Aurora reveals adventurous 2024 Arctic Expedition itineraries
Aurora Expeditions has released their 2024 Arctic & Beyond itinerary with sailings to remote regions like Greenland and Patagonia.
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Celebrity Cruises reveals Celebrity Edge is returning to Australia
Celebrity Cruises is coming out swinging bigger than ever, announcing its 2024/2025 itineraries with nearly 500 sailings to choose from. Sixteen ships will visit more than 250 destinations across 70 countries, including Celebrity Ascent, the newest addition to Celebrity’s Edge Series. Most notably, Celebrity Edge will be heading back our way, set to sail out of … Read more
Viking Neptune joins the Viking fleet
Following a ceremony in Ancona, Italy, Viking Neptune has become Viking’s newest ocean ship. Notably, despite being otherwise identical to other Viking vessels, Viking Neptune is the first ship in both its fleet and the cruise industry to test small hydrogen fuel systems for ship operation. This first-of-a-kind system will test how hydrogen fuel could work on a … Read more
Gymnast Simone Biles christens Celebrity Beyond
Celebrity Beyond has been officially launched into service with the vessels godmother, Simone Biles, watching over the celebrations. The 19-time world champion and seven-time Olympic medalist, spoke at the ceremony before Celebrity Beyond took to the seas and officially became the newest members of the Celebrity fleet. Ms Biles said: “It is an honor to be … Read more
“Safer than being in a hotel”: Leading health expert backs cruise over COVID outbreaks
Catherine Bennett, Chair in Epidemiology at Deakin University and a leading commentator of COVID throughout the pandemic, says she does not view cruise ships as a major driver of COVID transmission. “I don’t think it will be a major driver of our community transmission. I know there is concern in remote communities, but equally it’s … Read more
The bizarre beliefs that lead Australian travellers not to buy travel insurance
A survey by the Insurance Council of Australia has shown the weird and bizarre beliefs that leave Australian cruisers and travellers at grave risk on their holidays. The survey revealed “an alarmingly high number of people hold mistaken beliefs about the support they would receive from the Australian Government if something was to happen to … Read more
Tiffany jewellery tycoon falls to death off cruise ship in bizarre circumstances
Dilek Ertek, the wealthy owner of the Tiffany jewellery empire in Turkey, has fallen off the Norwegian Spirit to her death during a South Sea Islands cruise holiday. Ms Ertek, 71, plunged to her death when fell off the ship at 3am off the coast of Tahiti. It has been reported that jewellery had been … Read more
8 things to know about the Grand Princess
Grand Princess has become the third Princess ship to touch down in Australia after arriving to Sydney for its inaugural Australia sailing. She’ll be offering a range of sailings out of Melbourne and Adelaide, as well as some repositioning cruises out of Sydney. The Princess vessel will be taking up to 2600 guests at a … Read more
Carnival Luminosa kicks off first ever Aussie sailing
Carnival Luminosa has set off on her first-ever Australian passenger voyage, leaving Brisbane on a seven-night journey towards the Great Barrier Reef. The Brisbane International Cruise Terminal was in festive spirits with a “Here Comes the Fun” event bringing live music, entertainers, ice cream and even a special drop-in from some Dr Seuss characters to … Read more