News

Viking announces cruises with a snow storm

Just when you thought you’d seen everything, Viking Cruises’ first ocean ship claims it has the world’s first “snow grotto” at sea. According to the company, the line has “reinvented the spa experience” to stimulate […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Dec 30 2014
News

Three dead in Oceania fire

Three workers are dead after an engine fire broke out on Insignia, a cruise ship operated by Oceania Cruises. According to a report on Cruise Critic, the three dead included one crewmember and two contractors, […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Dec 12 2014
News

The best cruise deals ever?

Fancy 10 nights on Rhapsody of the Seas in the South Pacific for just $48 a night next month? Or ten nights to New Caledonia and Vanuatu for $67 a night on board the Carnival […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Dec 12 2014
Destinations

World’s top cruise destinations

The Caribbean, Europe and Alaska have been named as the top three cruise destinations for 2015. The figures, which have been compiled together by Cruise Holidays International, has seen a surge of cruisers looking to […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Dec 12 2014
Tips & Advice

City life at sea on Voyager of the Seas

When Voyager of the Seas was launched 15 years ago, she was the largest ship on the ocean. Now, with an $70 million makeover and over 3,000 cabins to fill, she is part of the […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Dec 12 2014
Activities & Entertainment

Perfect cruise for action girl on Voyager of the Seas

It claims to be one of the most fearsome rides on the ocean, with gushing waves spraying unsuspecting spectators and bowling surfers off their boards with its power. Already, it had literally stripped the bathers […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Dec 11 2014
Competitions

FINISHED: WIN an 8-day Romantic Rhine cruise for 2 (closed)

You’ll be travelling through some of Europe’s most awe-inspiring countryside, punctuated by castles and cathedrals, in one of Avalon Waterway’s famous Panorama Suites.  Cruising from Basel to Amsterdam (or vice versa), you will enjoy guided […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Dec 10 2014
News

I try the FlowRider

It is the most hotly anticipated new piece of entertainment in Australian cruise. Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas may be a big ship – but for adventurous spirits, there is only one area of […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Dec 9 2014
News

New livery for Pacific Dawn

P&O’s Pacific Dawn has emerged from a multi-million dollar makeover which includes new and exciting activities and facilities onboard. She was dry-docked in Sydney for 10 days and the makeover included a facelift to the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Dec 8 2014
News

Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas arrives in Sydney

The largest cruise ship homeported in Australia, Voyager of the Seas, snuck in early this morning to a classic Sydney Harbour welcome. Then fire ship spouted water.  And there was even a double rainbow as […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Dec 8 2014
News

Australians love of luxury

Australians are fuelling a new shift to luxury in the cruise market, seemingly happy to say: If you are going to cruise, you may as well do it in style. The Australian cruiser is now […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Dec 5 2014