Holland America’s Oprah cruise sells out

Holland America's Oprah cruise sells out

Holland America Line’s special Oprah cruise, a three-day Girls’ Getaway, has already sold out. The voyage, which is onboard the line’s newest ship, the Nieuw Statendam will depart on Janaury 30, 2019 with the famous Oprah Winfrey onboard. Also joined by editor-at-large of O, The Oprah Magazine, Gayle King, there will be special presentations and … Read more

The MSC Magnifica to call at Wollongong on world cruise

The MSC Magnifica to call at Wollongong on world cruise

MSC Cruises announced it would be using Wollongong as a turnaround port for the new 2020 MSC Magnifica world cruise. The Cruise Wollongong chair Councillor Leigh Colacino and the Destination Wollongong Chair, Colin Bloomfield made the announcement earlier this month. The ship which was launched in 2009, has the capacity for 3,605 passengers and it … Read more

Carnival Cruise Line launches record program, including first Carnival Splendor itineraries

Carnival Splendor

Carnival Cruise Line has revealed its 2020 program with a record number of sailings from Australia to the South Pacific, New Zealand and around Down Under. On sale from July 2018, there are 77 sailings including the first full year of sailings for Carnival Australia, the largest ship in the fleet to be homeported year-round … Read more

Row erupts over Sydney Harbour’s new port facilities

Cruise terminal

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 as a new cruise terminal. Chief Executive Patricia Forsyth of the Sydney Business Council criticised Heffron and Maroubra Labor MPs … Read more

Royal Caribbean’s latest ship will have its own exclusive suite area

Royal Caribbean family suite

Royal Caribbean’s newest ship, Spectrum of the Seas will have a separate exclusive all-suite area. It will be the first for the line Quantum Ultra-class ship which will be sailing in Asia and she will be homeported in Shanghai. The complex will feature a dedicated suite zone that will have its own private pool, sun … Read more