Cruise Consumers

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Icon of the Seas will have a dog mascot onboard

Icon of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s newest and greatest ship, will have a dog living onboard as part of their crew.

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jan 9 2024
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Silver Nova, greenest luxury ship, launched and set to sail in Australia

Silver Nova, the most environmental ship ever for Silversea, has been officially named

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jan 5 2024
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Cruise ship hit by 30-metre wave on Antarctica crossing

An Australian cruise passenger has captured footage of a 30-metre wave crashing into their ship as they were sailing through the Drake Passage.

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jan 4 2024
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Passengers praise amazing bravery of MS Maud crew after rogue wave shut down power on the ship

Passengers aboard the MS Maud, smashed by 22 metre waves which knocked out the engines, have praised crew for their help.

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Dec 25 2023
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Why I love my cruise male dance host

There’s a growing number of options for those who want to couple big cats with floating from port to port. This is the cruise safari.

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Dec 24 2023
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Month-long cruise for $100: Hoax, error or bargain of the decade?

Cruise passengers found the bargain of the decade – a one-way, 31-day cruise from Brisbane to Seattle in a Balcony room aboard Carnival Luminosa for just $100.

WORDS BY Grant Jones . Dec 15 2023
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Lionel Messi to christen Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas

Football star and eight-time winner of the prestigious Ballon d’Or award, Lionel Messi has been named as the official icon for Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas.

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Dec 14 2023
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Why local businesses are calling for a Sydney cruise summit

It’s not rocket science. Just ask any international or domestic cruise lover and they will tell you what they really want from a cruise holiday in our part of the world. 

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Dec 14 2023
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Carnival Corporation to hand over millions of documents relating to norovirus cruise case

Carnival Cruises Corporation has been ordered to hand over millions of documents for a class action lawsuit which alleges it failed to implement to stop the spread of norovirus.

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Dec 11 2023
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Melbourne woman homeless after three-year world cruise collapse

Retired Melbourne woman homeless after “forever cruise” collapses without trace.

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Dec 8 2023
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Don’t take cruise line packages, and you could save hundreds of dollars

Guests are rebelling against the creeping package charges as lines a try and recoup Covid losses and stay ahead of inflation.

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Dec 8 2023
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Update: Cyclone Jasper about to hit Queensland cruise stops

Cyclone Jasper causes chaos as it nears the Queensland coast with cruise ships diverted away from storm surges and rough seas.

WORDS BY Grant Jones . Dec 7 2023
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