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P&O Cruises Australia is live streaming a special show, streamed direct from the Pacific Adventurer for those missing cruise. As part of the ‘Fly the Flag for P&O’ campaign, the line will stream a live event on October 14, with the big names set to appear including celebrity chef Luke Mangan, radio presenter Kat Davidson and award-winning … Read more
“The sheer vastness of the seascape, the excitement of seeing my first iceberg, the second, third…and later emerging on the horizon, land, but one like nothing I’d seen before. “Relentlessly beautiful and rugged, it’s an expedition into one of the world’s last true wilderness areas and yet, it’s done with French style and panache.” This … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line is celebrating its return to the New York City as Norwegian Breakaway begins a series of week-long voyages from New York to Bermuda. The Norwegian Breakaway made its triumphant return on September 26 when guests got back on board for the first time in over a year. Harry Sommer, president and chief … Read more
Carnival has made a major appointment ahead of what is expected to be a resumed cruise season in Australia early next year – moving an Australian tourism expert from the Boston Consulting Group into the hot seat. Marguerite Fitzgerald, who graduated from uni in Melbourne, will become President of Carnival Australia and P&O Australia on … Read more
The world’s two biggest cruise lines appear at odds over whether or not there will be December sailings in Australia, with Carnival cancelling itineraries for P&O, Princess and Carnival Cruise Line. Royal Caribbean, which has Ovation of the Seas scheduled to sail out of Sydney 0n December 13, said in a statement to Cruise Passenger … Read more
It’s a thorny question: with more and more cruise lines mandating vaccines for passengers and crew, what happens to those among the tens of thousands holding Future Cruise Credits from cancelled journeys who can’t or don’t want a jab? After readers asked, we spoke to most of the leading lines. A number told Cruise Passenger … Read more
Alastair Newtown, the Director of National Geographic Partnership at PONANT, has been to a few places. He’s been an expedition leader, taken private jet tours and created itineraries for a large superyacht. But nothing prepared him for his experience sailing with PONANT aboard Le Commandant Charcot through the North Pole. The first sentence of his … Read more
Celebrity Cruises, which has made “new luxury”, all-inclusive itineraries and revolutionary ship design game changers, has unveiled plans for one of its new vessels to sail in Australia. The Celebrity Edge will make her maiden voyage in Australian waters in December 2023, sailing 12 bespoke itineraries in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific during … Read more
Cruisers looking for luxury, longer voyages, small ship charters, and overseas destinations are likely to face a shortage of cabins and price rises, according to experts who spoke to Cruise Passenger this week. Travel agents are predicting that there will be higher demand for sailings and itineraries than pre-COVID, spurred by the tens of thousands … 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.
