Bernadette Chua 
Once upon a time, it was about rewarding special service. Look up “gratuity” in the dictionary, and you’ll find it defined as a money gift for services above the beyond. So when did tipping suddenly become like this, taken from a major cruise line’s notes for passengers: Effective on cruises departing on or after 1 … Read more
Tell us which luxury ship is the best – and as an incentive, we’ll be giving away a year long magazine subscription for Cruise Passenger magazine. * Entry is free and open to Australian and New Zealand residents aged 18 years and over. To be able to enter this competition you must complete the review … Read more
Music may be the food of love, but in today’s world a dating app is more likely to find its mark than Cupid’s arrow. Instead of getting wined and dined, we’ve been reduced to algorithmic mating by mobile. But wait – there’s hope yet. SinglesCruising.com.au hosts groups of adults looking for love or just other … Read more
Australia is giving tough competition to the UK to become Seabourn’s second source market after North America. And its not surprising at all that the luxury cruise brand has announced an array of developments to woo Australian cruisers. Speaking aboard the Seabourn Odyssey in Sydney during a media event, John Delaney, Senior Vice President Global Marketing … Read more
It’s every passenger’s nightmare – hunkered down in your cabin, clinging to your bunk as your ship is being battered by cyclonic winds and monstrousl waves. Earlier this week, passengers onboard Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas were confined to their cabins after the captain made the decision to sail through a hurricane. One passenger, … Read more
A video of the Titanic II has sparked fresh speculation about the billion-dollar plans to build a replica of the famous but ill-fated ship. The video resurfaced after reports in London that the project, started by miner turned politician Clive Palmer, might be back on track with a 2018 launch date. However, given Mr Palmer’s … Read more
MSC Cruises has confirmed that it will be delivering two new 6,300-passenger ships two years early. The two Meraviglia-Plus cruise ships will be delivered in 2019 and 2020 and will come complete with a fine art gallery, fully of real art treasures from some of Italy’s most famous museums. Each of the ships will also … Read more
Over 150 passengers have reportedly been struck by Norovirus onboard the Diamond Princess. According to Channel 9, 158 sick passengers that had been taken ill. A spokerperson from Princess Cruises said, “Diamond Princess returned to Sydney this morning from a 12-day cruise to New Zealand with more than 2,800 passengers on board. In the closing … Read more
She will be the largest ship ever homeported in Australia – Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas and you can now have a look at what she has to offer. Stretching for more than a third of a kilometre (348m) with an observation pod soaring higher than the pylons of Sydney Harbour Bridge, the A$1.3 … 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.
