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Princess Cruises has unveiled a new way for guests to pre-plan and tailor their dining experiences. The new Dine My Way experience, paired with the line’s MedallionClass platform gives guests the option to make reservations in onboard dining rooms and specialty restaurants at times they prefer and with whom they wish to dine. Dine My … Read more
There are plenty of deals rolling in for the 2022 Cruise Season and here are some of the best ones. Deals range from Alaskan wilderness exploration to seeing the best of our New Zealand neighbours to even what could be your spectacular return to Europe after a long and enduring lockdown. Australia and New Zealand … Read more
Will kids under 16 be able to cruise in Australia once ships return? It’s a big question for lines like Carnival and Royal Caribbean, which rely on families to sail on their fleet of ships with water slides and rides aimed at the youth market. Cruise lines in America are under immense pressure to restart … Read more
Just over a year since the Ruby Princess was embroiled in the start of the COVID lockdown in Australia, a date has been set for mediation over compensation claims from Australian passengers. Carnival Australia is also taking to the courts this month in a bid to block overseas passengers from joining a class action in … Read more
P&O Cruises Australia today announced a six-week extension to their cruise pause to 17 September 2021. The cruise line last extended its pause period in March, cancelling all cruises to Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands for the remainder of the year. The extension to P&O’s voluntary pause applies to cruises scheduled to depart … Read more
APT claims first as it had made a breakthrough in getting the Caledonian Sky sailing June dates in the Kimberley agreed – the first foreign-flagged vessel to be permitted to operate in Australian waters. But the company declined to add detail until later as it completed the complex arrangements. If the cruises go ahead, the … Read more
Royal Caribbean has extended the expiry of its Future Cruise Credits, allowing passengers to rebook cruises sailing up to 30 April 2023. Passengers will now have a greater choice when rebooking their cruises with RCL as they can choose an additional 61 itineraries in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific sailing in 2022 and … Read more
Cruise lines in America have been thrown a lifeline after the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a letter saying lines will be able to resume sailing by the mid-Northern Hemisphere summer. But one line immediately signalled that cruisers should expect the price of sailings to increase once voyages resume. The CDC said … Read more
Europe will see a flotilla of ships set sail next month from Britain and around the Med. Asia has been sailing since November. Even America is planning a July restart after health authorities approved new vaccine regulations. But Australia’s cruise executives and the Federal Government are still struggling to find a formula which will allow … 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.
