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Cunard, has named woman Captain Inger Klein Thorhauge who will take the helm of Queen Anne, its newest luxury ship when she takes to the ocean on her maiden voyage in early 2024. Announcing the appointment in the week of  International Women’s Day, Thorhauge is Cunard’s first female Captain when she made Captain of Queen … Read more
Marguerite Fitzgerald, the newly appointed President of Carnival Australia and P&O Cruises Australia, has spoken of her confidence the return of cruise is imminent – and even announced a celebration on Sydney harbour. Ms Fitzgerald said she anticipated the lines that had been sailing in Australia would be involved in a a phased return from … Read more
Cruisers are craving special destinations to make up for the lost pandemic years, with Scenic revealing that they’ve seen a 100 per cent increase for bookings to Antarctica for its Antarctic expeditions aboard Scenic Eclipse. This leaves Scenic already with limited availability for their 2022/2023 Antarctica sailings. Scenic returned to Antarctica in January and the … Read more
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Minister Dan Tehan has thrown some confidence behind the return of cruise, telling Cruise Passenger that he’s hopeful the cruise ban can be lifted by March 17 for the Northern Territory cruise season. The sudden impetus is about removing the ban on foreign flagged vessels before the federal government … Read more
Originally set to be the star of Brisbane’s new cruise terminal and part of a two-vessel “fun ship” fleet, Carnival Spirit won’t be back Down Under for at least another 18 months. Carnival Spirit has this week been confirmed to sail six and eight day itineraries from Miami until April 8, 2023, after which it … Read more
Dream Cruises and parent company Genting Cruise Lines look set to end the sort-lived era of a luxury Asian line, with the line set to cease all operations after entering administration. Despite positive hopes, Genting Cruise Lines could not secure the financing needed to continue Dream Cruises, which was one of the big lines to … Read more
Having recently broken into expedition cruising, Viking continues to celebrate milestones as Viking Octanis continues to make its way through its debut Antarctic season. The ship’s journey through the Antarctic Circle marked the southernmost point the company’s cruise ships have reached in its 25-year history. A few short hours after this historic crossing, Viking Venus … Read more
Oceania Cruises has a new member of its family – the 1200 guest Vista. Vista had its float out ceremony in Fincantieri Shipyard in Sestri Ponenante Italy, bordering on the seaport of Genoa. Shortly after the ribbon was cut, Vista took out from the shipyard and began sailing the seas for the first time. Vista will … Read more
Explora Journeys, a new luxury lifestyle travel brand started by the MSC Group, has shared celebrated the coin ceremony for its very first ship, EXPLORA I. The EXPLORA I will launch in May 2023. A coin ceremony happens when the first block or section of the ship is lowered into the building dock, and two … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
