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Ruby Princess Class Action trial commences: Here’s what’s being determined

The Federal Court trial for the Ruby Princess Class Action suit has begun, with the court set to determine whether Princess and Carnival Cruises could have known they were putting passengers at risk when they […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Oct 12 2022
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Revealed: the extraordinary fight to save Australia’s 2021 cruise season

Europe will see a flotilla of ships set sail next month from Britain and around the Med. Asia has been sailing since November. Even America is planning a July restart after health authorities approved new […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 30 2021
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Royal Caribbean, Norwegian and Carnival cancel US sailings until 2021

Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has joined Carnival Corporation in halting all US cruises until 2021. The move came in the wake of a report by the Center for Disease Control and […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 6 2020
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Carnival Corp suffers huge loss and sells 18 ships – but maintains Adventure will sail in December

Carnival Corporation will wave goodbye to a total of 18 ships, a decision made to cut costs as they report a loss of $3.9 billion this quarter alone. The world’s largest cruise company, which owns […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 18 2020
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Exclusive: Carnival’s global CEO says Australia may be among the first to relaunch

The Australian cruise market can’t reopen soon enough for the CEO of Carnival Corporation, the leisure travel giant with a nine-cruise line portfolio that includes Carnival, P&O and Princess. “Australia is one of the most […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 8 2020
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Can Carnival survive Covid-19 with the help of Saudi cash

It’s been a surreal time for Carnival Australia, part of the world’s biggest cruise line and one of Australia’s longest and most treasured travel brands. First, the “demonising” of best-loved Princess Cruises, as Carnival’s President […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 8 2020
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Carnival Corporation agrees to pay US$20 million from pollution probation violation

Carnival Corporation has reached a settlement with American federal prosecutors after it was found that the company’s ships continued to illegally dump in oceans, despite a previous conviction, while all of its ships were on […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 4 2019
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Judge threatens to ban Carnival ships from US ports over pollution allegations

An American judge has threatened to ban Carnival Corporation ships from using US ports after receiving evidence the line had tried to evade ship pollution audits. United States Federal District Judge Patricia Seitz also threatened […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 12 2019
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Carnival Corp seeks to find solution on same-sex marriage issue

Carnival Corporation’s Australian managers today promised support to reinstate marriages for gay and lesbian passengers aboard their vessels. The move came in a statement to Cruise Passenger after suggestions from the UK that LGBTQ travel agencies could […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 29 2018
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Princess Cruises refutes norovirus class action claims

Princess Cruises passengers have rallied behind their favourite line after claims a Sydney law firm is planning to launch a class action over norovirus outbreaks. 9news alleged in an exclusive report that thousands of passengers […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 6 2018
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Princess Cruises to homeport the Sun Princess in Fremantle

Carnival Corporation announced this week it would be homeporting the Sun Princess in Fremantle after Princess Cruises threatened to pull out. The move has come after the Western Australian government made a commitment to the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 11 2017