News

Port Everglades to get a multimillion-dollar revamp

Work will commence in late April on a USD$54 million renovation of the Port Everglades cruise terminal in Fort Lauderdale following an agreement with Carnival Corporation.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 27 2012
News

Love for Sail to film on Norwegian Cruise Line

“The Love Boat” takes on a whole new meaning when Norwegian Cruise Line is the main star of a reality dating series set to air in April.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 27 2012
News

Norwegian Breakaway to debut in 2013

Norwegian Cruise Line’s newest ship will feature the largest youth and teen dedicated facilities in their fleet when Norwegian Breakaway launches next year.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 27 2012
News

Viking Cruises christens first four new Longships

Marking a landmark year of innovation and expansion, Viking River Cruises (www.vikingrivercruises.com.au) proudly christened the first four of its new Viking Longships at a spectacular event in Amsterdam yesterday.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 22 2012
Itineraries and Destinations

Disney Wonder to head to Alaska in 2013

The 2,400-passenger Disney Wonder will be calling Seattle home until next year when it will return to Vancouver, BC, where Disney Cruise Line began its foray into the Alaska market last year.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 22 2012
News

The new ship builds for 2012/13

While the number of shipbuilds has slowed in recent years, in the next 12 months we’ll will see the launching of a range of exciting new vessels.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 13 2012
News

The curse of Costa Concordia

The Costa Concordia disaster is now in the courts and questions of blame, cruise ship safety and the effect on the industry are once again hot issues.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 13 2012
News

The rise and rise of river cruising

Figures just released by the Passenger Shipping Association (PSA) European river cruise market has increased by seven per cent in 2011.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 13 2012
Tips & Advice

The best boutique close to home cruises

The rivers, jungles, villages and cities of this fascinating equatorial region are becoming more...

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 13 2012
Opinion

QM2 – An English Restaurant?

Sometimes the English language is just too complicated. Cunard is a very English sort of shipping line (and certainly not a mere cruise line).

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 7 2012
Opinion

QM2 Down Under: Day 2 Pub Grub with a Queen

For some passengers the most British element of a QM2 cruise is the dulcet tones of the Commodore giving us the ship’s noonday position.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 6 2012