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Delayed Brilliance of the Seas heads to Hobart not Pacific 

Recently repaired Brilliance of the Seas has amended its Sydney to the Pacific islands sailing and will now head to Hobart instead.

WORDS BY Grant Jones . Apr 4 2024
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Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse causes cruise chaos

The Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, caused by the MV Dali container ship, will impact cruise ships sailing out of Port Maryland.

WORDS BY Grant Jones . Mar 27 2024
Tips & Advice

7 ways to get a cabin upgrade

Get more bang for your buck? Top tips on getting a cabin upgrade on your next cruise from special offers to loyalty programs.

WORDS BY Grant Jones . Mar 11 2024
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Royal Caribbean cruisers vote on new calls from Red Sea cancellation

Royal Caribbean International’s nine-month “Ultimate World Cruise” aboard Serenade of the Seas cancels its Red Sea and Suez Canal transit.

WORDS BY Grant Jones . Feb 19 2024
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Royal Caribbean evacuates Americans from Israel amid ongoing conflict

Royal Caribbean’s Rhapsody of the Seas has set sail from Haifa to Cyprus, evacuating American citizens from Israel amidst the ongoing conflict with Hamas.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 17 2023
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Want to grab a cruise on a mega ship right now? Here’s how you can do it

Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas is ready to welcome Australian cruisers for its Singapore homeporting season. Aussies looking to cruise overseas can head to Singapore to enjoy Asia’s largest and most technologically advanced cruise […]

WORDS BY Rebecca Wong . Apr 7 2022
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Australia’s cruise season hangs by a thread as Royal Caribbean puts ship deployment “under review”

The upcoming Australian cruise season is seemingly hanging by a thread following the federal government’s failure to produce a plan for the return of cruising. Royal Caribbean, which was to have had four ships, Serenade, […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Jun 18 2021
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Huge response as Royal Caribbean seeks volunteers for trial cruises

Royal Caribbean yesterday put out a call for volunteers to take part in simulated voyages and so far, more than 17,000 people have responded. America’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) has told cruise lines they […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 13 2020
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New Future Cruise Credit site offers $365 lure – but rivals claim they are “poachers”

Australian travellers with Future Cruise Credits are being enticed to rebook their holidays with a $365 bonus offer from a new online travel agency based in the Gold Coast. Tens of thousands of passengers whose […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Oct 23 2020
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Three Royal Caribbean ships to cruise in Australia in 2021-22

Royal Caribbean International will step up its presence in Australia, sending three ships, including Quantum of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas to cruise in local waters in 2021-22 season. […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Oct 22 2020
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Singaporeans rush to book out new cruises to nowhere

It looks like cooped-up Singaporeans can’t wait to go on a holiday  – even if it is to nowhere! There was such a rush to get in first when Genting Cruise Lines released its latest […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Oct 15 2020