Peter Lynch 
More than 110 cruises carrying 55,000-plus passengers have already sailed successfully in Europe, spreading hope to other destinations like Australia that it is now safe to begin cruising. “These sailings give us confidence that we are on the right course,” says Cruise Lines International Association President and CEO Kelly Craighead says. Cruise lines have now pledged to 100 … Read more
The battle to start cruising has begun in earnest today, with the major lines – backed by teams of eminent medical specialists – putting forward fresh plans to convince governments around the world that it’s safe to allow them to sail. Major companies are facing enormous losses as over 300 ships ride at anchor, so … Read more
The world’s biggest cruise ship operators are this week presenting plans to safeguard passengers from the global pandemic in a bid to persuade the powerful US Centers for disease Control and Prevention to let them sail again. The Healthy Sail Panel, a group of globally recognised medical and scientific experts assembled by Royal Caribbean and … Read more
U by Uniworld, the river cruise line that is constantly reinventing itself, has now targeted perhaps the most difficult and dreaded market of all: teens. The line which started out boldly chasing millennials and refusing boarding to anyone over 45 (a policy later abandoned) will now welcome “Gen Z on U” – a family program … Read more
Cruise ships may be based in individual states and sail only local itineraries as part of a phased comeback plan for the cruise industry. Only residents of the state would be allowed to board, with strict testing beforehand. Queensland, with its access to many islands, and New South Wales are two states very much in … Read more
Crystal Cruises’ proud boast was that it was the most awarded luxury line. This week, it announced a preview of the deployment for the all-suite, 62-guest Crystal Esprit yacht for 2023 and through to the first quarter of 2024. It includes 35 all-inclusive luxury sailings in 2023, and 11 idyllic sojourns through the Seychelles islands and … Read more
Luxury cruise line Cunard has bowed to the inevitable and cancelled the rest of 2020 and acknowledged changes to 2021 with new European sailings and 2022 World Voyage Queen Elizabeth will be docked from November 2020 until March 25, 2021; Queen Mary 2 until April 18, 2021 and until May 16, 2021 for Queen Victoria. … Read more
The owner of Dream Cruises and Crystal, Genting Hong Kong, has suspended payments on debts of almost $3.4bn, it was reported in Hong Kong today. The company, backed by Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay and a Malaysian gambling empire, said it would “temporarily suspend all payments to the group’s financial creditors” while restructuring debt. Dream … Read more
Cruise Passenger readers – Australia’s biggest cruise community – have given their verdict on the report into the Ruby Princess debacle. An overwhelming 82.6 per cent believe not enough has been done to deal with the situation, and that heads should roll over the failings of the NSW Department of Health. Two heads in particular … 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.
