Aurora Expedition’s Douglas Mawson ship wins accolade
Aurora Expeditions’ Douglas Mawson ship has been recognised on the Time World’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.
“‘Yay’ 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.
“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.
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.
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 D’Silva told Cruise Passenger.
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.
Best travel agents for cruise celebrated – is yours among them?
Cruise travel agents across Australia and New Zealand were honoured in Sydney last night as the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) celebrated the industry’s best travel agents at its 23rd annual Cruise Industry Awards. Held at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney, the gala event brought together almost 600 members of the cruise community for … Read more
“We went in fresh, and open minded, but Carnival Adventure surprised us, and we enjoyed it immensely”
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