Norwegian Spirit’s first season Down Under offers closer-to-home cruises and $800 off
Norwegian Cruise Line chalked up record bookings for Norwegian Spirit’s inaugural summer season Down Under in 2021/22 with more Australians wanting to sail closer ...
New Future Cruise Credit site offers $365 lure – but rivals claim they are “poachers”
Australian travellers with Future Cruise Credits are being enticed to rebook their holidays with a $365 bonus offer from a new online travel agency ...
Norwegian Cruise Line breaks sales record in our own backyard
The newly refurbished Norwegian Spirit broke booking day sales records last Friday ahead of her entrance to Australian waters, setting high hopes for a ...
NCL’s new Asian voyages in 2021 and 2022
Renewed interest in closer-to-home sailings, has prompted Norwegian Cruise Line to return to Asia and Australia with renewed vigour offering unique itineraries on board ...
The first sailing since lockdown – what life is like in the new world of cruise
Cruise lines are getting back to business in some parts of the world – much to the envy of many die-hard Australian cruisers. Asia-based ...
Cruise lines in disarray over health as countries continue bans
A series of announcements this week was greeted as a breakthrough in attempts to restart cruising in an age still coming to terms with ...
Why huge demand and limited numbers will mean fewer bargains after COVID
After the 2008 recession and the 9/11 attacks, the cruise industry heavily discounted cruise prices in a bid to lure back travellers. During the ...
Could COVID-19 be the death of the interior cabin?
It’s been a staple of the big cruise ship lines for decades. Whether you’re travelling with the kids, on a weekend away with friends, ...
Norwegian Cruise Line cancels its 2020/21 Australia and New Zealand season
Norwegian Cruise Line has revealed it will be cancelling all sailings in Australia and New Zealand until 2021. The line, which deployed the Norwegian ...
Cruise lines offered light portal that can zap viruses on your clothes
A number of cruise lines have started consulting with high tech companies offering infrared cameras and UV lights to detect and kill coronavirus. Multiple ...
Norwegian Cruise Line to start sailing with medical-grade air filtration
Norwegian Cruise Line announced new health and safety policies for guests for when sailing resumes which includes medical-grade air filtration used on planes. The ...
Hawaii not expecting cruises until mid-2021
Hawaii tourism experts are predicting cruising won’t resume until the second half of next year, according to a new tourism report. In a grim ...
Australia extends cruise ban as lines find ways to relaunch their ships
Australia’s Border Force today extended the ban on cruise ships for another three months until September 17th, ending hopes of an early resumption of ...
Ship architect gives sneak peek of cruise changes: outdoor theatres, isolation centres and no interior cabins
One of the world’s leading ship design consultancies is in talks with two lines about implementing changes to their ships that will be the ...
Royal Caribbean, NCL and Scenic brands extend suspension of sailings
All Royal Caribbean International and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) brands have extended their suspension of sailings through the end of July. The Scenic ...
Suspected suicides as concern grows for crew stranded on ships
Strict rules imposed by the American Centres of Disease Control and Prevention has put the mental health and wellbeing of around 100,000 stranded cruise ...
