A guide to luxury cruising in Australia priced from $655 per night

A guide to luxury cruising in Australia priced from $655 per night

Crystal has returned to operations with the line set to start sailings in May under the ownership of upmarket tour company Abercrombie & Kent. But what should we expect when the once most awarded luxury cruise line returns?  Once a by-word for food, service and destinations, Crystal re-joins a growing number of luxury lines sailing … Read more

Join Belmond in solving a murder mystery on a Wes Anderson style train

Solving a murder mystery on a Wes Anderson style train

A luxury rail-ride on the Belmond British Pullman is a common box to be ticked on luxury travellers bucketlist, and a new murder mystery experience package might just be the inspiration to starting ticking it off. 10 actors will be patrolling the carriages, putting on theatrics and sharing snippets of information about a life thats … Read more

Less room cleaning and a smaller buffet: How cruise companies are cutting back

Less room cleaning and a smaller buffet: How cruise companies are cutting back on cruise cabin attendant

If you’ve already taken a cruise after the restart a year ago, you may have noticed a few differences. Cleaning your suite may have been cut to just once a day. The food at the buffet is suddenly less plentiful. And the curtain has come down on some shows in the theatre. What’s going on? … Read more

A first for Norwegian Cruise Line: Three ships are coming to the Asia Pacific

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For the first time ever, Norwegian Cruise Line is deploying three ships to the Asia Pacific in 2024 and 2025. As expected, Norwegian Spirit will return to Australia and New Zealand for her third consecutive season, while Norwegian Sun and Norwegian Sky, as well as Spirit, will also sail Asian itineraries. Ben Angell, MD and VP for NCL in … Read more

Get out of paying tax by living on the longest world cruise

Get out of paying tax by living on the longest world cruise

A new company, Life At Sea Cruises has opened bookings for the world’s longest cruise where guests can live and work at sea. Onboard the MV Gemini, guests will travel around the world for three years in an all-inclusive trip starting from US$29,000 (AUD$44,490) or around AUD$121 per night. On the company’s website, Life At Sea … Read more