Bernadette Chua 
Princess Cruises and Oceania Cruises, two lines known for their food offerings, have rolled out some amazing new wine, champagne and cocktail offerings across their fleet. So if you love a tipple, these new programs will definitely impress. We have also also compiled together a list of some of the best wine packages. Oceania Cruises … Read more
Luxury cruise line Cunard has announced the introduction of a new dining concept, ‘Steakhouse at The Verandah’, on board its three Queens – Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. Taking influence from both sides of the Atlantic, Cunard’s team of chefs have curated a menu that showcases prime USDA grain finished New York … Read more
Almost 500 passengers have been hit with gastro aboard a Royal Caribbean ship after the vessel departed Port Canaveral in Florida. Initially, 277 passengers had fallen ill when Oasis of the Seas departed on Sunday, and number of sick people has increased to 500. The cruise, which was to sail around the Caribbean, has been … Read more
Cruises lines have ditched calling at Amsterdam after the city revealed it would be imposing a tourist tax on cruise passengers. The city has tourist levies in place for those who book hotels, B&B’s as well as Airbnb, which means that cruise passengers have bypassed the tax – until now. From January 1, Amsterdam started … Read more
After a 20-year hiatus, luxury cruise line Cunard is returning to Alaska in 2020 during the northern hemisphere summer, and guests will get to sail around this region on the newly refurbished Queen Elizabeth. Cunard’s expanded program will offer nine roundtrip sailings departing Vancouver, ranging from nine to 12 nights, plus a special cruise to San … Read more
MSC Cruises has celebrated the float out of MSC Grandiosa at the shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France where the ship is being built. She has now been moved to a wet dock, where work on the ship will continue until her delivery in October 2019. MSC Grandiosa is due to become the third Meraviglia ship to enter MSC Cruises’ fleet, and the first … Read more
We are sitting at Tsar’s Restaurant aboard the newly refurbished Norwegian Jewel as the residual storms from Cyclone Owen hit the east coast, just off Sydney. While the wind and rain batters the ship from the outside, the lightning illuminates the decorative window coverings. It just accentuates how ornate and decadent this restaurant is. It … Read more
The Cruise Lines International Association with the Australian Cruise Association and New Zealand Cruise Association has revealed a new sustainability guide that showcases some of the environmental initiatives the industry is taking to improving the its impact on the environment. While cruise lines only take up less than one per cent of the global shipping … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Lines have revealed stunning new itineraries for the Norwegian Jade’s arrival in Asia during the 2019/20 season. She’ll be departing from Singapore and Hong Kong with highlight itineraries including eight-day sailings round-trip from Singapore from January 5, 2020 with overnights in Phuket before heading to Langkawi, Penang and Kuala Lumpur. There is also … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
