Peter Lynch 
Royal Caribbean has given a huge vote of confidence in Australia’s ability to hit its vaccine targets, promising a new season of domestic sailings on board Ovation of the Seas from Sydney starting in December. With cruising by international big ships still banned until at least September 17, the line is banking on the vaccine … Read more
Australia’s cruise community – which holds the world record for the highest number per head of the population – has strongly backed calls for a resumption of sailings. But they’ve also sent a clear message on vaccination: make sure passengers and crew are fully vaccinated. An exclusive Cruise Passenger sentiment survey of our 140,000 newsletter … Read more
The cruise industry has shifted its campaign to get the government to issue guidelines for a return to sailings, recruiting travel agents to pressure MPs asking why Australia is the last major cruising nation without a restart plan. The shift comes after the hugely popular campaign to persuade passengers to lobby MPs yielded an incredible … Read more
We said it sounded like an act straight out of a pirate movie. And we were right. We also said the only thing missing was Captain Jack Sparrow. But perhaps that mischievous character was there after all. The Golden Horizon, the world’s largest sailing ship and currently expected to be in Australia later this year … Read more
It sounded like an act straight out of a pirate movie – and the only thing missing was Captain Jack Sparrow. The Golden Horizon, the world’s largest sailing ship and currently expected to be in Australia later this year for a circumnavigation, has been “arrested” in the British port of Dover at the request of … Read more
After two false starts, Tradewind Voyages’ five-masted square rigger, Golden Horizon, embarked on its first sailing from the British port of Portland this week with Sydney still on the schedule for later in the year. The five-night ‘Dress Rehearsal’, operating at 50 per cent capacity in line with England’s Covid restrictions, will sail along the … Read more
Four months after announcing a “blockbuster” season in Australia, Royal Caribbean has bowed to the inevitable and scratched its big ship sailings Down Under. “We regret the disappointment this will bring to our loyal fans who have supported Royal Caribbean since we suspended cruise operations in March 2020,” said the line in a statement. “We … Read more
In a first for Germany and a sign of the restart of cruise, Crystal Endeavor was named yesterday in Germany. And her owner also announced another first: she’s the most expensive per night of any ship. At a ceremony in Stralsund on the ship’s helicopter deck, guests included German federal ministers, Genting Hong Kong’s Group … Read more
The river fleets of the mighty European waterways are at last cranking up their engines and starting to sail, thanks to the rapid spread of vaccinations across the continent and America, home to the most inveterate river cruisers. Uniworld has even relaunched La Venezia, the former River Countess struck by MSC Opera in 2019 while … 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.
