Exclusive: Tourism Minister Dan Tehan hopeful cruise ban will be lifted by March 17 – here’s how that can happen
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Minister Dan Tehan has thrown some confidence behind the return of cruise, telling Cruise Passenger that he’s hopeful ...
Exclusive: Poll reveals government could take election hit as ban on cruise ships is extended
An exclusive poll of more than 3,000 cruisers shows the federal government could pay a heavy price for failing to return ships to Australia. ...
Carnival Spirit moved to America as agents express their despair at government delays
Australia’s cruise ban has today taken another scalp – Carnival Spirit is being redeployed to Jacksonville, Florida after spending a decade in Australia and ...
Meet the Aussie couple already on their fourth post-pandemic cruise
Patrea and Ed Stuttard are avid cruisers, and after nearly two years of Australia’s cruise ban and no sign of a government change of ...
Is the key to restarting Australian cruising a 12-hour docking delay for ships with COVID cases
It’s a tale of two continents: in America, today marks the end of the mandatory health protocols on cruise ships and a change to ...
Government extends ban on cruise ships for another two months
The Federal Government has announced the almost two-year ban on foreign flagged cruise ships will be extended until February 17 – in another blow ...
NSW’s new leadership appears set to turn the tides for the cruise industry
NSW has experienced a political upheaval in the wake of Gladys Berejiklian’s departure from government. However, early signs are pointing towards the new leadership ...
Exclusive: How the government plans to bring back Australian cruising
The Department of Health has revealed the latest plan to bring back cruising to Australian waters in Phase Four of the federal government’s systematic ...
Australia’s cruise season hangs by a thread as Royal Caribbean puts ship deployment “under review”
The upcoming Australian cruise season is seemingly hanging by a thread following the federal government’s failure to produce a plan for the return of ...
Australian lines call up their own medical expert to challenge “zero risk” policy as cruise ban stays
Australia’s cruise industry faced another setback when the government extended its ban on international cruise ships for another three months to September 17. But ...
Australia’s foreign cruise ship ban extended to December 17
The Australian Government has announced a three month extension of the cruise ban, putting more jobs in jeopardy but holding out hope for small ...
