Peter Lynch 
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
Royal Caribbean is the latest line to launch its own plant-based menus in yet another milestone for the rise of vegan food on cruise ships. Surf and turf and burgers will give way to endamame-stuffed Portobello mushrooms, vegan spaghetti bolognese and orzo pasta stew on ships sailing out of Australia. The move follows the adoption … Read more
The Sun newspaper in London has already dubbed it “the world’s poshest ship”. Next Thursday, Scenic Eclipse will pick up her first paying passengers for a maiden voyage from Reykjavik, Iceland to Quebec, Canada. Some will have paid $2,175 or more a day for the 12-night voyage aboard the new-style expedition ship, which features two … Read more
The cruise industry’s attempts to persuade the state government to start the long journey towards a second terminal at Botany Bay received another set back this week when Bayside Council passed a motion restating its strong opposition to the project. Australia’s cruise growth figures have suffered for two years running because NSW Ports have only … Read more
The Washy Washy song is about to get a new, environmental twist. Carnival Cruise Line Australia has linked up with a charity group to recycle used soap bars so they can help disadvantaged kids fight disease. A new partnership with Soap Aid aims to collect, sanitise, melt down and reprocess tons of discarded soap bars each year … Read more
What’s hot in luxury cruising? Small ships, personal, service and responsible travel are among the highlights, according to Peter Lynch. For 17 years, luxury small-ship line SeaDream has run with the branding “It’s yachting, not cruising”. It was a throwback to the days when billionaires spent their summers in the Mediterranean aboard stunning private palaces … 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.
