Move over baby boomers, millennials head for river cruising
Can river cruising be hip and cool enough to appeal to millennials, the children of Baby Boomers known for being hooked on their smart ...
Cruise lines throwing in free or cheap flights with holidays
Luxury cruise lines are offering free flights and special discounted air packages as a sweetener to entice more holiday makers to sign up for ...
Seven Seas Explorer
When is excess success? What makes the world’s most luxurious ship? Teresa Ooi get the best job of the year – testing the extravagant ...
Ponant to sail to the Kimberley for the first time
Luxury expedition cruise line Ponant heads to the Kimberley coast for the first time this year and already three of its four cruises are sold ...
It’s the cheapest time to book flights for your next cruise
Now is the time to snare the cheapest fares with top airlines releasing their special flight deals to popular long haul destinations. Qantas is ...
The big switch: how OPT will get 5,000 passengers on and off Ovation of the Seas
When the megaship Ovation of the Seas sails into Sydney and docks at the Overseas Passenger Terminal (OPT), a military-style operation swings into action. ...
The best Asian food on cruise ships
Cruise lines, once renowned for groaning buffet tables, are now turning to famous names in food to create innovative Asian dining experiences at sea. ...
Holland America’s ms Maasdam to homeport in Australia
Holland America Line will send ms Maasdam to Australia for the first time this wave season to join sister ship ms Noordam. The mid-sized ship ...
Silversea to spend US$170 million on refurbishment
Luxury line Silversea will outlay US$170 million to refresh and refurbish three of its ships, Silver Whisper, Silver Wind and Silver Discoverer in October ...
Eat your way through Vietnam and cruise on the AmaLotus
It’s definitely Good Morning Vietnam. Celebrity chef Luke Nguyen is in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), one of Asia’s most electrifying cities, showing us ...
Keeping ship shape on your cruise
Gone are the days when embarking on a cruise almost guaranteed coming home a few kilos heavier and a little worse for wear after ...
Bad balcony behaviour given the flick
The case of the Perth passenger thrown off a P&O ship in Bali for flicking his cigarette butt over the side highlights the need ...
The Jewel in the crown – Norwegian Cruise Lines sends ships
The gloves are off. Norwegian Jewel will call Australia home from October next year and promises to knock your socks off as it will ...
Celebrity Cruises increases gratuities again
Passengers on Celebrity Cruises will be slugged with higher gratuities of up to US$17 per person per day – up 55 cents – for ...
The Verdict: first review of Curtis Stone’s Sun Princess menu
Princess Cruises’ celebrity chef Curtis Stone is all about truffles. He loves to shave truffle onto the dishes he cooks. That’s according to his ...
Legend of the Seas
In December 2015, Legend of the Seas homeported for her inaugural five-month season in Brisbane. Cruise Passenger’s Teresa Ooi took a ride from Sydney to ...