NSW government rules out Botany Bay for cruise terminal – putting navy base back on the agenda
The new NSW Labor government has ruled out Botany Bay as a way of boosting Sydney’s cruise ship capacity, sparking fresh hopes that the ...
Ponant announces new carbon free sailing ship – and she could sail in the Pacific
Luxury small ship line Ponant today revealed its view of the future of cruising – and it’s all about sustainability. The line has created ...
Oceania to homeport in Australia as it christens Vista, first new ship in a decade
Oceania Cruises announces their intention to homeport a ship in Australia from 2025.
Scenic Eclipse II sets sail and heads for Australia next year
Scenic’s latest ultra-luxury Discovery Yacht, Scenic Eclipse II, has left its builders in Rijeka, Croatia ready for its inaugural 11-day sailing from Lisbon to ...
Cruise Passenger’s Readers’ Choice: Best cruise lines for the comeback
Celebrity Eclipse sailed into Sydney this morning on her penultimate journey of the season. Majestic Princess has already sailed away. The 2022/23 wave season ...
Australians leap aboard Resilient Lady – her virgin cruise down under is already 90% sold out
Virgin Voyages’ first cruises to Australia – the repositioning itineraries of Resilient Lady from Dubai to Singapore and Singapore to Sydney – are already ...
The ultimate expedition to The White Continent on Viking Polaris
In a world filled with greenwashing gobbledygook, “travelling with purpose” is a phrase you hear a lot nowadays. But if there is one place ...
Review: Onboard Paul Gauguin to meet the happiest people on Earth
French Polynesia on Paul Gauguin is a gem that’s about to be rediscovered. It’s 2am in Tahiti, and we’ve just landed at Papeete airport. ...
Cruise lines celebrate their first year at sea with awards and a party
Two years to the week when cruising was banned in Australia thanks to the pandemic, a resurgent industry honoured its own this weekend at ...
Why our $100,000 caviar cruise to Antarctica is worth it
Sydney doctors Anthony and Karen Leung are on board their sixth Ponant cruise – this time, a $100,000, 27-day extravaganza from Christchurch, New Zealand ...
Windstar Cruises plans to turn Australian sailings into a Breeze
Windstar Cruises, the six-ship American adventure line, is planning a series of new itineraries for Australia and New Zealand for the first time – ...
Service with a smile: How the world’s most luxurious ship will conquer Japan and Alaska
There are two figures that sum up why Regent Seven Seas Explorer has the luxury cruise market cornered: passenger capacity 738; Total crew: 542. ...
What should you do if you discover a Covid case on your ship?
It’s a very modern pandemic dilemma. What do you do when you suspect that cruiser at the table next to you may be breaking ...
Seven lines hit by New Zealand’s bio-blockade as passengers fume
From Carnival to Viking, almost every cruise line has fallen foul of New Zealand’s tough biosecurity regulations about hull cleaning. It’s meant disaster for ...
Oceania Regatta becomes fifth ship caught by New Zealand bio laws row as talks open to try and end the problem
The Oceania Regatta has become the fifth cruise victim of New Zealand’s biosecurity laws, cancelling two port calls in the country. Queen Elizabeth, Regent ...
Lines promise compensation after three ships fall foul of New Zealand’s tough bio security regulations
Viking Orion arrived in Sydney today after being forced to change itineraries after New Zealand authorities claim to have found “biofouling” on its hull. ...