‘My 24 hours on the ice at the North Pole’ – the ultimate adventure with Ponant

My 24 hours on the ice at the North Pole' - the ultimate adventure with Ponant

Alastair Newtown, the Director of National Geographic Partnership at PONANT, has been to a few places.   He’s been an expedition leader, taken private jet tours and created itineraries for a large superyacht. But nothing prepared him for his experience sailing with PONANT aboard Le Commandant Charcot through the North Pole. The first sentence of his … Read more

Travel agents warn price rises are on the cards for luxury, bucket list itineraries and solo travellers

Travel agents warn price rises are on the cards for luxury, bucket list itineraries and solo travellers

Cruisers looking for luxury, longer voyages, small ship charters, and overseas destinations are likely to face a shortage of cabins and price rises, according to experts who spoke to Cruise Passenger this week. Travel agents are predicting that there will be higher demand for sailings and itineraries than pre-COVID, spurred by the tens of thousands … Read more

Norwegian Prima’s new entertainment lineup – which includes a racetrack and a Vegas nightclub

Norwegian Prima's new entertainment lineup - which includes a racetrack and a Vegas nightclub

Norwegian Prima, the first of six ships in Norwegian Cruise Line’s all new Prima-Class, has revealed its array of entertainment features and acts aboard Norwegian Prima. Part of these new features is the announcement of the Tony-nominated musical ‘Summer: The Donna Summer Musical’ as its headlining act. Also on board will be the world first … Read more

PONANT announces Antarctica 2022-23 season including two new itineraries to catch Aussie eyes

PONANT announces Antarctica 2022-23 season including two new itineraries to catch Aussie eyes

PONANT, a world leader in luxury expeditions, has revealed its newest selection of voyages for the Antarctic season in 2023 These voyages aboard Le Commandant Charcot take you to some of the most ecologically unique corners of the earth and shower you in luxury while they do it. Included amongst the voyages for the 2022/23 season … Read more

The Arctic Circle cruise where shore excursions include beach clean up

The Arctic Circle cruise where shore excursions include beach clean up

Oceanwide Expeditions has been operating for more than 25 years, using vessels formerly purposed for research to take their guests deep into the Arctic and Antarctic are offering beach clean up shore excursions. Their marketing and sales manager Franklin Braeckman has experienced this beauty firsthand, telling EuroNewsGreen of his love for the regions as he … Read more

Silversea reports around 75% of their Kimberley 2022 season has sold out

Silversea reports around 75% of their Kimberley 2022 season has sold out

Silversea cruises has released a new brochure for its 2022/23 sailings in Australia’s Kimberley region, reporting that 75% of the 2022 season has already sold out. Guests will sail on the 144-person Silver Explorer to see the wilderness of the Kimberley on voyages between 10 and 32 days, all while being showered in the ultra … Read more

P&O Australia’s newest member Pacific Adventure is ready to hit the water

P&O Australia's newest member Pacific Adventure is ready to hit the water

Pacific Adventure, the newest member of P&O Cruises Australia now three-strong fleet has emerged from dry dock in style, with plans to be homeported in Sydney.  P&O Cruises Australia President Sture Myrmell said Pacific Adventure joining Pacific Encounter and Pacific Explorer in P&O’s Fleet is a significant milestone for the cruise line. “Making Pacific Adventure … Read more

Hurtigruten continues its environmental lead with third battery-hybrid ship

Hurtigruten continues its environmental lead with third battery-hybrid ship

Hurtigruten Expeditions has continued its green revolution, cruising with MS Otto Sverdrup, its third battery-hybrid powered cruise ship. The new vessel began her inaugural sail from Hamburg last week with the Norwegian coast in its sights.  She joins MS Roald Amundsen and MS Fridtjof Nansen as one of Hurtigruten’s battery-hybrid powered cruise ships, with Hurtigruten … Read more