Anthem of the Seas arrives in Southampton

Upcoming cruise season set to eclipse pre-pandemic levels

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) have revealed Australia's upcoming wave season is looking to be maybe its busiest ever, set to far eclipse the 2019/2020 season.

Minnie and Mickey

Families cancel cruises as Disney holds out on vax requirements

Since the repealing of the Eastern seaboard protocols that mandated vaccination to step aboard a cruise ship, the majority of cruise lines have removed any Covid protocols from their policies. However, there is one notable hold out. 

Caledonian Sky is heading to Fiji

How the Caledonian Sky’s new life was hit by stormy waters

The Caledonian Sky was arrested amid claims of entitlements for the crew as she changed operators and is in the process of moving to Fiji

Distressed P&O New Zealand customers left stranded after visa mix up.

‘I felt like crying’: P&O error leaves cruisers stranded in New Zealand

Over 80 P&O Passengers were left in disarray at a wharf in Auckland after an issue with their visas. The guests had been informed that they wouldn't require Australian visas to enter Norfolk Island, as they were permanent residents of New Zealand.

The Gauguina anchors just off of the village of Omoa on Fatu Hiva, Marquesas Islands.

Paul Gauguin cruises releases 2025 boutique collection with three brand new sailings

Paul Gauguin Cruises has released its 2025 Boutique Crossing Collection, which includes three new itineraries. The cruise line will explore Oceania, Indonesia and Melanesia, with many maiden calls along the way.

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Bookings surge as vaccination cruise rules are scrapped 

It's official, Australian cruisers can now step onto a ship regardless of their vaccination status. Unsurprisingly, many cruisers have been waiting eagerly for this announcement and didn’t take long to snap up their chance. 

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Cruise lines scramble to halt chaos of last year’s NZ cruise sailings

New Zealand’s last cruise season involved a lot of heartbroken passengers, as many ships were turned away from entering Fiordland National Park due to new biosecurity regulations. Many cruise ships were turned away due to their hulls containing biohazards, even some that had been recently cleaned.

Disney Cruises ship Disney Wonder

Disney Cruises locks in a 3rd year of Aussie cruising

Port schedules reveal that Disney Cruises have already booked a third season of cruise in Australian waters.

Big cruise ship in a grey water at the sunrise

Cruisers ‘bawling their eyes out’ after dramatic P&O crash

A P&O cruise ship has reportedly crashed into a petrol tanks in Mallorca. The 'weather-related' incident reportedly resulted in a small number of injuries.

Cruise ships are mandated to remove cruise vaccination requirements.

Federal Government removes cruise vaccination requirements

The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee has removed cruise vaccination protocols.

There's a move urging Federal Government to revisit cruise protocols and vaccination requirements.

Vaccine requirements: How our readers got the states to change course

The federal government has announced that Covid protocols and vaccination requirements will be repealed for the upcoming wave season.

View of the whirlpool on the Balcony of the Otium Suite, Silver Nova Renderings

Dare to Compare: Seabourn Pursuit and Silver Nova

For many cruising is synonymous with luxury, having every need catered to and every delicacy met. For other cruising conjures images of adventure, seeing what was once the unseen. For many it’s both. 

Fireworks, parade, bleachers with people

See the British Isles by cruise and land from $9999 per person

See the best of the British Isles and the rugged beauty of Iceland on this Imagine Holidays cruise, fly, and stay package.

Circular Quay cruise ship terminal

Government to axe cruise vaccination rules

The NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet has has confirmed to Cruise Passenger that current Covid restrictions for cruising, including vaccinations, are on the way out.

Guests go back to the vessel earlier than expected to avoid missing their cruise ship.

Watch: couple beg captain to stop after missing cruise ship

The couple were on a nine-day cruise on MSC Splendida and were late getting back to the ship in the port town of Bari. The pair of them were yelling “Captain, wait for us please. You can do it if you want to.”

Scenic’s two luxury yachts meet in Greenland

Scenic’s two luxury yachts meet in Greenland

Scenic's two luxury yachts have come face-to-face while sailing in Western Greenland. Scenic Eclipse I and Scenic Eclipse II marked their first ever meeting, in the Qeqertasruaq Channel.