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Oceania Cruises is offering a free stateroom category upgrade on select 2022 itineraries in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, the Caribbean and South America. There are 23 itineraries on offer for the free upgrade, ranging from seven to 21 days leaving between January and October 22. The Exclusive Upgrade Sale offers an upgrade of up to … Read more
Cruise ship operators are pinning their hopes of a cruise return on NSW, with a meeting with NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard this week proving productive. The talks took place on Thursday, and are believed to follow the federal government indicating that Canberra will not continue the ban on foreign flagged ships after its expiry … Read more
Celebrity Cruises has unveiled a stunning Rome to Sydney repositioning cruise aboard the technologically advanced Celebrity Edge. The ship will be on her way Down Under for her inaugural season in Australia. “This Grand Voyage is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to reconnect with the world, experience new cultures, explore diverse and exotic landscapes, and experience something new … Read more
After a bruising time dealing with the pandemic this year, Coral Expeditions is gearing up for a bumper expedition season in 2022 with new voyages to Tasmania and the Coral Coast in Western Australia. Coral’s popular Kimberley sailings which kicks in in March to October next year are almost sold out with “a few vacancies” … Read more
It’s been nearly two years since a cruise ship has docked in NSW and 76 year-old Ken Hodson and his wife Joy don’t want to wait any longer. They are heading from their home in Wollongong to Fort Lauderdale in Florida to board a 136-day cruise with Viking. Mr Hodson and his wife first did … Read more
Princess has revealed a new world cruise aboard the Island Princess. The 2024 world cruise starts in California and Florida and will sail from January 2024. The news of the 2024 world cruise came as Princess announced the cancellation of some of the 2022 world sailings aboard the Coral Princess departing out of Australia and … Read more
With Australia’s home-grown cruise season still riding at anchor thanks to government inaction, Australians are packing their cases and heading off overseas. There are a few more complications than, perhaps, you remember. So we’ve compiled this guide to getting aboard a cruise ship outside Australia. A good option, of course, is to book through a … Read more
P&O Cruises Australia has cancelled its 2022 homeporting season for Adelaide, Fremantle and Cairns. This means all scheduled sailings out of these cities in the first half of 2022 are cancelled. P&O is also cancelling any cruises scheduled to call in Papua New Guinea until October 2022. Carnival has also been forced to cancel additional … Read more
After battling a pandemic, now the cruise industry is ready to take on the other global challenge: climate change. In a new grandly named report – The CLIA Global Cruise Industry Environmental Technologies and Practices and associated Environmental Report by Oxford Economics (OE) – the industry says it is implementing new environmental technologies. And in … 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.
