P&O announces mandatory vaccinations for local sailings – but many lines continue to dither
P&O Cruises Australia has revealed that it will require all passengers to be vaccinated before cruising with the line. President of P&O Cruises Sture ...
Norwegian Cruise Line to be back in Australia by early February
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) president and CEO Harry Sommer has offered Australian and Kiwi cruisers hope promising it would return by February 2022. Mr ...
Anger as Canada reopens but Australia becomes only nation doing nothing to return cruising
Australia’s cruise industry yesterday reacted angrily to news that Canada is reopening to sailings – leaving Australia as the only leading cruise nation where ...
Discover Japan on a land-and-cruise holiday from just $416pp per night
Soak up the beauty of Japan’s cherry blossom season with its enchanting pink hues and embrace the awe-inspiring views of sacred Mount Fuji when ...
Cruise from New York to Barcelona with hotel stays from $4699 per person
This is the holiday that will transport you to some of the best places on this planet – New York, Bermuda, Madeira, Malaga, Alicante, ...
NCLH has extended the suspension of cruise voyages across three brands until 1 December 2020
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has extended its ongoing pause of global cruise voyages across all three brands – Norwegian, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas ...
Critical cruise health initiatives on trial in Europe with MSC and Costa
European sailings by big ship lines such as MSC and Costa are seen as critical tests for the cruise industry’s ability to handle COVID-19. ...
What the cruise lines say about when they’ll be back
There is much confusion over when international lines will return and cruise in Australian seas. The Federal Government’s official ban on foreign cruise vessels ...
NCLH to restart sailings from 1 October
Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises have extended the suspension of sailings until 30 September. All itineraries across the three ...
Helloworld’s row with Norwegian Cruise Lines over refunds
One of Australia’s leading travel agencies, Helloworld, has changed its trading agreement with Norwegian Cruise Line in a row over its refund policy. Helloworld’s ...
Australasia’s cruise industry group gets new chair as lines prepare for relaunch
Gavin Smith, Royal Caribbean International’s managing director Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed the new chair of Cruise Lines International Association Australasia. Mr ...
Is a specialty dining package worth it?
When it comes to dining at sea, the options are many. So when you’re adding up the advantages of purchasing a dining package, is ...
Carnival bans “offensive” attire – here’s what other lines allow
Carnival Cruise Line has banned cruisers from wearing “offensive” clothing while on board its ships which other guests may find disrespectful. In a major ...
Encore for Kelly Clarkson – Norwegian’s new godmother
Grammy Award-winning artist Kelly Clarkson has been named godmother of Norwegian Cruise Lines’ newest ship, Norwegian Encore, due to debut in Miami in November. ...
Norwegian Encore emerges from the shipyard
Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship Norwegian Encore floated out the Meyer Werft shipyard for the first time last weekend. The 3,998-guest ship will be ...
Norwegian’s New Age ship
Norwegian Cruise Line’s new Leonardo class of ship will have aft cabins that look like Miami condominiums and have a much wider boardwalk area ...
