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A first for Norwegian Cruise Line: Three ships are coming to the Asia Pacific

For the first time ever, Norwegian Cruise Line is deploying three ships to the Asia Pacific in 2024 and 2025. As expected, Norwegian Spirit will return ...

18 cruises worthy of your 2022 bucket list

18 cruises worthy of your 2022 bucket list

After waiting two years to cruise, Australians can at last fly around the globe to join cruise ships in some of the world’s most ...

Exclusive Survey: best cruise sales of 2022 where you can save a whopping $16,930

Exclusive Survey: best cruise sales of 2022 where you can save a whopping $16,930

Cruise is back up and running – 347 ships were sailing at the start of May. But while bookings for late in the year ...

Cunard Three Queens

Cunard offers 50% savings on Australian sailings

As the cruise industry comes back with a rush this year, there are some bargains to be had as the lines work extra hard ...

How APT's new intrastate itineraries are paving the way for an Australia cruise restart

How APT’s new intrastate itineraries are paving the way for an Australia cruise restart

When APT’s Caledonian Sky made her way over the horizon towards Darwin in June 2021, she represented a beacon of hope for the cruise ...

Cunard's new ship heading for Australia

Cunard’s new ship heading for Australia

She has no name, and is still being build.  But such is the strength of the Australian market for Cunard that there are already ...

2019 – Where Australians are cruising

2019 – Where Australians are cruising

Next year’s early bird bookings are about to close – and Rivercruise Passenger has surveyed the lines to find out what’s hot. Teresa Ooi ...

Majestic Princess

Princess sails to a record as Australians book 2020

Itineraries announced for cruises as far out as two years are going so fast that some are already “sold out”. Princess Cruises released its ...

Crystal River Cruises launches its fifth ship

Crystal River Cruises launches its fifth ship

Burgeoning luxury river cruise line Crystal will be welcoming a number of Australians on board the new Crystal Ravel when she sets sail on ...

Royal Caribbean's massive 2019/20 Aussie deployment

Royal Caribbean’s massive 2019/20 Aussie deployment

Royal Caribbean has announced big details around the 2019/20 Aussie season. There will be a total of 30 South Pacific sailings – 25% more ...

7 of the best winter cruise destinations

7 of the best winter cruise destinations

Cruising in the northern hemisphere is one of the best and most affordable ways to follow the sun and see some amazing destinations. But ...

Princess boosts capacity 25% with record five ships, including Majestic and Ruby

Princess boosts capacity 25% with record five ships, including Majestic and Ruby

Bigger and more modern – Princess Cruises has announced its largest ever cruise season for 2019-20 with the deployment of five Princess ships to ...

CMV names its newest ship Vasco da Gama

CMV names its newest ship Vasco da Gama

British cruise company Cruise & Maritime Voyages has revealed the name of their ship. Their new ship, Vasco da Gama formerly Pacific Eden was ...

Plans for the new Dream Cruises 5,000 passenger ship to head Down Under

Plans for the new Dream Cruises 5,000 passenger ship to head Down Under

Asia’s first luxury cruise line, Dream Cruises has started construction of its first Global Class cruise ship in Germany. The ship, which will accommodate ...

Itineraries still available on Queen Elizabeth's inaugural season Down Under

Itineraries still available on Queen Elizabeth’s inaugural season Down Under

Luxury and iconic cruise brand Cunard announced availabilities on itineraries for the Queen Elizabeth’s sailings Down Under in 2019. During her two-month season in ...

The big cruise trends for 2018

The big cruise trends for 2018

The Cruise Lines International Association has released the big trends for 2018 in the 2018 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook. The report shows ...