Peter Lynch 
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
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has apologised for the “hurt, stress and trauma” caused by the mistakes of NSW Health involved in the Ruby Princess coronavirus scandal after spending the weekend reading a 315-page report. She also promised to “act immediately” to address failures identified by the Commission of Inquiry run by barrister Bret Walker SC, … Read more
Cruise Passenger analysis There are hundreds of passengers milling around at Circular Quay. They are waiting for cabs, buses or relatives. It’s a familiar early morning sight when cruise ships arrive in Sydney. In this case, however, it’s the moment when history could have been changed for the better. These passengers are clutching leaflets that … Read more
The special inquiry headed by leading silk Brett Walker hands in its report to the NSW State Government today – but that didn’t stop yet another shock revelation about the incident that eventually led to 22 deaths and some 700 cases of coronavirus. According to the ABC, airlines executives who saw passengers disembarking the ship … Read more
Three cheers to Rafaela Aponte and husband Gianluigi, the Italian billionaires who own the global cruise and shipping line MSC. They are set to resume cruising with two departures from Italy this month. The MSC Grandiosa is due to sail from Genoa on Monday, and MSC Magnifica from Bari at the end of the month. … 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.
