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In the upcoming 2025/26 cruise season, Australia will be hoping to have its biggest cruise season yet. It it does hit those heights or at least get near, it’ll be largely thanks to a boom in luxury season that Australia is seeing.
While Europe has always been a busy place, particularly in the summer months, over recent years we’ve seen this taken to a new level.
We asked what people they thought about longer cruises and new itineraries. Readers told us they want longer cruises in Australia and New Zealand.
As far as photos of cruise ships go, it can’t get much better than two ships meeting, especially when one is an ocean yacht and the other is river ship.
A TikTok user has captured the stunning scene of a cruise ship passenger coming to halt halfway down a waterslide and becoming temporarily stuck in the tube.
The Crown Princess has docked at Auckland, marking the start of wave season for New Zealand, and meaning the start of Australia’s wave season is only a few days away.
One of the first signs that sailing wasn’t quite so smooth for Disney Cruises in Australia was when Disney offered a 30% off promo for Aussie sailings – unprecedented for Disney Cruises at the time. However, it appears Australia isn’t the only market that is struggling to fill cabins, or at least not the only … Read more
Many Princess cruisers are feeling confused, and even hurt, on behalf of crew members. This comes after a new policy from Princess Cruises that crew members must cover up all of their tattoos while working.
Royal Caribbean is evolving, and Australian cruisers are a key part of its plans moving forward. They themselves highlight how they’re ‘turning a cruise company into a vacation company’ as they move forward into a new era.