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Cruisers from Canada and the United Kingdom may be unable to sail on a number of lines if they have mixed their vaccinations, while others in America are facing stiff COVID test payments of $180 a time. As Australian lines remain paused and have yet to reveal their policies towards vaccination, elsewhere cruise ship companies … Read more
We said it sounded like an act straight out of a pirate movie. And we were right. We also said the only thing missing was Captain Jack Sparrow. But perhaps that mischievous character was there after all. The Golden Horizon, the world’s largest sailing ship and currently expected to be in Australia later this year … Read more
Luxury line Silversea Cruises has unveiled a 132-day World Cruise which will visit 64 destinations across 14 countries including Australia, Russian Far East and Alaska in 2024 with an amazing video. But don’t all rush to book just yet. Fares for the Far East-West world cruise start from an eye-watering $66,000 to $276,000 per person … Read more
Viking has revealed details around its newest ocean ship. The 930-guest Viking Mars will debut early in 2022 and she will be heading to Australia. The ship will spend her maiden season sailing itineraries in the Mediterranean and Northern Europe before heading Down Under. The ship will be christened by Lady Fiona Carnarvon, the eighth … Read more
It sounded like an act straight out of a pirate movie – and the only thing missing was Captain Jack Sparrow. The Golden Horizon, the world’s largest sailing ship and currently expected to be in Australia later this year for a circumnavigation, has been “arrested” in the British port of Dover at the request of … Read more
It might have been a case of Cry Me a River. Cruise passengers have been forced to spend nights stuck in the middle of a river after their cruise ship unexpectedly found itself trapped in a sandbar. The American Jazz, a small ship belonging to American Cruise Lines, became completely stuck on the sandbar last … Read more
Australia’s cruise industry yesterday reacted angrily to news that Canada is reopening to sailings – leaving Australia as the only leading cruise nation where the government is doing nothing about a resumption. To rub salt in the wound, an astonishing 43,000 cruisers have sent notes to their MPs – only to receive a stock letter … Read more
For the first time in nearly a year-and-a-half, Royal Caribbean is sailing in Alaska. Serenade of the Seas made itself the first large cruise ship to return to Alaskan sailing, departing for its first test cruise in the region on July 7. Serenade of the Seas made its long awaited arrival after the Alaska Tourism … Read more
The parents of a toddler who fell to her death from the 11th deck of a Royal Caribbean cruise ship have lost their bid to hold the cruise line legally responsible. Alan and Kimberly Wiegand launched a negligence suit two years ago, arguing that the poorly designed windows and lack of warning notices were to … 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.
