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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
Cruise Lines International Association has released the findings of its 2022 Global Cruise Industry Environmental Technologies and Practices Report, keeping track of their progress towards their 2050 vision of net-zero carbon cruising across the world. President and CEO, CLIA, Kelly Craighead said: “Innovation and engineering are at the heart of the industry’s vision for net … Read more
Royal Caribbean is planning to deploy one of its ships in Brisbane year-round, capitalising on the new port infrastructure and the warm climate of Queensland. In an exclusive interview with the line’s VP and Managing Director, Gavin Smith, he disclosed the intention was to create year-round homeporting with fly-cruise from Melbourne, Sydney and Asia feeding … Read more
Majestic Princess has touched down in Sydney, with 3500 guests in tow after 31-day trans-Pacific voyage from Vancouver. Stopping in Los Angeles, Papeete, Tauranga, Auckland, Bay of Islands and more along the way, Majestic Princess is back in Australia after two long years. This is Princess’s second ship to be back in Australian waters, with Coral Princess … Read more
With flight prices hitting exorbitant highs, cruise agents are suggesting that booking your flights through your cruise line is the smartest move to combat increases. Flight costs out of Australia are currently soaring, partially due to seat volume on inbound flights lagging at just 59% of 2019 levels, according to research by Tourism Australia reported … Read more
The National Travel Industry Awards 2022 gala brought some of the biggest names of the travel industry together and celebrated the year of travel and exploration gone by. Norwegian Cruise Line was the big winner among cruise, with a few agents also recognised for their excellence. Australia Federation of Travel Agents CEO Dean Long said: … Read more
After 946 days without docking in the land of the long white cloud, Celebrity Cruises is finally back in New Zealand. It also marks Celebrity Eclipse’s first appearance in the country and the third ship to return to New Zealand since the pandemic. Celebrity Eclipse has just arrived in Auckland after a transpacific sailing from … 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.
