Peter Lynch 
Sydney’s cruise growth has ‘ground to a halt’ with new figures likely to show no expansion, thanks to the failure of the State Government to create a second berth for larger ships. Adam Goldstein, one of the highest-ranking leaders of the global cruise industry and the man in charge of Royal Caribbean and Cruise Lines … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Lines is celebrating four years of operating out of Australia – with its three marquee brands winning significant numbers of new Australian fans. While experiences on Sydney-based Norwegian Jewel have turned many families into big ship cruisers in Europe, the stand-out success here has been Oceania Cruises. Australians have taken the line that … Read more
Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages has landed in Australia, training travel advisers – known in the line’s parlance as First Mates – in what’s on offer aboard Scarlet Lady, its first ship. Virgin Voyages will be fully operational in Australia by the end of the year, President and CEO Tom McAlpin announced today at Cruise360 Australasia, … Read more
Cruise ships and their destination ports are heading for some huge changes in coming years as the industry prepares to handle climate change and overtourism, the biggest gathering of travel agents in the Southern Hemisphere heard in Sydney today. Adam Goldstein, chair of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and Vice Chair of Royal Caribbean, told … Read more
The Australian line that pioneered the idea of “fun ships”, with kids careering down Green Thunder water slides, is hunting Honeyboomers – couples who leave the kids at home. With a bigger ship on the horizon – Carnival Splendor will join the fleet in December, with 3,000 passengers and 60 spa suites – the move … Read more
In an extraordinary example of how cruise passengers can make a real difference to the communities they visit, Princess Cruises has set out to revive New Zealand’s iconic kiwi bird in the Bay of Islands. With a $100,000 donation over the first year, and funded by passenger donations of just $2, the project will raise … Read more
A Sydney businessman celebrating his wife’s birthday has fallen to his death from Royal Caribbean’s Symphony of the Seas in the Caribbean. Jonathan Pfahl, a former Sydney’s Knox Grammar School student and founder the British-based company Rockstar Group, an investment and mentoring organisation. Mystery surrounds how Mr Pfahl could have fallen from the megaliner. An … Read more
The world’s first expedition yacht, Scenic Eclipse, will tomorrow pick up its passengers and head out on its first cruise. The line, which has delivered the yacht a year late after a series of setbacks, released footage of the ship coming into the port of Valletta, Malta. The line has also released a digital brochure … Read more
French luxury line Ponant, which is quickly growing its fleet of small ships to 14, has acquired one of the oldest names in boutique cruising, Paul Gauguin Cruises. Paul Gauguin, a one-ship line, has been sailing the South Pacific year-round since 1997, and has become something of a legend in Tahiti, French Polynesia and the … 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.
