Federal Government removes cruise vaccination requirements
The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee has removed cruise vaccination protocols.
Government to axe cruise vaccination rules
The NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet has has confirmed to Cruise Passenger that current Covid restrictions for cruising, including vaccinations, are on the way out.
Federal Government confirms cruise vaccination review
The Federal Government has confirmed it is reviewing conflicting cruise vaccination protocols, which may allow unvaccinated cruisers back on ships.
Where cruise lines stand on tests and vaccinations
The return of cruises has had many jumping for joy, but with each cruise line adhering to different COVID-19 protocols, booking a cruise can ...
Five ways to ‘De-risk’ your international cruise holiday – by the experts
Australians are ready to cruise. Data from Finder reveals that 2.7 million Aussies are keen to cruise in 2022, and Finder travel expert James ...
Ruby Princess cleared of knowing about COVID cases on board when she sailed to New Zealand
Princess Cruises yesterday welcomed the outcome of a New Zealand Customs’ inquiry into Ruby Princess’s visit to the country in March 2020 which found ...
Disney Cruises bans kids over five – what the other lines are doing
In a move that is likely to spark some soul searching among cruise lines that specialise in family holidays, Disney Cruise Line has announced ...
Are cruises the safest post-pandemic holiday? Here’s what the experts told us
Taghrid Istivan is an Associate Professor at RMIT School of Science and holds a PHD in Biotechnology. Ms Istivan also recently booked a Royal ...
“One of the safest places on the planet”: Royal Caribbean CEO gives a COVID safety update
As the cruise industry has resumed, there have been a number of sailings which have had COVID cases onboard. But Michael Bayley, the CEO ...
What about the kids? How COVID has turned cruising with children into a liability
Family holidays are a huge part of cruising and hundreds of thousands of children take to the seas each year. Whether it’s colourful waterslides, ...
Royal Caribbean suspends payments as Australian cruise ban continues
Royal Caribbean has notified its Australian customers that final payment due date will be suspended in response to the uncertainty of cruising locally. “Recently, ...
Six things to know about the return of cruise
Just because the Australian government hasn’t yet produced a plan for the relaunch of cruise, doesn’t mean we can’t start planning. Here’s what Ceylan ...
Australia extends international travel ban until June 17 as cruise talks continue
The new strains of COVID 19 have forced the Australian government to extend the international travel ban until June – but talks over the ...
Health officials open talks with cruise operators as hopes rise for a return to sailing
Health department officials are now working with the cruise industry to finally produce a plan for the phased restart of itineraries in Australia, Cruise ...
How you will cruise at home in 2021 as vaccine rollout announced
Chief medical officer Brendan Murphy sparked a furious debate this week after he maintained it was unlikely international borders would reopen in 2021. If ...
How your health – and the vaccine – could decide if you can cruise
Cruise lines are taking legal advice over the possibilities of enforcing a vaccinated-only passenger policy. And some have already announced tough new regulations about ...