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Since the pandemic hit Australia in March last year, the cruise industry has been left in disarray. Even now, nearly a year-and-a-half later, the industry remains at a standstill with the government currently offering no way forward, leaving cruise lines, travel agents and cruisers themselves, completely stranded. However, high-end cruisers are now discovering a new … Read more
Regent Seven Seas Cruises, the line which brought you “the world’s most luxurious ship” and “perfection” has revealed the name of its newest vessel – the Seven Seas Grandeur. Never backward in coming forward with a big claim, Regent Seven Seas CEO and president Jason Montague said in a video launch: “The culmination of a … Read more
The Government’s inability to present the cruise industry with a way forward has claimed another victim, with luxury line Silversea cancelling all 10 cruises of its upcoming Kimberley season. The news means the line has joined Cunard, Seabourn, Oceania, Regent Seven Seas and Scenic in cancelling their Australian cruises to the region. The planned cruises … Read more
The upcoming Australian cruise season is seemingly hanging by a thread following the federal government’s failure to produce a plan for the return of cruising. Royal Caribbean, which was to have had four ships, Serenade, Radiance, Ovation and Quantum of the Seas homeported in Australia when the wave season was to have started in September, … Read more
Just as the cruise world seemed to be getting unity on its vaccines protocols, radical politicians have stepped in to muddy the waters. Royal Caribbean and Celebrity have reversed their mandatory policy and announced cruises out of Florida and Texas will no longer require proof of vaccination. Celebrity Cruises will also no longer be asking … Read more
Cruise Passenger’s Celebrity Cruises contest winner was in no doubt about how happy the prize had made her. “OMG! I am so over the moon right now!” Effie was understandably excited. She had just found out she had won an Australian or New Zealand cruise of her choice worth up to $7,996. She’ll be aboard … Read more
Are cruise ships safe from pirates? While piracy still exists, the cruise industry is well-prepared, using robust protocols and cutting-edge tools to ensure safe navigation through vulnerable regions.
Hundreds of Venice residents took to the waters in protest at the weekend after the 92,000 tonne MSC Orchestra sailed into the city centre, despite the government previously announcing a ban on large cruise ships entering the famous lagoon. The move, which had many in the cruise industry shaking their heads at the timing, may … Read more
It just wouldn’t be a cruise without a buffet. And now all signs are pointing towards the gut-busting dining sensation being back. The buffet has had a chequered career on cruise ships, with a fade out in the last decade after research showed women associated those tempting rows of cakes and cooked meats with weight … Read more