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Upcoming cruise season set to eclipse pre-pandemic levels

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) have revealed Australia's upcoming wave season is looking to be maybe its busiest ever, set to far eclipse the 2019/2020 season.

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Sep 8 2023
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Families cancel cruises as Disney holds out on vax requirements

Since the repealing of the Eastern seaboard protocols that mandated vaccination to step aboard a cruise ship, the majority of cruise lines have removed any Covid protocols from their policies. However, there is one notable hold out. 

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Sep 8 2023
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‘I felt like crying’: P&O error leaves cruisers stranded in New Zealand

Over 80 P&O Passengers were left in disarray at a wharf in Auckland after an issue with their visas. The guests had been informed that they wouldn't require Australian visas to enter Norfolk Island, as they were permanent residents of New Zealand.

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Sep 5 2023
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Bookings surge as vaccination cruise rules are scrapped 

It's official, Australian cruisers can now step onto a ship regardless of their vaccination status. Unsurprisingly, many cruisers have been waiting eagerly for this announcement and didn’t take long to snap up their chance. 

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Aug 31 2023
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Cruise lines scramble to halt chaos of last year’s NZ cruise sailings

New Zealand’s last cruise season involved a lot of heartbroken passengers, as many ships were turned away from entering Fiordland National Park due to new biosecurity regulations. Many cruise ships were turned away due to their hulls containing biohazards, even some that had been recently cleaned.

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Aug 31 2023
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Brisbane cruise passengers call for public transport links

There are no plans to extend public transport services to the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal, despite complaints from passengers.

WORDS BY Grant Jones . Aug 30 2023
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Cruisers ‘bawling their eyes out’ after dramatic P&O crash

A P&O cruise ship has reportedly crashed into a petrol tanks in Mallorca. The 'weather-related' incident reportedly resulted in a small number of injuries.

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Aug 29 2023
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Australian states remove all cruise Covid protocols

The NSW Premier has removed cruise Covid protocols including vaccine mandates and mask rules on cruise ships as of today.

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 28 2023
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Federal Government removes cruise vaccination requirements

The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee has removed cruise vaccination protocols.

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Aug 25 2023
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Vaccine requirements: How our readers got the states to change course

The federal government has announced that Covid protocols and vaccination requirements will be repealed for the upcoming wave season.

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Aug 25 2023
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Government to axe cruise vaccination rules

The NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet has has confirmed to Cruise Passenger that current Covid restrictions for cruising, including vaccinations, are on the way out.

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Aug 23 2023