Dining

Gratuity debate – what do you think?

The announcement of the first increase in gratuities aboard cruise ships in a while has reopened the running debate about the way such payments are extracted from guests. A plethora of policies operate among the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 20 2015
Tips & Advice
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Competitions

FINISHED: WIN two tickets to the Rhapsody farewell

She has spent eight years in Australian waters calling the area home and hosting more than 300,000 passengers. This April, Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas will be departing Australia permanently and making Europe her […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 13 2015
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Destinations

Revealed: Australia’s favourite destinations

Australians have picked their top five destinations at home and abroad – and amazing deals have turned their favourite into a paradise for cruisers. Royal Caribbean as offering an 11-day trip to Fiji for a […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 13 2015
Tips & Advice
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Dining

Haute cuisine – luxe food on the high seas

Dining on luxury cruise ships has been elevated almost to an art form. Having a famous name behind the menu adds cachet, although the celebrity chefs generally appear in person on only one or two […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 13 2015
Tips & Advice
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Dining

Cellars of the Sea

Whether you are cruising around the world or overnighting from Melbourne to Tasmania, you will almost certainly be eating and drinking better than ever before. Food and wine writer Winsor Dobbin tells Cruise Passenger what […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Feb 6 2015
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Activities & Entertainment

My lessons from the best wildlife photographer

Adventure cruising takes passengers to the most jaw-dropping scenes on our planet. There is nothing quite like your first encounter with a seal or polar bear. Of course, you want to record the magic and […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Feb 6 2015
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