Peter Lynch 
After battling a pandemic, now the cruise industry is ready to take on the other global challenge: climate change. In a new grandly named report – The CLIA Global Cruise Industry Environmental Technologies and Practices and associated Environmental Report by Oxford Economics (OE) – the industry says it is implementing new environmental technologies. And in … Read more
Australia’s cruise restart could take a major step forward next Wednesday when Health Minister Brad Hazzard sits down for crucial talks with cruise industry chiefs. The meeting, while one of many, is seen as vital. Eighty per cent has often been cited by the federal government as a trigger to restart local cruise sailings. The … Read more
Celebrity Edge’s impending arrival in Sydney has set a new record for bookings, with the luxury line claiming the high-tech vessel’s first season has seen luxury sales boom. Australian passengers have been trading up, with a fifth of bookings for the ultra-luxe ship-within-a-ship area called The Retreat, including Iconic Suites and Penthouse Suites. Sales of … Read more
The cruise industry is expecting to meet NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard and other officials at a watershed meeting shortly to decide how and when cruise ships can return to the state. The meeting will follow an anticipated announcement from Canberra that the federal government, which recently tightened biosecurity legislation on what cruise ships need … Read more
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has come out in support of restarting local cruising after an exclusive Cruise Passenger readers poll showed huge support for the ships to return to Australia. Mr Perrottet told a news conference the state government is “very open” to a return of cruise ships, and the Prime Minister Scott Morrison was … Read more
In a bitter blow to the Australian cruise industry, Royal Caribbean has been forced to cancel its 2021/22 season and the visit of super liner Ovation of the Seas following the government’s refusal to talk to ship operators about a program to restart sailings. But the line promised an even bigger season in 2022, with … Read more
Anyone looking to cruise to New Zealand this season is out of luck – there are no plans to resume cruising into New Zealand until late next year at the earliest. Cruising will not resume into New Zealand until the nation has achieved its 90 per cent vaccination rate, which is well above Australia’s target … Read more
As Australia prepares to open its borders, cruise fans are pinning their hopes on a local restart in early February 2022 as both state and federal government officials focus first on local and international tourism first. Federal and state leaders are expected to announce tentative timelines for international travel today. And cruise industry leaders believe … Read more
Carnival has made a major appointment ahead of what is expected to be a resumed cruise season in Australia early next year – moving an Australian tourism expert from the Boston Consulting Group into the hot seat. Marguerite Fitzgerald, who graduated from uni in Melbourne, will become President of Carnival Australia and P&O Australia on … 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.
