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Australians are already proving delighted to have seen the back of the cruise ban, with travel agents and organisations reporting a spike in bookings after the ban was officially lifted. Haydn Long, Public Affairs Manager at Flight Centre says the response to the ban was instant. “As you’d expect, given cruise’s popularity, there’s been a … Read more
Coral Princess will relaunch the Princess brand in the Australian market after a two-year absence with an inaugural season in Queensland which is worth an estimated $71 million dollars to the state’s economy. The 2000-guest ship will be homeported in Brisbane for 11 new departures ranging from 3-12 nights between June and August before returning … Read more
The cruise ban is lifting and Royal Caribbean are as delighted about it as anyone, launching a sale from today that offers guests as much as 30% off and savings of up to $600 per booking. Royal Caribbean will be returning down under from this October with sailings out of BRisbane and Sydney, after an … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line has revealed further details about the premium food and drink offerings that its new Prima Class ships Norwegian Prima and Norwegian Viva will have. These two vessels will have nine new dining and beverage venues, elevating NCL’s offerings. Harry Sommer, Norwegian Cruise Line president and chief executive officer said : “We’ve been … Read more
Oceania Cruises 2024 ‘Around the World in 180 days voyage’ sold out spectacularly quick, with all rooms booked up just 30 minutes after opening for sale. This world cruise was released alongside four further itineraries of 72 to 82 day length across the Asia-Pacific region. The combination of high demand for these cruises plus the … Read more
Cruisers are craving special destinations to make up for the lost pandemic years, with Scenic revealing that they’ve seen a 100 per cent increase for bookings to Antarctica for its Antarctic expeditions aboard Scenic Eclipse. This leaves Scenic already with limited availability for their 2022/2023 Antarctica sailings. Scenic returned to Antarctica in January and the … Read more
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Minister Dan Tehan has thrown some confidence behind the return of cruise, telling Cruise Passenger that he’s hopeful the cruise ban can be lifted by March 17 for the Northern Territory cruise season. The sudden impetus is about removing the ban on foreign flagged vessels before the federal government … Read more
Originally set to be the star of Brisbane’s new cruise terminal and part of a two-vessel “fun ship” fleet, Carnival Spirit won’t be back Down Under for at least another 18 months. Carnival Spirit has this week been confirmed to sail six and eight day itineraries from Miami until April 8, 2023, after which it … Read more
Dream Cruises and parent company Genting Cruise Lines look set to end the sort-lived era of a luxury Asian line, with the line set to cease all operations after entering administration. Despite positive hopes, Genting Cruise Lines could not secure the financing needed to continue Dream Cruises, which was one of the big lines to … 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.
