Bernadette Chua 
In an age where even your dentist and doctor bills can be paid in instalments, you can buy now and pay later for your holidays. Afterpay, the controversial system which allows consumers to purchase items like clothes, and beauty services, now allows people to book travel. But P&O Cruises has also launched its own system … Read more
It’s an epic journey stretching from the city of the gods in Greece to the home of Nordic cool – a 46-night odyssey which includes four back-to-back cruises on all three of luxury line Azamara Club Cruises’ fleet of small ships. This special journey, put together by Cruiseco, the cruise packaging experts, will see you … Read more
The Flemish city of Bruges has joined the list of European hot spot destinations to impose restrictions on cruise ships. City authorities are stopping advertising and introducing curbs on cruise ships in a bid to keep “Venice of the North” tolerable for its residents, especially during peak season. Bruges mayor Dirk De fauw said, “We … Read more
New footage has emerged of the next big expedition ship, the Scenic Eclipse completing the first round of her sea trials. According to Scenic, the line’s first ocean-going vessel is set for her official launch on August 15, 2019. The line will now undergo the final touches to the ships’ interior and exterior, as well … Read more
If you love your luxury cars and yachts, we’ve found the ultimate toy for you. Monaco-based yacht building company Dynamiq has unveiled its slickest and sexiest creation yet – a 108-foot Global Explorer 330 superyacht. But it gets better – she’ll be completely furnished in Bentley Home finishes. So if you have a Continental GTI … Read more
Expedition cruising doesn’t have to feature ice floes, penguins and long sea journeys in sometimes turbulent waters. Luxury line Silversea is next year featuring something different: its ultra-exclusive expedition ship, the Silver Cloud, is sailing on three special journeys from Lisbon to London, London to Dublin and then on to Reykjavik in Iceland. Each leg … Read more
Nigella Lawson, the sensuous and celebrated British chef once said: “I never taste the wine first in restaurants, I just ask the waiter to pour.” She’s a brave woman to be investing her faith in the sommelier, but high end restaurants around Australia – think Attica in Melbourne, Sydney’s Quay or Franklin in Tasmania – … Read more
If you’re a Game of Thrones fan, you might be feeling the devastation that the decade long series has come to a close. But you can still visit the places where parts of the series were filmed. The warm waters and sunny blue skies of Croatia, was a key location in the filming of epic … Read more
The scenes that emerged online this week of the 2,679-passenger MSC Opera colliding into a dock and Uniworld’s 130-passenger River Countess, has sparked the debate, once again, about whether Venice’s waterways are just too busy. The Venetian council, locals and even street graffiti artist Banksy, have rallied against the cruise industry’s presence in the canal city. However, while … Read more