12 sins that can make your cruise a misery – here’s how to avoid them
It’s the commonest question in chatrooms and on advice sites: how should I behave on my first cruise? There are often hundreds, if not, ...
Cruise Passenger chats to the bad boy of British cuisine, Marco Pierre White
Enfant terrible and MasterChef extraordinaire Marco Pierre White sat down for a chat with Teresa Ooi. “The simplest dish, cooked well and using great ...
Seabourn’s new ship is for the explorer who likes the finer things in life
Moroccan scholar Ibn Battuta said: “Travelling leaves you speechless, then turns you into a story teller.” This was how Seabourn President Richard Meadows described ...
How your favourite cruise ships just got better
When Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas returns to Australia for the 2019/20 wave season, she’ll be sporting a different outfit. She’ll be decked ...
Why you’ve “got” to sail Croatia at these prices!
There is no doubt Game of Thrones has spun the spotlight on Croatia – tens of thousands of fans have visited Dubrovnik in the ...
Oh Joy! Inside the two-year-old cruise ship already given a $50m facelift
Fresh from undergoing a US$50 million facelift, Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Joy is making her way to Alaska for her inaugural season. Originally designed ...
Australia’s most popular cruise destinations revealed
Australia’s love affair with ocean cruising continued last year – albeit at a slower pace, with 1.35 million taking a holiday on the high ...
Carnival claims 2018/19 record as season wraps up
Carnival Australia wrapped up another record-breaking summer cruise season this weekend – after pumping over half a billion dollars into the economy with 698 ...
Silver Moon will travel the world one dish at a time
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well,” says Virginia Woolf, the famous English writer. Now luxury line ...
Dress codes are alive and well – here’s how to decode them
“God help you, if you arrive in a cream Paul Smith jacket when the invitation dictated a tux,” whispered one passenger who habitually cruises ...
Windstar Cruises unveils plans for revolutionary fleet upgrade
Leading small ship cruise line, Windstar Cruises has unveiled a US$250 million revolutionary initiative which will stretch and re-engine its three existing vessels. Under ...
Crystal Symphony – the pinnacle of high-class cruising
Crystal Symphony is fresh from a renovation, and is the pinnacle of high-class cruising, writes Teresa Ooi. Alas, there is no David. Instead there ...
The destination guide: Korcula, Croatia
According to legend, the tiny Croatian island of Korcula was founded by the Trojan hero Antenor, a councillor to King Priam of Troy who ...
Are these the most opulent suites at sea?
As more Australians are jumping aboard luxury ships, Teresa Ooi takes a look at what money CAN buy. They are bigger, smarter and ever ...
Princess joins George Clooney’s campaign to boycott Brunei
Cruise lines have joined the boycott of Brunei after the tiny, oil-rich country introduced harsh laws against gay couples and adultery, making their relationships ...
Cured crocodile and green-ant cheesecake, anyone? Princess reinvents the Australian shore excursion
Boutique tour operator Dean Hampel believes that tourists must feel like a local to really appreciate the joys of visiting a foreign city. The ...