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Avatar of Tallis Boerne MarcusTallis Boerne Marcus

With nearly four years of experience writing for Big Splash Media, Tallis Boerne Marcus is a trusted authority on travel and cruising. Covering everything from the latest ship launches to top cruise destinations and critical consumer insights, his in-depth reporting sets the standard in travel journalism. His work frequently attracts attention from leading publications and travel sites, making him a key voice in the industry. Tallis enjoys travelling abroad and taking long hikes.

Star Voyager – once Pacific Explorer – is about to start sailing out of Vietnam and Hong Kong

21 May 202521 May 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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StarCruises is about to start sailings out of Vietnam.

Categories News Tags StarCruises

Four Seasons to add another luxury yacht – with $830 million of funding

20 May 202520 May 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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This will be the second ship in their fleet, with the first set to start sailing in January next year.

Categories News Tags Four Seasons Yacht

Crown Princess norovirus break-out leads to embarkation delays and cancelled activities

17 May 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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While Norovirus issues have well reported across the cruise industry in the USA, it appears that they’ve been sneaking under the radar in Australia. 

Categories News Tags Princess Cruises 1 Comment

No more double pour, no more soda – cruisers unhappy as Princess changes drinks packages

16 May 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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Some key changes like the removal of soda and doubles to Princess packages have plenty of cruisers talking.

Categories News Tags Princess Cruises 4 Comments

Royal Caribbean’s first Pacific private island opens in 2027 – here’s why it’s not what you’d expect

15 May 202515 May 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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After a lengthy wait, we finally have some of the exciting details on what Royal Caribbean’s private destination in Lelepa.

Categories News Tags Royal Caribbean 1 Comment

Cruisers lose thousands as Traveldream agency goes under – “We were completely let down”

15 May 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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Donna Lamberth, from Injune in Queensland had been putting money away for two years in order to book her dream cruise, which would involve a cruise out of Alaska, as well as well as various other stops in the region such as Vancouver and Las Vegas.

Categories News 5 Comments

Is luxury cruising really out of reach? Why it could be better value than premium lines

7 Nov 202514 May 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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Premium or luxury cruising is often something that’s thought to be simply out of reach for most Aussie cruisers, who have traditionally opted for lines such as Carnival Cruises, P&O Australia and Royal Caribbean. 

Categories News Tags Azamara Cruises, Oceania Cruises, Princess, Royal Caribbean

Cruise ships set to return to recovering Port Vila – here’s how they’ll do it 

13 May 202513 May 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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The Vanuatu Public Works Department has confirmed that cruise ships will be able to return to Port Vila from June 8, via a temporary tendering port.

Categories News Tags Vanuatu

New Zealand will see an up to 70% reduction in cruise ship visits as the government battles to win back the lines

16 May 20259 May 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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With the release of Royal Caribbean 2026/27 season deployments, we are seeing fewer itineraries to New Zealand.

Categories News Tags New Zealand 7 Comments
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