Overbooked Quantum leaves passengers stranded at quayside
Quantum of the Seas passengers were left stranded portside in Brisbane after being denied a cabin after their eight-night South Pacific cruise was overbooked.
Big Ship dilemma as 4000 face queues to board in Cairns
Thousands of passengers queue for hours in heat and humidity as they wait for just four catamarans to return them to Quantum of the Seas moored off Cairns.
Australian ports gear up for a bumper ‘wave season’
Australia gears up for bumper ‘wave season’
Review: Quantum of the Seas’ toys are a little too popular
Brisbane is home for Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas and the decade-old big ship celebrated her inaugural sailing with a seven-day cruise to ...
The battle for the best cruise ships hots up between Sydney and Brisbane
The Brisbane International Cruise Terminal (BITC) is fast becoming a powerhouse in the cruise market, taking on Sydney with the world’s biggest and newest ...
Quantum of the Seas makes a royal return to Brisbane
After years of absence, Royal Caribbean is back in Brisbane with the cruise line and cruise community both thrilled at the return. Quantum of ...
Royal Caribbean reveals five-stage plan for region’s first ever private resort for cruise passengers
Royal Caribbean’s plans to set up the first exclusive cruise resort in the Pacific are proceeding a pace, with “trial” sailings of the largest ...
The battle for the 2023 wave season heats up between Virgin Voyages, Celebrity, Princess and Royal Caribbean
This week, Virgin Voyages revealed the its new Resilient Lady would be heading Down Under. And her arrival marks a new era of cruising with ...
Carnival Spirit likely won’t be back in Australia until 2024
Originally set to be the star of Brisbane’s new cruise terminal and part of a two-vessel “fun ship” fleet, Carnival Spirit won’t be back ...
Royal Caribbean’s “blockbuster” season called off with regret
Four months after announcing a “blockbuster” season in Australia, Royal Caribbean has bowed to the inevitable and scratched its big ship sailings Down Under. ...
Passengers sail on from Singapore with takeaways as ships ride out COVID’s new wave
Asia is suffering a third wave – yet, amazingly, Dream Cruises and Royal Caribbean continue cruising out of Singapore under new cruising restrictions. The ...
Future Cruise Credits expiry dates extended as passengers sit on their hands
Royal Caribbean has extended the expiry of its Future Cruise Credits, allowing passengers to rebook cruises sailing up to 30 April 2023. Passengers will ...
Who’s sailing? Our comprehensive guide to lines already at sea
More cruise lines are returning to the high seas again after months of cancellations caused by the pandemic and uncertainties in international travel restrictions. ...
The Royal Caribbean ship that has beaten COVID will be sailing from Brisbane
Australians are keen to climb aboard Royal Caribbean’s ships for 2022 – including the first deployment of the technologically advanced Quantum of the Seas, ...
Aussies welcome to sail with Royal Caribbean once Singapore’s bubble is open, says boss
Royal Caribbean’s Managing Director Asia Pacific, Angie Stephen, has told Cruise Passenger she will be working with the Singapore government to welcome Aussie sailors once ...
Royal Caribbean extends Quantum of the Seas sailings in Singapore
Royal Caribbean has extended the Singapore season for Quantum of the Seas by another three months to June this year. Following the success of ...
