Cocktails on cruises

The best and cheapest cocktails at sea

“It’s never too early for a cocktail.” Thank Sir Noel Coward for this advice – now you have the perfect excuse to indulge while ...

Cunard's new ship heading for Australia

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 ...

Norwegian Jewel on its way to Sydney for 2018/19

State-by-state: the ultimate 2019/20 season preview

The summer cruise season is drawing to a close, but you can be sure that the lines and guests are already gearing up for ...

Carnival Cruise Line's new menu

Carnival Splendor spices up its restaurant offerings

It’s 270 days until the brand-spanking new Carnival Splendor rolls into Sydney, and to tempt cruise enthusiasts aboard, the line has just announced an ...

How much can you really do on a three-day cruise?

How much can you really do on a three-day cruise?

“It’s a sprint not a marathon,” says the Carnival Legend’s Entertainment Director Calvyn. “There’s a much more fun atmosphere on a three-day cruise compared ...

The thrilling new waterpark coming to Carnival Splendor

Carnival Cruise Line revealed the much-anticipated design for Carnival Splendor’s new WaterWorks. It includes two thrilling waterslides and a SplashZone to be added as part of her ...

Smoking policy, Carnival Cruise Line

Cruise lines threaten to throw errant smokers off ships

Carnival Cruises Lines is enforcing harsher penalties on smokers caught lighting up in undesignated areas like their balconies. The news follows other lines outlawing ...

Royal Caribbean drinks package increase

Three cruise lines hike drinks packages by up to 10%

Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruise Line have upped prices for their drink packages. Some packages have risen by up to 10%, ...

Carnival Australian cruise season 2018/19

Carnival’s record Australian cruise season

The country’s biggest cruise operator, Carnival Australia will have a bumper wave season this summer with a record 696 port calls generating more than ...

Carnival Splendor

Carnival Cruise Line launches record program, including first Carnival Splendor itineraries

Carnival Cruise Line has revealed its 2020 program with a record number of sailings from Australia to the South Pacific, New Zealand and around ...

New security protocols after brawl on Carnival Legend

New security protocols after brawl on Carnival Legend

A brawl onboard the Carnival Legend in February has prompted a wide-ranging review of security and new measures on board all the vessels operated ...

The best cruise lines for vegans and vegetarians

The best cruise lines for vegans and vegetarians

With new and expanded menus catering for vegetarians and even vegans, cruise lines are working hard to broaden their culinary appeal. Once the cruise ...

Carnival Legend departs Sydney ahead of $65 million dry dock

Carnival Legend departs Sydney ahead of $65 million dry dock

Carnival Legend sailed out of Sydney Heads last night for her annual northern hemisphere summer season in Alaska, ahead of an exciting dry dock taking ...

You asked - now cruise ships respond with new options

You asked – now cruise ships respond with new options

Cruise lines are responding to the growing diversity of passengers – from millennials to the more intrepid – by providing more options. Many have come ...

Most budget friendly cruise lines

Most budget friendly cruise lines

Who doesn’t like to look after their budget? A new report by prestigious U.S News and World Report has revealed the cruise lines that ...

Hurricane Irma: Cunarders fight for answers

Hurricane Irma: Cunarders fight for answers

Sydney couple Brian and Kerrie Wexham thought they had Christmas sorted – a stay in New York then on to the Caribbean aboard the ...