and Seabourn announce new dates
Princess Cruises has followed other Carnival lines, cancelling itineraries across the board until the end of the northern summer. It has also introduced some ...
Ruby Princess health report WAS updated to show 128 cases before ship docked
Princess Cruises has moved to refute suggestions the Ruby Princess did not update documents to show how many passengers had signs of illness when ...
P&O and Carnival cancel Australian cruising until August 31
Australia’s wave season, which starts in September, could be the earliest that cruise ships are back in our waters, after Carnival Cruise Line and ...
Ruby Princess passengers could have been checked if doctor had filed final report
In another twist to the story of the cruise ship at the centre of the largest COVID-19 cluster in Australia, health officials have revealed ...
Royal Caribbean faces legal action over White Island deaths
Royal Caribbean is facing legal suits over its shore excursion to volcanic White Island in New Zealand in December. Twenty-one people died and many ...
Princess takes out cruise category in Australia’s Most Trusted Brand awards 2020
Princess Cruises has today been awarded Australia’s Most Trusted Brand in the cruise sector in a survey conducted by Reader’s Digest among 2,800 of ...
Norwegian, Regent and Oceania move cruise start dates to July
Norwegian, Regent Seven Seas and Oceania Cruises have moved their scheduled cruising restart date to July. A notice on Norwegian’s website says: “We continue ...