Teresa Ooi 
RCL’s Explorer of the Seas will look amazingly refreshed after a $162 million makeover with new waterslides, restaurants and redesigned pool area when she sets sails in the Mediterranean in summer next year. The refreshed Explorer will have a new Perfect Storm racer waterslides, Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen, a redesigned, resort-style poolscape with the signature Lime … Read more
Silversea’s passengers have crossed the iconic Northeast Passage for the first time in the line’s history. Guests on board the Silver Explorer witnessed Polar bears and cubs navigating the ice and a vast number of Walruses swimming near the breathtakingly beautiful Kolyuchin Island. All this while they enjoyed champagne and blinis with caviar in temperatures … Read more
New, custom-built walkways are being installed at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal to hasten the process of growing number of passengers from larger cruise ships. The two giant, fully-assembled gangways which will be operational in time for 2019-20 cruise season, can move 1200 passengers every 30 minutes. The OPT is fast reaching its capacity to efficiently service the growing … Read more
Roman statesman Marcus Cicero once said “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” This saying will resonate well with seasoned cruisers, many of whom are keen gardeners who enjoy visiting grand botanical beauty. So what are some of the best garden-themed cruises on the market for green fingered travellers? … Read more
They seemed like the perfect cruisers. Former chef Roger Clarke, 72 and his retired secretary wife, Sue, 71, went to Cuba, Brazil and the Caribbean aboard cruise ships spending $33,000 in just 18 months, making them the envy of their friends. But just where the money came from, considering they lived on $1,634 a month pension … Read more
Princess Cruises’ celebrity chef Curtis Stone will be the star attraction at the upcoming Good Food & Wine Show to be held in Brisbane on 25 October. Stone will hold two live demonstrations at the Princess Cruises Theatre cooking up a storm with some popular dishes curated from his Share restaurant menu on board the … Read more
Cunard’s Queens will visit 123 destinations across 39 countries including Australia for its upcoming season from June 2021 to January 2022, the luxury line revealed. The 2021 schedule will include extended port stays with 174 voyages departing late in the evening giving passengers the ability to immerse themselves in the local culture at their leisure. … Read more
Solo travellers wishing to experience luxury French line Ponant, are in for a bonus – they need not pay a single supplement to travel on more than 90 cruises in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The saving of up to 30 per cent will cover cruises in the Bijagos Archipelago, Latin and Central America, the Caribbean, … Read more
Is this the answer to curbing norovirus, the dreaded disease that can affect hundreds of cruise passengers? A team of researchers from the University of Arizona have developed a smartphone app and cheap microscope attachment which can detect early signs of norovirus in water, the most common cause of outbreaks of diarrhea, vomiting and stomach … Read more
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.
