Bernadette Chua 
River European cruising is set to restart this summer with five lines announcing start dates of their summer season. It’s been more than a year since river cruise lines have sailed on the rivers like the Danube, Rhine, Rhone and Seine. Luxury line Uniworld will be one of the first to sail from 20 June. … Read more
Princess, Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Line and Carnival revealed plans to resume cruising this summer, including voyages to Alaska. The momentous occasion came after the U.S Senate passed a bill last week that would help save the state’s upcoming cruise season. Alaskan tourism operators have struggled after more than a year without any cruise … Read more
Viking has revealed the name of its newest ocean vessel – the Viking Venus launched this week in an intimate event on the English Channel. British journalist and broadcaster Anne Diamond is the ship’s godmother and she offered a blessing of good fortune and safe sailing for the ship. The ceremony also commemorated the return … Read more
David Matthews, a Sydney based travel agent who doesn’t even specialise in cruise, has had a big win for one of his cruise clients – a refund of $35,000. But it took six months of “patient negotiations”. And Mr Matthews believes there are a large number of passengers who had cruises cancelled who don’t claim … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line, one of America’s powerhouse cruise brands, announced it would be launching a new class of ship, starting with the Norwegian Prima. The ship will be the first of six Prima Class vessels which will be smaller, allowing the vessels to navigate into more remote ports. The defining difference of the design of … Read more
P&O Cruises Australia today announced a six-week extension to their cruise pause to 17 September 2021. The cruise line last extended its pause period in March, cancelling all cruises to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands for the remainder of the year. The extension to P&O’s voluntary pause applies to cruises scheduled to depart … Read more
Cruise lines in America have been thrown a lifeline after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a letter saying lines will be able to resume sailing by the mid-Northern Hemisphere summer. But one line immediately signalled that cruisers should expect the price of sailings to increase once voyages resume. The CDC said … Read more
Major cruise lines are moving some of their flagship vessels out of the United States after more than a year without passengers and are reconsidering new regions to resume sailing. The American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “conditional sailing order”, much like Australia’s cruise ban, is forcing major lines to rethink their summer season … Read more
A number of cruise lines have come out saying that passengers will be required to be vaccinated before sailing. Cruise Passenger has provided the full list of lines. British based Saga Cruises was the first line in January 2021 to announce that they will require vaccinations for all passengers and crew on overseas voyages. And over … Read more