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First look inside Symphony of the Seas

Royal Caribbean’s new Symphony of the Seas is officially the world’s biggest ship (just) – it eclipses sister Harmony of the Seas by 39 passengers. With an overall passenger capacity of 6,680, the ship won’t […]

WORDS BY Sue Bryant . Apr 13 2018
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The Biggest Ship Launch in History

While the days might be getting longer as winter heads our way, it’s definitely warming up in Europe – with one of the biggest wave seasons ever. For all those lucky Aussies and Kiwis heading […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 13 2018
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Royal Caribbean Offers Perfect Selfies

Royal Caribbean is trialing a new social media idea – by putting an Instagrammer onboard its ships to help you take the perfect photos. Onboard Symphony of the Seas, the largest ship in the world, […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 12 2018
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Radiance of the Seas repairs allows crew to take in the sights of Newcastle

Royal Caribbean cruise ship Radiance of the Seas will be a reluctrant star in the port of Newcastle this week as engineers repair her propulsion system. The vessel was due to leave at the end […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 7 2018
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Destinations

How Katarina runs the best fleet in Croatia

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Apr 6 2018
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Cruise lines desperately seeking more capacity at Port Botany

Cruise lines are supporting the idea of utilising Port Botany as an alternative berth due to the lack of space in Sydney Harbour. According to The Daily Telegraph, Sydney’s space issue has forced the government to […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 6 2018
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Sapphire Princess emerges from dry dock with new offerings

Princess Cruises’ Sapphire Princess has emerged from a two-week dry dock in Singapore with upgraded public spaces as well as a new signature logo on her bow. Finishing up a season cruising throughout Asia, Sapphire […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 5 2018
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Dining

The best cruise lines for vegans and vegetarians

With new and expanded menus catering for vegetarians and even vegans, cruise lines are working hard to broaden their culinary appeal. Once the cruise buffet was the happy hunting ground of the carnivorous, with hunks […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 5 2018
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Inside the new Regent Seven Seas Splendor

Upmarket line Regent Seven Seas Cruises has unveiled details of its six-star new build, Seven Seas Splendour which has all the bells and whistles of a super-luxurious liner. Scheduled to debut in early 2020, SS […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Apr 5 2018
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Seven Seas Mariner emerges from multi-million-dollar drydock

Ultra-luxe cruise line Regent Seven Seas has just completed its multi-million dollar refurbishment of the Seven Seas Mariner. The stunning ship has just completed a 20-day drydock in Marseille and has emerged with new dining […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 5 2018
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Carnival Legend departs Sydney ahead of $65 million dry dock

Carnival Legend sailed out of Sydney Heads last night for her annual northern hemisphere summer season in Alaska, ahead of an exciting dry dock taking place in May 2018. Carnival is investing A$65 million into Funship 2.0 […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 5 2018
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Royal Caribbean’s massive 2019/20 Aussie deployment

Royal Caribbean has announced big details around the 2019/20 Aussie season. There will be a total of 30 South Pacific sailings – 25% more than last season, Ovation of the Seas will be returning, Voyager […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 4 2018
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