2015/2016 Wave Season in review

RCL’s Explorer of the Seas to undergo $162 million makeover

RCL’s Explorer of the Seas will look amazingly refreshed after a $162 million makeover with new waterslides, restaurants and redesigned pool area when she ...

Video: Silver Explorer's dramatic journey crossing the Northeast Passage

Video: Silver Explorer’s dramatic journey crossing the Northeast Passage

Silversea’s passengers have crossed the iconic Northeast Passage for the first time in the line’s history. Guests on board the Silver Explorer witnessed Polar ...

EXCLUSIVE: Double berthing in Sydney could mean more homeported ships for Australia

Video: Sydney’s OPT gets new gangways

New, custom-built walkways are being installed at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal to hasten the process of growing number of passengers from larger cruise ships. ...

Japan's famous Yuushien gardens

Best garden cruises for the green fingered traveller

Roman statesman Marcus Cicero once said “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” This saying will resonate well ...

Pensioners financed cruises with cocaine smuggling - police

Pensioners financed cruises with cocaine smuggling – police

They seemed like the perfect cruisers.  Former chef Roger Clarke, 72 and his retired secretary wife, Sue, 71, went to Cuba, Brazil and the Caribbean ...

Curtis Stone talks about his idea for Share on Princess Cruises

Celebrity chef Curtis Stone to cook up a storm in Brisbane

Princess Cruises’ celebrity chef Curtis Stone will be the star attraction at the upcoming Good Food & Wine Show to be held in Brisbane ...

Cunard Queens in Australia

Cunard’s Queens heading Down Under in 2021/2022

Cunard’s Queens will visit 123 destinations across 39 countries including Australia for its upcoming season from June 2021 to January 2022, the luxury line ...

Vote for Ponant

Ponant abolishes single supplement on 90 cruises

Solo travellers wishing to experience luxury French line Ponant, are in for a bonus – they need not pay a single supplement to travel ...

norovirus

Could your cell phone protect you from norovirus?

Is this the answer to curbing norovirus, the dreaded disease that can affect hundreds of cruise passengers? A team of researchers from the University ...

CMV's Vasco Da Gama caruise in Western Australia

Sail beautiful WA on the gorgeous Vasco da Gama – and couples go half price

Western Australia’s 12,500 kilometres of coastline are truly spectacular, blessed with turquoise waters and white sand, wildflowers and wildlife, charming coastal towns and rugged ...

Genting Dream

Passenger overboard – but son claims no one noticed for three days

A retired electrician on a four-day cruise on Genting Dream from Singapore to Penang is suspected to have fallen overboard three days before anyone ...

Cruise travel insurance: does it make a difference?

82% of cruisers still don’t understand medicare cover on ships – here are the facts

A survey released this week found eight out of ten cruisers still think Medicare covers them anywhere – and they are especially confused when ...

Frank and Leah Armstrong on Ovation of the Seas

How I survived a $59,000 heart attack five days from port

Frank Armstrong was five days from the nearest port when he suffered a heart attack  halfway between Australia and America. The 81-year old, who ...

Man and woman at Hana Maui Hawaii waterfall

10 reasons why Hawaii should be your next cruise destination

With its cobalt blue waters, vibrant coral reefs, pristine golden sandy beaches and mysterious volcanoes, it is easy to see why Hawaii has been ...

Macaws in Bolivia

The National Geographic Photographer who is out to save the world

Wildlife photographer, Jason Edwards, has one of the biggest image portfolios at National Geographic and has been at the forefront of natural history photography ...

Princess Cruises in Sydney

Cruise Season 2019: New itineraries for Australia and NZ

The countdown has begun  for Australia’s cruise season – and there is plenty on offer this year that’s new. Cruise lines are becoming more ...