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Le Laperouse completes trials ahead of 2019 Australian debut

Luxury French Line Ponant’s first ship in its Explorers series, Le Laperouse, has just completed her first sea trials in Norway, taking her one step closer to Australia where she will cruise the Kimberley region […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 31 2018
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News

Grand Designs features Majestic Princess

It was the first cruise for Peter Maddison of TV series Grand Designs Australia – and he loved it. “The ship is like a city. The focus is on the user experience. Staff members are […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 31 2018
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Tips & Advice

Six ways to cruise green

Spaceship technology and silent cruising, this is something we can get on board with, writes Sarah Tayler. Being green in 2018 means different things to different people—from clean air and wildlife conservation to using sustainable […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 31 2018
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Ships

Norwegian Bliss wins the race for new activities

As we approached the Norwegian Bliss while she was docked at the World Cruise Terminal in Los Angeles, the first thing to notice is the beautiful scene of wildlife painted on her hull.

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . May 31 2018
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News

The most luxurious spa at sea?

Celebrity Cruises has unveiled a new luxurious The Spa on board Celebrity Edge designed to “renew, restore and reinvigorate” the experience of guests. Spread over a sprawling 22,000 sq ft, The Spa has been designed […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 25 2018
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News

Scenic sets the pace with free flights and refurbished ships

Luxury line Scenic is offering free flights to Europe next year for all new bookings on river cruises of at least 11 days which are made before 31 August as the early bird European river […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 25 2018
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News

Harbour crisis hits cruise growth hard, new figures show

More than 1.34 million Australians took to the seas for a cruise holiday last year but growth slowed to 4.4 per cent because of infrastructure constraints limiting the number of ships berthing in Sydney.

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 24 2018
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Tips & Advice

How to make those sites picture perfect

What equipment should you pack? How to handle dark interiors? Panorama mode? Fujifilm expert Warwick Williams shares his tips on photographing architecture.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . May 24 2018
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Princess returns to the Antarctic

Princess Cruises has announced it will be returning to Antarctica during the 2019/20 South America season. The Coral Princess will be setting off for the coldest continent on earth for three special itineraries. “I’m delighted […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . May 18 2018
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News

ACCC approves agreement between Carnival Australia and Port Brisbane

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has authorised an agreement between the Port of Brisbane and Carnival Australia to develop a $158 million cruise terminal.

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . May 18 2018
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News

Row erupts over Sydney Harbour’s new port facilities

As the State Government continues to delay the release of a plan to solve Sydney Harbour’s cruise ship capacity problems, a major business lobby has sided with those pressing for the use of Botany Bay […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . May 17 2018
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