Want to stay up-to-date with the latest in cruise news? We bring you the best in consumer affairs, from the best cruise deals and comparisons to tips and advice so you can pick the best ship for you. Read up-to-date information on itineraries and destinations, onboard food, accommodation, and cruise news about all the most popular lines and operators. From the luxurious Regent Seven Seas to family fun on Royal Caribbean. We also cover brand-new launches, including some of the biggest vessels you have ever seen, such as the Icon of the Seas. Or smaller luxury ships like the Silver Nova. Whether you’re a Princess lover, or a Ponant adventurer, we will bring you the stories when they happen.
Royal Caribbean has made a bold statement by bringing one of its newest ships, Spectrum of the Seas, a full six months ahead of schedule due to the increase in demand. And the line is hoping to attract Australians on their popular cruises to nowhere. Initially due to homeport in Australia in October 2022 and sail … Read more
As cruise lines express further disappointment with the government’s inaction over a return to Australian cruising, P&O and Carnival Cruises have cancelled a series of cruises until the end of May. With Royal Caribbean already scratching its sailings until the wave season in September, there will only be winter sailings on local lines like Coral … Read more
Crystal Cruises is know for its ultra luxury service, food and amenities. So it was an unlikely end to a cruise on the Crystal Symphony when it had to change course – apparently to outrun an arrest warrant because it cannot pay its fuel bills. Steven Heard Fales, a playwright and actor, posted on Facebook, “We … Read more
Cruise fans and business owners are being asked to contact local MPs in a new campaign designed to press the government to allow Australian sailings again. Australia still hasn’t announced when cruise ships can return to Australian waters, leaving 18,000 with no certainty over their livelihoods and costing the country $5 billion in lost revenue. … Read more
Not often do you get an invitation to go on a Chairman’s cruise on board the small, luxury ship, Le Paul Gauguin to experience the magic of French Polynesia. Ponant’s Asia Pacific chairman, Sarina Bratton has just picked an 11-night cruise sailing to Tahiti, the Society Islands and the Tuamotus onboard the 330-passenger Le Paul … Read more
Patrea and Ed Stuttard are avid cruisers, and after nearly two years of Australia’s cruise ban and no sign of a government change of heart, he government, they decided to take matters into their own hands. The result: they’re currently in Mexico and loving life on their fourth of six cruises, and are yet to … Read more
Dream Cruises, part of the Genting Hong Kong group which owns luxury line Crystal and Star Cruises, has announced that sailings in Singapore will continue despite the liquidation filing by its parent. As Cruise Passenger reported yesterday, Genting Hong Kong will be winding up after its failure to secure funding to stay afloat. Its German … Read more
Cunard has unveiled 150 new, international sailings on the line’s three Queens for 2023 – Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mary 2 and Queen Victoria – visiting 120 unique ports in 35 countries from 23 April to 15 December next year. The flagship Queen Mary 2, the world’s only ocean liner, will sail 18 Transatlantic Crossings with … Read more
 National Geographic Orion will return to Australasian waters next year and spend its first Kimberley season here in almost a decade. Operated by Lindblad Expeditions since the company acquired Orion nine years ago, the line will offer four 11-day Kimberley coastal itineraries in July next year as well as a 15-day expedition to Indonesia’s Komodo … 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.
