Shunned from every port – why the Zaandam passengers are frightened and alone
Holland America Line’s Zaandam has 189 people on board with flu like symptoms and four passengers who are already dead. For weeks, it has ...
P&O cancels cruises until June 16, and more are expected to follow
P&O Australia has been forced to cancel all cruises until June 15 under government restrictions – but is hoping to get back to sailing ...
Thousands of Australians imprisoned simply for being cruise passengers
Read your feeds on social media, and you will find them filled with messages about the world standing together in a bid to fight ...
Royal Caribbean, P&O and Carnival extend suspension of sailings
A number of cruise lines today, have extended their suspension of sailings. Royal Caribbean today extended its suspension of sailings to May 12 – ...
Carnival Australia offers ships as hospitals during coronavirus pandemic
Australian patients displaced from hospitals because of the coronavirus pandemic may be treated in cruise ship sick bays and recover on board, if an ...
Miracle: How the cruise industry got almost 90,000 passengers home
In the history of seismic maritime events, the past week will be remembered as one of the biggest. Even the Spanish Armada pales beside ...
Australia and New Zealand cancel cruise calls as Aussie lines stop sailings
Australia has banned international cruise ships for 30 days, while the New Zealand government has banned cruise vessels from its territorial waters for more ...
P&O and Carnival halt cruising for 30 days – P&O offers 200% refund to passengers
P&O Cruises Australia has today followed a long list of lines in pausing its cruise itineraries for 30 days “following advice from the country’s ...
Royal Caribbean halts all Australian cruises for 30 days
Royal Caribbean has halted sailings in Australia and worldwide for 30 days due to COVID-19 concerns. The line had announced the voluntary halt in ...
Video: lunch with Luke aboard Pacific Explorer
The ship has had a multi-million-dollar refresh. And so has the menu of its most famous chef – Luke Mangan. P&O’s Pacific Explorer returned ...
Here’s why cruise ships will be back despite coronavirus
By Peter Lynch, Editor-in-Chief, Cruise Passenger This week saw three extraordinary examples of courageous corporate leadership from cruise companies. First, Royal Caribbean’s Richard Fain ...
Cruise lines hit back after DFAT issues warning on coronavirus disruptions
Cruise lines expressed disappointment today after Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs issued a warning that disruptions caused by closed ports and changed itineraries stemming ...
Video: Volunteers praise Royal Caribbean’s free cruises for first responders as third announced
Over three thousand bush fire volunteer firefighters and their families sent up a cheer at Sydney’s Circular Quay last weekend as Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum ...
Should you cancel your cruise? Everything you need to know about coronavirus
Should I cruise? It’s the question we’ve heard repeatedly here at the Cruise Passenger office. The agony of wading through cancellation policies, weighing the ...
How will Richard Branson’s Scarlet Lady fare in her first big test?
She’s already created more headlines than a rock star caught with drugs. But tonight, Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages ship will face its first ...
Princess moves Sapphire Princes to Australia from May
Princess Cruises, which is in the middle of a major coronavirus outbreak on the Diamond Princess in Japan, is moving the Sapphire Princess from ...