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Christmas cruises to get you into the spirit

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Forget the mess and the fuss of spending the holiday period at home when lines like Carnival, P&O, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Carnival, APT and many […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 22 2015
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Missile comes close to Rhapsody of the Seas

One of Australia’s favourite ships, Rhapsody of the Seas, had a close call with a missile during a cruise in the Middle East earlier this year. During a voyage from Dubai, Rhapsody called at the […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 21 2015
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Silversea launches season with exciting announcements

At the launch of Silversea’s season, the line released more details of the Silver Cloud joining it’s expedition fleet in November 2017. Director of Expedition Planning and Strategic Development Conrad Combrink also revealed the line’s […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 21 2015
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Carnival Chief is Australia’s most influential woman

  From social worker to being a cruise line boss, Ann Sherry’s journey has been remarkable. Carnival Australia CEO has been honoured by Westpac and Australian Financial Review as the 2015 overall winner of the 100 […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 16 2015
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Cruise Adviser: Why higher cruise fares may be good for us

In the airline industry it’s called drip pricing. An airline will release a very low fare, but then hit passengers with a raft of charges which are incrementally disclosed (or dripped) as the booking goes […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 16 2015
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Solo sailing in style – Cunard’s new single cabins

Sailing solo is about to become more stylish than ever after Cunard revealed its spectacular and luxurious new single cabins. As part of the Queen Mary 2’s multi-million dollar refurbishment, the luxurious ship will be […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 16 2015
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New images of Australia’s largest ship, Ovation of the Seas

The biggest ship heading to Australia, Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas, is close to 50 per cent complete. Royal Caribbean has just released images of the ship under construction at the Myer Werft shipyard […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 16 2015
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Why Australians love the South Pacific

It’s Australia and New Zealand’s number-one cruise destination. According to this year’s Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) figures, 390,000 visited islands in the South Pacific – that’s 39 per cent of our burgeoning cruising market. […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 16 2015
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Jessica Mauboy and Kate Richie name P&Os latest ships

Two of Australia’s hottest celebrities – singer Jessica Mauboy and Home and Away’s Kate Richie will officially name P&O’s two newest ships, the Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden, via their personal Twitter accounts on November […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 13 2015
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Charli Faircloth: Cruise Passenger’s youngest cruise critic

With so much on offer for kids and great all-inclusive deals, cruise is an ideal family holiday. But don’t take our word for it, read what our 10-year-old cruise critic has to say. Charli Faircloth […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 12 2015
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Royal Caribbean signals cruise season battle

Australia’s biggest cruise season ever was marked today by the arrival of Royal Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas – the first of seven ships from the line to sail local waters this summer. For the […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Oct 9 2015
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Watch the premiere episode of Cruise Passenger TV

The team at Cruise Passenger has been working hard to put together the first ever episode of Cruise Passenger TV. This will become a regular segment from us, taking you onboard ships, breaking the latest […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 9 2015
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