Sea Princess emerges from drydock with a new fit out
Princess Cruises’ Sea Princess has just emerged from a two-week dry dock in Singapore where she is looking glamorous ahead of her homeporting season ...
10 things you need to know about the refurbished Celebrity Solstice
What a difference a renovation makes. After a $11 million facelift last year, Celebrity Solstice looked revitalised when we recently boarded her for a ...
Princess Cruises increases the price of its alcohol package
Princess Cruises, this week, has upped the price and changed its alcohol-inclusive beverage package. Rolling out fleet-wide, the changes were implemented on Wednesday on ...
The new ships sailing our way soon
Luxury seems to be the theme for this year’s wave season with ships offering decadent experiences heading our way. Five-star operators such as Crystal ...
The perfect weekend break for first time cruisers
Award-winning Celebrity Cruises is offering the ultimate experience for first timers – a luxury weekend at sea aboard the Celebrity Solstice. The amazing “weekend ...
Sydney Harbour in crisis after lines pull out
The debate over how many ships can use Sydney harbour boiled over this week, with Royal Caribbean announcing Voyager of the Seas – one ...
Ovation of the Seas versus Majestic Princess
It’s been billed as the battle of the big ships. In 2018, Australia will have two newly built mega liners – and Cruise Passenger ...
Exclusive: Cruise industry heads say they won’t double stack
The Sydney port authorities’ attempts to resolve the capacity problems at the Overseas Passenger Terminal has been shunned by the major cruise lines, it ...
How you can book on the Majestic Princess
It’s the news that’s been kept under wraps for weeks – with ‘dummy’ bookings at the Overseas Passenger Terminal and all communications claiming The ...
No room at Garden Island for Sydney’s bursting cruise industry
The Defence Ministry has torpedoed attempts to increase the number of cruise ships sharing the strategic Garden Island facility on Sydney Harbour. Cruise industry ...
Cunard to base Queen Elizabeth in Australia for two months as demand takes off
For the first time in the company’s illustrious 179-year history, Cunard is to homeport a ship in Australia. The Queen Elizabeth – a 90,900 ...
Ovation of the Seas bids farewell to Sydney after a successful maiden season
Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas will farewell Sydney. But don’t worry folks – she’ll be back at the end of the year. She ...
EXCLUSIVE: Double berthing in Sydney could mean more homeported ships for Australia
The Port of Sydney is set to introduce a new berthing system at the Overseas Passenger Terminal which could double the capacity of the ...
Weekly roundup: Dream Cruises gets a mermaid; Aqua Expeditions host Michelin-starred chef; hot Oceania Cruises extra
Professional mermaid onboard the Genting Dream It may not be everyone’s idea of enrichment, but Dream Cruises’ Genting Dream hosted Mermaid Kat on board recently. ...
Norwegian Jewel to homeport in Sydney for a second season
She’ll be back – Norwegian Cruise Line have revealed that it will be sending the Norwegian Jewel back to Sydney for a second season ...
It’s the cheapest time to book flights for your next cruise
Now is the time to snare the cheapest fares with top airlines releasing their special flight deals to popular long haul destinations. Qantas is ...
