Avatar of Bernadette ChuaBernadette Chua

Bernadette is the Content Director for Cruise Passenger and Cruise & Travel magazine. She has travelled around the world, reviewing different types of cruise ships for the last 10 years. In her prior life, she was a news journalist where she had won a Mumbrella and Walkley Award. But these days, she spends her time on the high seas or the rivers of Europe.

The bestselling ‘Follow The Lights’ small group through Norway, Finland and Estonia is back for 2021/22

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The Northern Lights

Experience some of the world’s most beautiful landscapes and the wonder of the Northern Lights on this 18-day adventure. Hurtigruten’s Follow The Lights Escorted journey is an 18-day adventure through Norway, Finland and Estonia and includes the famous Flåm Railway from Oslo to Bergen, the Hurtigruten northbound Original Coastal Voyage from Bergen to Kirkenes and a land tour through Finnish Lapland to Helsinki and … Read more

A newly refurbished Norwegian Spirit heads to Australia for the 2021/22 season

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Norwegian Spirit

Norwegian Cruise Line has revealed a new and refurbished Norwegian Spirit will be heading to Australia and New Zealand for the 2021/22 local summer sailing season. Offering a collection of eight, 10- and 12- day port intensive itineraries departing from Sydney and Auckland that will reveal breathtaking beauty to even the most well-travelled. From cruising … Read more

Farewell to the Sun and the Sea – two Aussie Princess ships are sold off

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Captain Stubing

Princess Cruises has announced the sale of two of its Aussie based ships – the Sun Princess and Sea Princess. The Sun Princess and Sea Princess which have been sailing since 2007 and 2011 respectively in Australia, have been a staple of Princess’ local itineraries and have been sold to undisclosed buyers. Thousands of Australians … Read more

Carnival Cruise Line delays refurbed ships heading to Australia

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Carnival Cruise Line delays refurbed ships heading to Australia

Carnival Cruise Line announced it would delay the Carnival Spirit and Carnival Splendor from returning to Australia. The two ships were due in this year for extensive upgrades and the line has decided to delay the launch of the refurbished ships until later next year. Carnival Spirit cruises from Brisbane have been cancelled until June 2021. Additionally, Carnival has … Read more

Australian boutique line Coral Expeditions first to sail from October

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Coral Expeditions in the Great Barrier Reef

Home grown Australian cruise line Coral Expeditions has confirmed it will resume cruising from 14 October 2020 with a number of seven-night cruises. The Australia-flagged and crewed ship The Coral Discoverer will be operating out of Cairns with planned departures through till mid-December. The cruises will sail to the outer reefs and lesser-known islands of … Read more

Chinese bound Wonder of the Seas, soon to be the largest ship in the world floats out

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Wonder of the Seas floats out

Royal Caribbean’s Wonder of the Seas, soon to be the world’s largest ship has floated out. The new ship which is currently now in the water at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in Saint Nazaire, France, was floated out on 5 September. She’ll now undergo an extensive fitting-out process where her interior spaces will be built and … Read more

Princess Cruises claims sailing Ruby Princess followed Prime Minister’s example

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Ruby Princess

A class action lawsuit against the Ruby Princess operators started on Wednesday, hearing evidence from the lead plaintiff, a retired police officer who nearly died from COVID. But Carnival Corporation, the owner of Princess Cruises, told the court the world was in a different place when the ship sailed out of Sydney Harbour in March … Read more

The Australian bucket list holiday with free flights, a luxury cruise and hotel stays

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The Australian bucket list holiday with free flights, a luxury cruise and hotel stays

Silversea’s luxurious and opulent Silver Shadow returns to Australia for the 2021/22 season, where she’ll spend a season sailing from Cairns on a summer journey. Imagine Holidays has a special offer for Cruise Passenger readers for this luxury packaged. The offer includes a cruise onboard the opulent Silver Shadow, hotel stays as well as free … Read more