Europe

Crystal River Cruises launches brochure for its fleet of five new ships

Crystal River Cruises has revealed its 2018/19 offerings with the brochure showcasing every part of the Crystal River Experience. The ultra-luxury line is offering 35 itineraries along the Danube, Rhine, Maine and Moselle Rivers on […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 3 2018
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Millennial line scraps age limit

U by Uniworld, the line that boasted it was for millennials only, has…well…performed a bit of a U turn. Launching next month, Uniworld is set to abandon its original age limits of 21 to 45, […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 8 2018
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Scenic fights multi-million dollar compensation bill as judge rules passengers should get what they pay for

Teacher David Moore has won a landmark case against one of Australia’s leading cruise companies over his treatment when heavy rain in France and Germany sparked flooding and stopped ship movements. Yesterday, Scenic, one of Australia’s […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Aug 31 2017
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Luxurious Crystal Bach christened and on its inaugural sailings

Crystal River Cruises has launched its latest ship, the Crystal Bach. Christened by the famous soprano vocalist, Anna-Maria Kaufmann who is the Godmother of the ship, the Crystal Bach embarked on her maiden voyage from Amsterdam last week. […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 24 2017
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MSC Cruises floats out its latest ship, the MSC Seaview

MSC Cruises has celebrated the float out of the MSC Seaview, its newest ship. MSC Seaview is the second of MSC Cruises’ Seaside generation of cruise ships, based on a highly-innovative prototype designed to bring guests closer to the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 24 2017
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European cities move to ban cruise ships

The debate about tourism and preservation has caused friction in many historical European cities, with local residents concerned that huge influxes of tourists will destroy their city. Most recently, activist groups in Venice in Italy, […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 17 2017