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Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) president and CEO Harry Sommer has offered Australian and Kiwi cruisers hope promising it would return by February 2022. Mr Sommer has made this estimate off the back of Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealing that he expects travel to return to normality at an 80% vaccination threshold. Speaking in Seattle … Read more
Europe’s waterways were this week buzzing with activity as lines like Scenic, Viking and Avalon restarted their engines. Scenic has resumed its river cruising in style on the Duoro River in Portugal. Scenic is operating eight and 11-day round-trip sailings out of Porto, with Scenic Azure ready for passengers from Europe and the UK.  To share … Read more
New Zealand based cruise company Heritage Expeditions has announced that the exploration vessel formerly known as MS Hanseatic and briefly as Society Adventurer is the latest member of its fleet. The 124-metre vessel has been renamed Heritage Adventurer, with Heritage Expeditions delighted with the new addition. Directors of Heritage Expeditions, Aaron and Nathan Russ spoke … Read more
Princess Cruises’ Majestic Princess has completed a seven-day round-trip from Seattle through Alaska, visiting Glacier Bay National Park, Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan after more than a year off . Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises President said: “Welcome back to Princess, is what I said to our guests while I was cruising with them onboard Majestic Princess … Read more
Princess Cruises and Holland America Line have celebrated their much-awaited return to the port of Seattle, with a big celebration in the city. As of this week, both lines are once again sailing from Seattle to Alaska and the cruise lines, employees and passengers are all in celebration mode. The presidents of both cruise lines … Read more
Princess Cruises has left the South Pacific off its early 2022 season lineup as it concedes that COVID restrictions will prevent it from cruising to some planned destinations. But the line has promised to increase its visits when itineraries allow. Instead, Princess is redirecting its South Pacific cruises to different parts of Australia or New … Read more
We know that world cruises have been popular. But just three hours to sell out a Regent Seven Seas world cruise where even the cheapest tickets were around $100,000? Regent Seven Seas president and CEO Jason Montague said: “With a waitlist longer than we have ever experienced, we knew that the 2024 World Cruise was … Read more
It might have been a case of Cry Me a River. Cruise passengers have been forced to spend nights stuck in the middle of a river after their cruise ship unexpectedly found itself trapped in a sandbar. The American Jazz, a small ship belonging to American Cruise Lines, became completely stuck on the sandbar last … Read more
The lush wildlife, sandy white beaches and crystal clear waters of Kangaroo Island beckon, and a domestic holiday has never been easier with Sealink’s four-day ‘Overseas Road Trip with your Car’ package. Included in the package is a return Sealink ferry fare for you and your car, three nights accommodation in a Rustic Cabin at … Read more