MUA confronts Carnival Adventure crew

Will the MUA’s anti-Carnival campaign cut $1 bn from Australia’s cruise earnings?

The Maritime Union of Australiaโ€™s campaign targeting Carnival Cruise Line could further harm Australiaโ€™s cruise sector, which is already contracting. Industry leaders warn the dispute and negative publicity may push cruise lines to deploy ships elsewhere, potentially wiping another $1 billion from the countryโ€™s cruise tourism economy.

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Aurora Expeditions' Douglas Mawson ship

Aurora Expedition’s Douglas Mawson ship wins accolade

Aurora Expeditionsโ€™ Douglas Mawson ship has been recognised on the Time Worldโ€™s Greatest Places 2026 list.

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Automated navigation safety check to blame for Coral Adventurer reef grounding – official report

The investigation into Coral Adventurer's grounding near Papua New Guinea has revealed that an automated freeze in the navigation system caused the ship to miss a planned turn.

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“โ€˜Yayโ€™ for the upgrades, but people were expecting more ” – guests share first impressions of refitted Carnival Encounter

Carnival Encounter has just undergone a $65 million dry dock over three weeks in Singapore, but based on first impressions, guests have yet to be impressed.

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“Cruising used to feel special” – guests report cutbacks are ruining the cruise experience. What do you think?

A number of cruise lines have announced cuts to their packages. And cruisers are not happy.

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coral princess docked at a port on a world cruise

Princess opens bookings for its 115-day 2028 World Cruise onboard the Coral Princess

The voyage includes calls to the South Pacific, Australia, New Zealand and a maiden call to Mossel Bay in South Africa.

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Regent Seven Seas Mariner

Regent Seven Seas’ Aussie winter season almost sold out – more may follow, says new president

Regent Seven Seas Cruises will consider sending more ultra-luxury ships to sail Down Under during the winter months, newly appointed President, Wesley Dโ€™Silva told Cruise Passenger.

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Scenic Aria on the Douro

Scenic to launch nine new ships in big expansion in 2027/28

Scenic Group will launch three new luxury river ships across Europe and Asia in 2027/28.

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CLIA awards 2026

Best travel agents for cruise celebrated – is yours among them?

Cruise travel agents across Australia and New Zealand were honoured in Sydney last night ... Read more

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Carnival Adventure ship out to see taken from a bird's eye view from the air.

“We went in fresh, and open minded, but Carnival Adventure surprised us, and we enjoyed it immensely”

Cruise Passenger readers always have plenty to say about whatโ€™s going on in Australian cruise, and in the broader cruise community.

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