Tips & Advice

What your need to research before your adventure cruise

So you’ve decided to take your first adventure cruise. Where to go? What to take? Read this first.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 25 2011
Opinion

Murray River Part 3

First night: Our allocated evening dining table was easy to find as the number was written on the corner of our name badge, which we were given on check in. This made introductions a breeze when meeting our fellow passengers.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 24 2011
Reviews

Orion – Ship Review

Described by Berlitz as "the latest in the quest to build the ideal expedition cruise ship" Orion is indeed a vessel which allows adventurous cruisers to explore far flung and remote destinations without the hardship......

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 20 2011
Reviews

Delfin Amazon Cruises

From the unique Amazonian design in its two jungle river vessels, to its privately owned embarkation ports, special transfer service conducted on a limousine couch and superb gourmet cuisine… this boutique jungle river operation delivers an exclusive and authentic Amazonian experience to the most discerning world-class traveller.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 20 2011
Tips & Advice

4 ways to splash some cash on your next cruise

Holidays should be fun, and even more so on a cruise ship because you can do as little or as much as you want, and the services are at your fingertips.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 19 2011
Opinion

Why you should be considering a cruise

Is anyone heading off this week on a cruise somewhere? Unfortunately I’m not, but with the Easter holidays looming in a few days, I have been thinking about the options for getting away from it all at key times of year.....

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 18 2011
Reviews

Australis

Our daily shore excursions and lectures are carried out by a team of bilingual naturalist guides, and represent the heart and soul of our experience. We combine small-ship comfort and coziness with a singular wilderness where glaciers share the scenery with the Magellanic subpolar forests – the world’s southernmost forest ecosystem.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 18 2011
Opinion

Murray Princess Part 2

After a delicious breakfast in the Club Lounge at Adelaide's InterContinental, best scrambled eggs and smoked salmon, it was time to get ready for a leisurely stroll across the road to pick up the bus for the 1 hour, 15 minute drive through very green countryside to Mannum, where we were to join our Captain Cook Cruises Murray Princess paddle steamer.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 18 2011
Reviews

Aurora Expeditions

Aurora Expeditions is an Australian-owned adventure cruise company specialising in small group voyages to Antarctica, Arctic and other wild, remote destinations such as Russian Coast, Papua New Guinea and the Kimberley Coast.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 15 2011
Reviews

Aranui 3

Ancient customs, energetic and enthusiastic dancing and magnificent arts and crafts may distract you occasionally as you travel among these remote islands aboard Aranui 3, the most modern and comfortable vessel to ply the combined passenger and freight route here among the six inhabited islands.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 15 2011
Opinion

Exploring ashore: Do your shore excursion research!

I was going through a menu of shore excursions available on our next cruise- Oceania Marina from Barcelona to Copenhagen - and it got me thinking about the whole topic. Exploring ports of call is one of many reasons why we cruise.....

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 12 2011