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Sun, sand sea – the three vital ingredients of a wonderful break when you head north to sunny Queensland where the days are long and bright enough for you to soak up hours of sunshine. Imagine Holidays has crafted a fabulous holiday where you embark on a scenic Spirit of Queensland train journey from Brisbane … Read more
Australia’s cruise community – which holds the world record for the highest number per head of the population – has strongly backed calls for a resumption of sailings. But they’ve also sent a clear message on vaccination: make sure passengers and crew are fully vaccinated. An exclusive Cruise Passenger sentiment survey of our 140,000 newsletter … Read more
Silversea has long been an industry leader in all-inclusive luxury, with an emphasis on highly attentive service, an astounding array of destinations, and scrumptious cuisine. With the debut of the brand-new Silver Moon ship, Silversea has fully realised its vision of melding the culinary and destination experiences. These are intricate parts of a sailing holiday … Read more
Viking, one of the world’s leading ocean and river cruise lines, is venturing into expedition waters with the launch of two new dedicated vessels that will sail to Antarctica, the Arctic and the Great Lakes. The company’s second expedition ship, the Viking Polaris completed a construction milestone this week when the ship was floated out … Read more
In one of the biggest-ever destination launches, Silversea has unveiled more than 280 new sailings for 2023/24. The luxury line is offering cruises to over 690 destinations across 125 countries in 2023/24 as well as 60 maiden calls to ports the line has never visited before. This means that Silversea will visit to over 900 … Read more
In a massive win for the global cruise industry, international cruises will be able to restart from England from Monday August 2. The move immediately sparked fresh calls for the Australian government to come up with a plan for the safe return of sailings, with Cruise Lines International Association Australasia MD Joel Katz telling Cruise … Read more
Princess Cruises and Holland America Line have celebrated their much-awaited return to the port of Seattle, with a big celebration in the city. As of this week, both lines are once again sailing from Seattle to Alaska and the cruise lines, employees and passengers are all in celebration mode. The presidents of both cruise lines … Read more
Luxury river line Uniworld announced it would be hosting its first-ever Mystery Cruise for 2022. The voyage sold out in just 24 hours, as did the line’s second departure. Now, Uniworld are offering Australian and Kiwi cruisers the opportunity to book for a third departure. The only clue Uniworld has told its guests so far … Read more
The cruise industry has shifted its campaign to get the government to issue guidelines for a return to sailings, recruiting travel agents to pressure MPs asking why Australia is the last major cruising nation without a restart plan. The shift comes after the hugely popular campaign to persuade passengers to lobby MPs yielded an incredible … 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.
