Take 10% off journeys to the British Isles and Scandinavia with Hurtigruten

Take 10% off journeys to the British Isles and Scandinavia with Hurtigruten

If after two years out of the game, run-of-the-mill travel and cruising experiences aren’t going to cut it for you anymore, chase the spectacular with Hurtigruten Expeditions. Hurtigruten Expeditions are currently offering 10% off expedition cruises departing in 2022 through to late 2023, leaving from Dover in the United Kingdom. Depending on which cruise you … Read more

When can you board a cruise in Australia? Here’s what the lines are saying

When can you board a cruise in Australia? Here's what the lines are saying

After news that Australia’s ban on cruise was finally lifting, the first question was: “When can I get on a locally based ship?” The first international cruise line to arrive will be Ponant, when expedition ship Le Laperouse cruises out of Darwin on April 28, with Le Soleal set to join from May 28.  That’s … Read more

Viking celebrates with record eight-ship Paris launch

Viking celebrates with record eight-ship Paris launch

By Teresa Ooi in Paris In an incredible display of chutzpah in the week cruising was red-lighted in Australia, Viking officially launched EIGHT new ships to the world’s biggest river fleet. In a glittering celebration not seen since the pandemic paralysed cruising, Viking’s chair Torstein Hagen said COVID is “really behind us as Viking Cruises powers ahead … Read more

We’re back! How cruising returned and what we told Chanel Nine about what happens next

We're back! How cruising returned and what we told Chanel Nine about what happens next

After an incredible two years, the Federal Government ended the ban on foreign-flagged ships this week – and instantly, the phones started ringing around the country’s travel agents. A huge majority of Cruise passenger readers – over 80 per cent – told us they supported the move, and almost 70 per cent were waiting for … Read more

What to book: Here’s what the experts suggest

Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line lift their mask policies

Australians are already proving delighted to have seen the back of the cruise ban, with travel agents and organisations reporting a spike in bookings after the ban was officially lifted.  Haydn Long, Public Affairs Manager at Flight Centre says the response to the ban was instant. “As you’d expect, given cruise’s popularity, there’s been a … Read more

Cruise lines extend their cancellation policies to entice cruisers to book

Cruise lines extend their cancellation policies to entice cruisers to book

Several cruise lines have increased their cancellation policies to encourage consumers to book.  Whilst some cruise lines are allowing late and close-to-sailing booking cancellations on bookings through to March 31, 2022, Holland America Line has gone a step further and has extended their ‘Flexible Cancellation Plan’ until May 31, 2022. Cancellations must be made up … Read more

Princess launches winter sailings and injects $71 million into Queensland economy

Coral Princess

Coral Princess will relaunch the Princess brand in the Australian market after a two-year absence with an inaugural season in Queensland which is worth an estimated $71 million dollars to the state’s economy. The  2000-guest ship will be homeported in Brisbane for 11 new departures ranging from 3-12 nights between June and August before returning … Read more