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Princess cancels Sea Princess’ New Zealand sailing

They must be hoping it will “come back new” – the stricken Sea Princess has cancelled another cruise as it sits in drydock in Sydney with serious engine problems. Last week, Princess Cruises told passengers […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Sep 30 2014
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Cruise lines cancel West Africa visits

Cruise lines have started cancelling port calls to West Africa destinations affected by the Ebola outbreak. Regent Seven Seas’ has cancelled Seven Seas Mariner’s a visit to Dakar in Senegal on 17 October during a […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 30 2014
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P&O’s Australian revolution features new ships, new itineraries – and the end of the buffet

P&O, Australia’s first locally-based cruise line, has announced dramatic changes, including new livery, new onboard amenities and destinations – and the end of the the buffet bar. The moves to woo the “contemporary Australian” will […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Sep 29 2014
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Cruise ship, Carnival Spirit receives new Mexican flavours

Carnival Spirit, one of Australia’s favourite family cruise ships after just two years, will get a host of new innovations when it goes into dry dock for a $44 million makeover next year. The August […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Sep 29 2014
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Via Australis

Punta Arenas started life as a penal colony – not for the British, but for the Chileans who believed the remoteness and harsh weather was a suitable extra penalty for those sentenced to serve there. […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 26 2014
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Watch as a cruise ship’s keel is laid

Cruise lines love to promote the first keel laying of a new ship, but what does a keel really look like? Norwegian Cruise Line has captured the keel laying of its first Breakaway Plus cruise […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 26 2014
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Guide to the best ships in cruising

They’ve been inspected, tested and ranked and now cruisers can find out which ships are the best in the 30th anniversary issue of the Berlitz cruise guide. The 704-page 2015 edition will be available to […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 26 2014
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NSW premier backs campaign for Garden Island cruise expansion

New South Wales premier Mike Baird is urging the Prime Minister to allow more cruise ships to dock at Sydney’s naval base, Garden Island, as cruise lines claim the Overseas Passenger Terminal is too full. […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 26 2014
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‘Fun loving’ Aussies could be rewarded with a third Carnival ship

Carnival is considering home-porting a second ship in Australia all year round, chief executive and president Gerry Cahill revealed. And if strong demand continues for the family fun ships, a third may be added to […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Sep 26 2014
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Flights to save Queensland cruise holidays aboard Sea Princess

Passengers booked on Sea Princess’ cruise out of Brisbane this month are to be flown to Sydney to join the ship from there instead. The move ends days of speculation about the fate of the […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Sep 26 2014
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Norwegian starts building Breakaway Plus cruise ship

Norwegian Cruise Line has started building its first Breakaway Plus-class vessel, Norwegian Escape. The first keel was laid at German shipyard, Meyer Werft last week. The keel will be used on the first of 86 […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 23 2014