News

Weekly roundup: Disney to host Beauty and the Beast themed cruises, Ponant starts new ships and more

Crystal partners with Broadway talent Luxury-line Crystal has partnered with Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Kevin McCollum. The producer who has worked on In the Heights, Avenue Q, Rent, Motown: The Musical and more will help […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 17 2017
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News

Details around the newly refurbished Pacific Dawn

The Pacific Dawn has arrived in Brisbane, fresh from her multimillion dollar refurbishment. After spending two weeks in Singapore, she has some spectacular new features for Queenslanders. The ship now has two new slides, both […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 17 2017
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News

P&O partners with Archie Rose Distillery to create new bar on Pacific Explorer

Gin and whisky lovers will be in for a treat when P&O’s new Pacific Explorer launches this June – award winning Archie Rose Distilling Co has partnered with the cruise line to create a new […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 16 2017
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News

Cruise lines forced to cancel Korean itineraries after China ban

Asia’s leading cruise lines have stopped selling itineraries to South Korea following an order from the Chinese government. The Chinese government directive to travel agents to stop selling cruise holidays to South Korea follows South […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Mar 15 2017
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Ponant reviews

Le Soleal

A brand-new luxury French ship that is equally at home navigating Arctic waters as it is the Mediterranean has arrived in Asia. Le Soleal, a new French small luxury ship appearing in Asia this season, […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Mar 14 2017
Reviews
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News

The raw food movement: how SeaDream is introducing a healthy way of eating

What’s it to be? Veal Wellington wrapped in golden puff pastry followed by a soaring lemon soufflé with a mountain of ice-cream – or a green shake of cucumber, lime, sprouts and spinach, then vegetable […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 14 2017
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Reviews

True North

Eight young men slink around charcoal fires in a thatched spirit house in Yentchan village, on the Sepik River in Papua New Guinea, wearing only a few modesty leaves around their waists and caked river […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 14 2017
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Reviews

Star Flyer Review

The Panamanian port of Balboa lies at the Pacific end of the Panama Canal. There are superyachts from all over the world here, but the towering mast and glittering lights of the Star Flyer stand […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 14 2017
Star Clippers reviews
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises reviews

Europa 2

Hapag-Lloyd’s sumptuous new Europa 2 has a lot to live up to. How do you follow what the Berlitz Complete Guide to Cruising & Cruise Ships consistently rates as the world’s finest ship, with a […]

WORDS BY Sue Bryant . Mar 14 2017
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Princess Cruises reviews

Royal Princess – Expert Review

Prince George was still a few weeks away from making his first royal appearance when his glamorous mother, the Duchess of Cambridge, performed the official christening of Royal Princess in Southampton. The ceremony was a […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 14 2017
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News

Double act: the executive twin chefs with Cunard

Nicholas and Mark Oldroyd are twins and, as is often the case with identical siblings, they share many interests and idiosyncrasies. More exceptional, perhaps, is that both have had near-identical career trajectories. Both brothers work […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 14 2017
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Tips & Advice

Exploring Hong Kong and Vietnam on Silver Shadow

There’s nothing like embarking on a luxury cruise holiday in appropriately luxurious style – and so it was that I boarded a business-class Cathay Pacific flight from Sydney to Hong Kong, where I was booked […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Mar 14 2017
Destinations
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