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Australians may be able to fly overseas and even cruise. And multi-national travel insurance brands do sell policies for multi-night cruises…but not for COVID. Apparently no Australian insurance company can compute the risks – especially since the government has yet to present its plan for the return of cruise. Cover-More actually covers…er…less. But charges more. … Read more
Across the world, the cruise industry has been getting back to full swing – Norwegian Cruise Line is returning to the US West Coast, Aurora Expeditions is resuming operations in Antarctica and Viking Cruises have started sailing from Fort Lauderdale for the first time. Royal Caribbean expects to have carried one million passengers by December, … Read more
Despite all its own problems. the cruise industry has continued to help the communities that support its work. Captain Cook Cruises is no exception: it has provided emergency essential supplies to the Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands in Fji, two areas that are reliant on cruise tourism. This included a range of groceries, medical supplies, personal … Read more
Thousand of family holidays – some of them over Christmas – are in ruins after P&O Cruises and Princess Cruises have both cancelled sailings until 2022, with the government’s failure to act on a return to sailings be blamed. Cruise Lines International Australasia Managing Director Joel Katz told Channel Nine cruise lines urgently need answers … Read more
P&O Cruises has given Australia its first real peek behind the scenes of Pacific Adventure during a live-streamed night of entertainment, comedy, music, games. Pacific Adventure is set to become the newest member of P&O’s fleet, planned to be home-ported in Sydney once cruise is given the green light to resume. Dining will be central … Read more
Taghrid Istivan is an Associate Professor at RMIT School of Science and holds a PHD in Biotechnology. Ms Istivan also recently booked a Royal Caribbean South Pacific cruise with her family next year. She believes cruising is safe compared to alternatives, though she concedes it does hold risks that should not be ignored. “I feel … Read more
Royal Caribbean is debuting the Ultimate World Cruise, a 274-night voyage that stretches across seven continents, 65 countries and paying a visit to 11 wonders of the world. Serenade of the Seas will leave from Miami on December 10, 2023 and return to Miami and return on September 10, 2024. Bookings can be made over … Read more
British cruise line Tradewind Voyages has cancelled its highly anticipated 2022/23 Australian summer season on the world’s largest sailing ship Golden Horizon The line is instead willing Aussies to come abroad and sail on Golden Horizon in the Mediterranean or Caribbean in 2022 or 2023. If not for restrictions, Golden Horizon was initially set to … Read more
Luxury line Seabourn’s has released bookings for its 2024 world cruise. Departing from Los Angeles, the Seabourn Sojurn covers 72 destinations across 28 countries and five continents.  On January 11, 2024, Seabourn Sojourn will leave Los Angeles and embark on an epic journey and you can buy your tickets now. The luxurious vessel will visit … Read more