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Genting Hong Kong, the Asian company that owns Crystal Cruises, Star Cruises and Dream Cruises, has filed a Wind Up petition in the Supreme Court of Bermuda asking the court to appoint provisional liquidators saying the company would essentially run out of cash by the end of January. Genting has a huge fleet and held … Read more
Viking has just floated out their newest ship, Viking Neptune, which can carry up to 930 guests. The float-out ceremony was held at Fincantieri’s Ancona shipyard and is important because it means that the ship is progressing into the final stage of construction. “It’s always a special day when a new ship meets water for … Read more
Despite being the only cruise line sailing in Australia through the COVID era, Coral Expeditions is still learning to adapt and make changes. The line has notched up 93 voyages since October, 2020, and has accumulated significant expertise in operating in this environment. But earlier this month around 60 passengers and 30 crew aboard Coral … Read more
Last year a source of a lot of speculation in the cruising world was whether you’d require a vaccination to get on a cruise ship across the world and when they eventually return to Australia. As the pandemic has progressed and getting vaccinated before getting on-board has become the norm, the question has instead shifted … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line has unveiled the name of its newest ship, the Norwegian Viva which will be launched in June 2023. She’ll be sailing on a series of Mediterranean itineraries, homeporting in Southern European cities including Lisbon, Portugal; Venice (Trieste) and Rome (Civitavecchia), Italy; and Athens (Piraeus), Greece. She will then sail the Southern Caribbean … Read more
Viking took delivery of its first expedition cruise ship, the new Viking Octantis at the end of last year in Norway. The ship is the first of two expedition ships from Viking. The ship headed to South America for her inaugural season of sailing to Antarctica. During the Northern Hemisphere’s summer months, will offer cruises on … Read more
It’s a tale of two continents: in America, today marks the end of the mandatory health protocols on cruise ships and a change to a voluntary system. In Australia, cruise ships remain banned and a law change to allow them back is still stuck in Parliament and might not be voted on before the end … Read more
Luxury cruise and tour company Scenic has announced the maiden voyage of its latest discovery yacht in Australia – a momentous event for an Australian line which has sailed the world’s oceans and rivers for over three decades but not had a ship at home. Scenic is well established as one of Europe and Asia’s … Read more
From the Editor in Chief Happy New Year to all our readers – and our thanks for standing by us at this extraordinary time. If I were writing this from just about anywhere but Australia, 2021 would be a tremendous year of success for cruising. Ships returned to the US and Europe, and Asia continued … 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.
