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Royal Caribbean CEO told Cruise Weekly “if you’re sailing out of the Australian market, you will be going to Lelepa.”
Bare Necessities will sail their first ever cruise out of Australia. The company runs nude cruises, where clothing is fully optional across the ship.
This is already a tricky grey area for cruise lines, due to cases like that of Aaron Rose, who lost $30,000 racking up gambling debts on P&O Cruises, while mourning a loved one.
Aussie cruise bloggers Rob and Ali have started a petition for Carnival to keep it’s themed cruises running in Australia, and it’s already run up nearly 500 signatures in two days.
New Zealand’s cruise industry is 40% down on cruise ship calls, and is working with the government to talk to cruise lines in a bid to persuade them to return ships to the region.
Cruise Passenger readers always have plenty to say about what’s going on in Australian cruise, and in the broader cruise community.
New Zealand is in the process of reckoning with, and attempting to reverse, an undeniable crisis for the cruise industry.
The world’s biggest ship is getting a twin, Star of the Seas will be every part as large as its headline catching sister ship Icon of the Seas.
As cruise lines charge for extras, on top of increasing fares, it raises the question of whether premium lines, sailing with smaller ships, can add better value.
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
