Madonna O'Brien and Aldo Razza are a cruising couple from Gloucester in New South Wales. Whenever, they can, they leave their small for an annual cruise holiday with Royal Caribbean. It was during one of these annual escapes where everything went wrong beyond imagination.
With Pacific Explorer withdrawing from operations, cruising in New Zealand has been left in a desperate state. Kiwis will find it virtually impossible to cruise out of their country.
The possibility of a cap on cruise ship passengers to Alaska has been a hot topic for a while now, and tourism officials have now agreed on a cap on passengers.
A family from Kentucky in the USA had their holiday plans ruined after what seemed like a harmless social post ended up resulting in the cancellation of their cruise.
P&O Australia, a cruise line that began sailing out of Sydney in 1932, will bring its decorated history to a close as it is absorbed into the Carnival Cruises brand. This absorption, and particularly the retiring of Pacific Explorer might signal that we are nearing the end of seeing major cruise lines port out of cities that aren't Sydney or Brisbane.
P&O online forums have been rife with debate, after the conflict in New Caledonia has led to the rescheduling of several cruises. Many cruisers are complaining of having cruises over inflated with sea days due to the ports not being replaced with alternatives, as well as other complaints, such as the port taxes not being refunded from the cruise fare.
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.
