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Cunard has touched down on the shores of Fremantle, marking its long-awaited return to Aussie waters. Queen Elizabeth straight away reminded local communities of the money Cunard will be injecting into the economy, preparing for her seven-day voyage to Sydney by loading over 20 tonnes of local produce in Fremantle. For a picture, this included nearly … Read more
The cruise community has been celebrating the successful return of ships and itineraries – not so some media outlets, which have painted a completely different picture of what is really going on aboard our Wave Season ships. Headlines have been dominated by sensationalised reports of disease-ridden ships and nightmare quarantine conditions: Â “quarantine dungeons” and ships … Read more
Azamara has released details of its 2025 world cruise after experiencing a windfall of bookings for its now-sold-out 2024 world cruise. The epic voyage will stretch across 155-nights, departing from San Diego before winding its way to Southampton. Azamara Onward will take 684-guests to 37 countries, with 15 overnight stays and 31 late visits along … Read more
Oceania Cruises has lifted the lid on its 2024/2025 Tropics & Exotics Voyages, with more than 57 voyages ranging from seven to 200 days. These span across more than 300 ports, including 14 brands new to the Oceania brand. Oceania prides itself on offering 30 to 50% longer stays in ports than other premium lines, … Read more
After years of absence, Royal Caribbean is back in Brisbane with the cruise line and cruise community both thrilled at the return. Quantum of the Seas will be homeporting out of the new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal, offering cruisers escapes along the Australian coast, across to New Zealand and out to the South Pacific. These … Read more
The arrival of Pacific Explorer on October 25 marked the first large cruise ship to visit Hobart in over two years. Pacific Explorer docked with around 3000 passengers and crew onboard, marking the first of 62 calls in Tasmania by Carnival ships from now until the end of April. Jeremy Rockliff, Premier of Tasmania welcomed the return … Read more
Julie Jester woke up on board the Coral Princess with a sore throat – and found herself in isolation shortly afterwards. As she was cared for by the crew, she read reports of the so-called “COVID crisis” on board the ships with incredulity. It was claimed “thousands were trapped on the ship” despite an assurance … Read more
MSC Cruises has taken delivery of MSC World Europa, which has become not only its largest ship, but also its first ship to be fully fuelled by liquefied natural gas. Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of the Cruise Division of MSC Group, said: “We are proud to welcome to our fleet MSC World Europa, our 20th ship and … Read more
Set to sail for the first time in January 2024, Royal Caribbean has revealed the first look of Icon of the Seas. Icon of the Seas will make its way on a series of one-week itineraries of the Eastern and Western Caribbean out of Miami, with every cruise paying a special visit to Perfect Day … Read more