Bernadette Chua 
Dream Cruises has announced it will not be returning to Australia and New Zealand for the 2020/21 wave season. The company said they are pulling the Explorer Dream between October 2020 and February 2021 to stop the spread of COVID-19. “In light of the global coronavirus pandemic, Dream Cruises has been monitoring the situation and working … Read more
A Tasmanian man in his 80s, who was a passenger on the Ruby Princess has died today from coronavirus. Over the weekend, another passenger, an 87-year-old woman who had been infected on the ship also died. The total number of passengers who have died after disembarking from the ship now stands at 14. A number of … Read more
MSC Magnifica, which was set to call at Fremantle in Western Australia, is currently on her way to Dubai. Premier Mark McGowan claimed she had 250 passengers onboard with ‘respiratory illnesses’. But MSC told Cruise Passenger that there were no cases of COVID-19 onboard the ship, and the Magnifica was never set to disembark passengers. “Along her … Read more
Dream Cruises, Asia’s premium cruise line has revealed some new offers to help reinvigorate the local travel industry. While the cruise line has halted operations temporarily, Dream Cruises believe that the local travel business in Australia will be in need of a massive boost. “Australian travellers and our New Zealand neighbours are very resilient, and … Read more
In a bold and heart-warming move to get their passengers home, British line Cruise & Maritime Voyages’ Vasco da Gama and Columbus made a switch of passengers. With the Department of Foreign Affairs issuing a warning calling all Aussies home, CMV went to lengthy efforts to get them back. Sailing on a world cruise, the … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line is increasing its daily gratuity by US50c with the increased rates set to start from April 2020. For passengers in standard cabins, the daily gratuity will increase to US$15.50 per person, per day, up from US$15. Those booking full suites or Haven suites will see gratuities rise to $18.50 per person, per … Read more
Viking has announced it will be suspending river and ocean cruise operations until April 30, 2020 in response to the coronavirus COVID-19 and President Trump’s travel ban on Europe. The announcement was made in a video and a letter sent from the Viking Chairman, Torstein Hagen some two hours after President Trump banned travel to … Read more
Asia’s premium line, Dream Cruises has unveiled more details of their newest ship, the Global Dream which will be heading to Australia and New Zealand. Slated to debut in early 2021, the ship will have new tech features onboard such as facial recognition as well as self-guided mobile assistants. The ship will have 2,350 staterooms … Read more
New protocols for cruise lines could be deployed as early as this week to improve coronavirus testing and plans for evacuating sick passengers and crew. Vice President of the United States of America, Mike Pence announced over the weekend that industry leaders in Port Everglades, Florida, calling for “significant” changes and telling the cruise industry … Read more