News

More Aussies combine cruise holidays and medical treatment

More foreign holidaymakers are cruising to ASEAN nations to seek cheaper medical and dental treatment, according to the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council. Mr Reubhen Nair from Malaysia Healthcare Travel told ASEAN Cruise News the council […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 15 2016
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News

Coming soon to your cruise ship – a submarine!

Once, you just got a snorkel and flippers.  Now, a Dutch-based company has launched three new luxury submarines which will be made specifically for cruise companies. U-Boat Worx have designed Cruise Sub 5, 7 and […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 15 2016
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News

Sunk before it sailed – Titanic II hits its final iceberg

Clive Palmer said, “Titanic II will be the ship where dreams come true”. Sadly, Mr Palmer’s dream of the Titanic II has sunk before it sailed. Reports reveal that the company in charge of building […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 15 2016
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News

Inside Ovation of the Seas arrival in Southampton

  Royal Caribbean International’s billion dollar ship Ovation of the Seas was delivered on April 8, in a ceremony at Bremerhaven, Germany. “It’s wonderful to welcome Ovation of the Seas to the Royal Caribbean family of ships,” said […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 13 2016
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News

Princess Cruises announces inaugural cruise from Adelaide

Cruisers in South Australia will have an amazing opportunity to cruise from Adelaide aboard Princess Cruises in 2017. The leading cruise liner recently announced its 2017-2018 summer program offering a 17-night cruise to New Zealand in […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 13 2016
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News

Luxury line Ponant set to deploy first Australian ship

Luxury line Ponant announced it would be deploying its first ship to Australia. It will be one of four new ships which will be part of the Explorer Class, a set of luxury expedition ships. […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 12 2016
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Videos

Curtis Stone talks about his idea for Share on Princess Cruises

Celebrity chef Curtis Stone talks about his idea for Share, the newest restaurant onboard Princess Cruises. Curtis talks about his relationship with his parents – his accountant father has always been a bit of a […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 8 2016
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Destinations

Seven secret islands of the South Pacific

The South Pacific is far and away the most popular cruise  destination for Australians. And there’s a lot more to it than just the headline acts. Lucy Jones goes off the beaten track. Papua New Guinea […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 8 2016
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News

The new wave of cruise ships

Cruise lines are known for planning a long way ahead. Over the past couple of weeks almost all the major cruise lines have made big announcements about new ships that are on their way. The […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 8 2016
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&Travel

Plunging airfares – eight cheap fares to book right now

The falling price of airfares makes it the best time for Aussies to cruise overseas. Cheap fuel, fierce competition and a weaker dollar has sent air tickets plunging to some of their lowest levels – […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 8 2016
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Opinion

Cancelled Ovation cruise: passengers take it to the top

Royal Caribbean’s top executives have told passengers it would be compensating flights and airfares of passengers booked on the Ovation of the Seas repositioning cruise on January 23, 2017. The move was revealed after on […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 8 2016
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News

Six thousand days at sea – Is this the world’s most prolific cruiser?

Since first stepping onboard a cruise ship 20 years ago, Mario Salcedo has spent more than 6,000 days at sea on nearly 1,000 voyages. That’s why they call him Super Mario. “When the opportunity came, I […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 6 2016
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