Peter Lynch 
The government of Western Australia has agreed to the return of small ships in two weeks – just in time for Kimberley cruise season, which is proving popular and is almost sold out. And the state has also agreed that larger vessels can return to its ports in October, when the Wave Season will be … Read more
In a remarkably groundbreaking project, Celebrity Cruises has commissioned a photography project to address the lack of diversity in travel photography, commissioning pictures from world-renowned Annie Leibovitz and others. The All-Inclusive Photo Project sees Australian photographer, filmmaker, creative director and Survivor contestant team up with photography royalty Leibovitz to create the world’s first diversity-focused open-source … Read more
It’s more meaning than ever thanks to the pandemic and two years without travel, so don’t be surprised if you need the Kleenex when watching this remake of Qantas’ iconic “I still call Australia Home”. More than 35 years after the airline first launched an advertising campaign using the iconic Peter Allen anthem , the … Read more
] Pacific Explorer, the flagship for P&O Australia, is on her way home after two years. She begins her first guest cruise from Australia on May 31 — a Sydney to Brisbane round trip — and is due to arrive in Sydney in mid-April soon after the federal cruise ban is lifted on April 17. … Read more
After an incredible two years, the Federal Government ended the ban on foreign-flagged ships this week – and instantly, the phones started ringing around the country’s travel agents. A huge majority of Cruise passenger readers – over 80 per cent – told us they supported the move, and almost 70 per cent were waiting for … Read more
The Federal Government has announced it will lift the ban on foreign flagged ships from April 17th, ending two years which halted cruising for all but Australian registered vessels. In an announcement this morning, the federal government said: “On the basis of medical advice, the Australian Government will not renew the ban on international cruise … Read more
This weekend marks two years almost to the day since cruising was halted in Australia. It also marks yet another fudged decision by the federal government. On Friday, National Cabinet had a cruise restart on the agenda. Three eastern states backed lifting the ban so foreign flagged vessels can sail around our … Read more
The fate of Australia’s return to cruising now rests with the Premiers of the three Eastern states after National Cabinet issued a statement “noted” progress towards a cruise return last night. The meeting was the last before parliament is prorogued before a general election – and with the date for the ban on foreign flagged … Read more
Viral footage has emerged from a Norwegian Cruise Line ship off the coast Mexico, after a women’s mishap on the cruise ship’s slide was seen by many passengers of the ship and now 16 million people on TikTok. Rather than soaring over the sea, the passenger gets continuously stuck on the loop slide, failing to … 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.
