Bernadette Chua 
Victorian couple Kay and Paul McAloney paid $22,194 to Webjet Exclusives for a cruise, rail trip on the Rocky Mountaineer, accommodation and flights. But like hundreds of customers, they are still awaiting their refund. When their trip of a lifetime was cancelled, the couple, who had contacted Webjet Exclusives for a refund, were immediately issued … Read more
P&O Cruises Australia is extending its pause until the end of July this year. The line has also cancelled all cruises to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands for the remainder of the year. The current rolling pause will affect cruises scheduled from 18 June to 30 July 2021. This also affects this year’s … Read more
Three cruise lines revealed they will resume operations in the United Kingdom, ranging from short breaks and week-long cruises. Viking, Cunard and today, MSC Cruises announced it would start cruises around the British Isles this European summer. The MSC Magnifica will be sailing from 20 May from Southampton’s new cruise terminal. The cruise line will … Read more
Dream Cruises this week, celebrated its 100,000th cruise passenger since the premium line started operations in the Lion City in November 2020. Dream is at the forefront of pilot cruising and had started cruises in Taiwan last year as well. As the lucky guest, Mr. Amin Abdul Rahim and his family were presented with a collection of … Read more
Oceania Cruises has revealed the new Vista ship which will be the seventh vessel for its fleet. The 1,200-guest ship will the first of Oceania’s Allura Class and will set sail in 2023 followed by a sister ship in 2025. Vista will feature nine in-class culinary experiences, luxurious signature public spaces, and spacious suites and … Read more
Australian-based adventure line Coral Expeditions has a new ship on the way. The Coral Geographer which is being built in Vietnam will enter service at the end of the month. The Coral Geographer has been tailored for personalised expedition cruises to remote destinations in Asia and Oceania. The onboard environment is geared for daily shore … Read more
Cunard is set to send the Queen Elizabeth on a 121-day world cruise which will include major ports in Australia. The deployment between November 2022 to March 2023 will visit 15 Australian ports such as Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Hobart, Burnie, Fremantle, Cairns and Darwin. For Aussies that don’t want to join the world cruise, they … Read more
Luxury cruise line Ponant announced it would be adding itineraries as well as another ship in the Kimberley for 2022. There will be 26 voyages aboard the luxurious Le Soleal and Le Laperouse on 10-night departures. “We have been simply amazed by the unrelenting demand for our 2021 Kimberley season, clearly confirming pent up local … Read more
An overwhelming number of Cruise Passenger readers have said they want both crew and their fellow passengers to be vaccinated before they step aboard. Close to 90 per cent of readers said they believe vaccinations should be mandatory for everyone on their sailing and 82 per cent of people will get the vaccine once it … Read more