My tips on living in isolation – by expedition leader who spends months alone on the Arctic ice
By Nicolas Dubreuil, Polar Expedition Leader with PONANT For more than 20 years, I’ve been on expeditions to the most isolated parts of the ...
Ruby Princess inquiry hears startling new evidence as line’s president appeals: “Stick with us”
As the Ruby Princess finally left Australia this week, Princess Cruises president Jan Swartz issued a heartfelt plea to Australians who have made the line ...
Princess reveals new health measures as cruise lines seek barriers to disease
THE cruise industry has launched a major global effort to come up with new health protocols that will reassure cruise passengers that it is ...
Alaska goes from boom to bust as season is halted
Two of the biggest players in the Alaska cruise season have cancelled the start of the season, leaving Alaska tourism reeling. Princess Cruises and ...
Passengers fight for answers as Ruby Princess coronavirus death toll hits 20
Graeme Lake celebrated his wife’s 75th birthday aboard the Ruby Princess on its now infamous cruise back to Sydney last month. They were among ...
Princess Cruises cancels itineraries until June 30 and Holland America follows with Alaska season stopped
Princess Cruises is cancelling all voyages through 30 June 2020 as the industry continues to wrestle with the COVID-19 global pandemic. The move means ...
US ships docked for another 100 days as Royal Caribbean pledges return to Australia
In a blow which will further test the resilience of the world’s top cruise brands, the US Centres for Disease Control has extended the ...
Waiter may have sparked Ruby Princess COVID-19 cluster which killed 18
Police investigating the deadly cluster of COVID-19 cases aboard the Ruby Princess have pinpointed a waiter or crew person handling food as the likely ...
Can Carnival survive Covid-19 with the help of Saudi cash
It’s been a surreal time for Carnival Australia, part of the world’s biggest cruise line and one of Australia’s longest and most treasured travel ...
Humanitarian crisis as Ruby Princess docks at Port Kembla and police launch criminal probe
The Ruby Princess has arrived in Port Kembla, a day after the NSW Police announced a criminal investigation into the handling of the ship’s passengers. ...
Ruby Princess: the statements that question the need for a police probe
New information concerning the communications between the Ruby Princess and NSW health officials before she landed last month pose questions over why a police ...
In NSW and Florida, our humanity is on trial this weekend
There is a well known Biblical phrase:Â “As ye sow, so shall ye reap”. Today, thousands of miles apart, two countries are grappling with ...
Ruby Princess – the questions that must be answered
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has ordered an investigation into how the Ruby Princess came to land and disembark 2,650 passengers while tests being carried ...
Military style medical plan in NSW cruise ship standoff
An astonishing “military-style operation” is being considered to test crews for COVID-19 who are currently held off the NSW coast in a standoff between ...
I fear for the passengers and crew on the Zaandam – HAL boss
After weeks in which cruise ship passengers trying to get home have been treated with astonishing inhumanity around the world, cruise line bosses are ...
Cruise boss pleads with Australia: ‘Let Ruby Princess crew land on compassionate grounds’
The boss of Carnival Australia today appealled “on compassionate and humanitarian grounds” to the NSW Government to allow the crew of the Ruby Princess ...