Hugs, tears as Crystal Cruises makes a comeback – and heads to Australia
The butlers and dance hosts are back on Crystal Cruises’ Serenity. And so are their most ardent fans – the passengers.
Peter Lynch
Do you behave badly on your holidays? Check this to find out
From Rome to Rio, from Bali to Budapest, locals are taking on visitors who trash their culture. Peter Lynch calls for a code of conduct.
Four new ships for Crystal Cruises
Luxury line Crystal Cruises is returning in bullish form with a planned order for four new ships and an extension into expedition.
The woman who brought Australian cruise back from the brink remembers P&O
This week, Cruise Passenger attended a 90th birthday party. The nonagenarian in question was P&O Australia. But it was really a celebration of the rise of Australian cruising.
Amsterdam tries to ban ships and planes
Amsterdam city councillors, who once called tourists “locusts”, are trying to ban cruise ships. The city council approved a proposal to close the city’s 13-year-old cruise terminal. But it won’t be happening any time soon. There have been talks on a curb on cruise ship numbers for seven years. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), which … Read more
Icon of the Seas poses the question: how big is too big for cruise ships?
News of Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas imminent launch in January has set the internet on fire, with cruisers hotly debating whether a ship this size should ever have been built.
Cruise Review: Oceania Vista gets the upper hand
Cruise Passenger’s Editor-in-chief steps onboard the new Oceania Vista to experience all things food.
Will the Titan’s tragic end pose questions over extreme travel?
Captain Margrith Ettlin, Viking’s first female captain and in charge of the new expedition ship Viking Polaris was blunt when passengers met her for a sailaway party in Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego. “This is not a vacation – it’s an expedition!” How right she was. Safety was drilled into us and there were … Read more
Every cruise passengers’ nightmare: Pacific Adventure calls fire alert in the middle of the night
Hundreds of passengers on board P&O’s Pacific Adventure were woken at 3.30am yesterday and told to evacuate their cabins after a fire was spotted on a balcony. The vessel, off the NSW coast, had a blaze in a cabin. Seven News reported it was believed to have been caused by a cigarette. A P&O … Read more
