Peter Lynch 
It’s the first of a new line of ships – and Norwegian’s Prima got a rock star send off this weekend with a new-style godmother. Forget ageing Italian starlets – Katy Perry did the honours at a glittering ceremony in Iceland where the pop superstar performed for guests of Norwegian Cruise Line in Reykjavík, Katy … Read more
Pacific Explorer, the Australian fleet’s flagship vessel, has once again pioneered the return of cruising – this time in Auckland, where New Zealanders welcomed back a big boost to its tourism industry. She sailed into Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland as first cruise ship back to Aotearoa New Zealand in two years to be greeted by a … Read more
It’a a case of Deja Vu for P&O as the water cannon tug boars escort Pacific Encounter into Sydney Harbour on Tuesday. The ship is the second of the three-ship fleet to make her return. Pacific Explorer also had a grand entrance to the harbour. P&O claim Pacific Encounter’s maiden arrival and spectacular welcome to Sydney … Read more
It’s been a week in which two significant moves demonstrate life may soon get back to normality for cruise passengers. The usually tough Centre for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) in the US announced it was ending its COVID-19 program and would instead leave the management of the pandemic up to cruise ship operators. And … Read more
Ever since cruise restarted, it was inevitable that COVID cases would occur on ships in Australia. It’s happened everywhere else without serious incident. And yesterday, it was confirmed that 114 crew and four passengers aboard the Coral Princess, which has been sailing from Brisbane, had caught the virus. The line was praised by Queensland’s Health … Read more
New Zealand is ready for the long-awaited return of cruise ships – and P&O’s Pacific Explorer could be about to star in her second grand homecoming. The Port of Auckland is anxiously awaiting confirmation from the Aussie cruise line that they will sail the first cruise ships into the harbour on August 12 – and … Read more
Crystal Cruises, one of the worlds most awarded luxury cruise lines, has escaped a near-death experience to rise instead with an exciting new future under A&K Travel Group Ltd. Geoffrey Kent and Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio of Silversea fame are involved in the new venture. Crystal’s two ocean ships, Symphony and Serenity, looked poised to be … Read more
As cruising resumes in Australia, we want to hear from you about where you are planning to go and what you are feeling about how the cruise lines have reacted to the end of the pandemic. A lot has changed in two years – much of it for the better. Now cruising is making the … Read more
The boss of P&O Australia has pledged the line won’t impose fuel surcharges as the industry faces a serious dilemma: oil prices are soaring thanks to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Onboard the Pacific Explorer for her first commercial cruise in two years, Marguerite Fitzgerald, President of P&O Australia told Cruise Passenger: “There will not be … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
