P&O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Encounter is transformed and ready to sail

P&O Cruises Australia's Pacific Encounter is transformed and ready to sail

P&O Cruises Australia’s vessel Pacific Encounter has today completed its transformation and will be looking better than ever when it calls Brisbane’s Cruise Terminal its home later this year. Pacific Encounter will join Pacific Adventure and Pacific Explorer to make up P&O’s three ship Australian line-up. All of Pacific Encounter’s major venues are now complete, … Read more

Guess which tiny state now has 1/3rd of the world’s cruisers

Guess which tiny state now has 1/3rd of the world's cruisers

Singapore is leading the way in cruise, now accounting for one-third of all global cruise travellers, as their extremely efficient management of coronavirus reaps its rewards.  Cruise operators Royal Caribbean and Dream Cruises are offering cruises to ‘nowhere’, without any port stops and the demand is extremely high.  Royal Caribbean announced it would be extending Quantum … Read more

As unsteady as a gondola – the Venice solution to cruise ships that could still sink without trace

Venice Cruise

After many years of debate, advocacy and overturned decisions, the Italian government has at last banned cruise ships from entering the iconic Venice lagoon. Well, almost. The vote was held following a request from UNESCO, the United Nations Cultural Organisation, and the decision announced by Cultural Minister Dario Franceschini.  While the decision is official, doubt … Read more

Celebrity Cruises announces their return to Europe with the June debut of ‘Celebrity Apex’.

Celebrity Cruises announces their return to Europe with the June debut of ‘Celebrity Apex’

Celebrity Cruises is returning to Europe, with the second ship of their Edge Series, Celebrity Apex, set to debut in Greece on June 19th. Celebrity Apex’s summer season will include two itineraries, the Greek Islands with Cyprus and the Greek Islands with Israel. The first itinerary will spread itself across Rhodes, Mykonos, Santorini and along … Read more