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She had her farewell cruises on sale in Australia only last year. Now her line, CMV, is no more thanks to the pandemic and the Astoria, the world’s oldest cruise ship, is being auctioned tonight for a heft and probably optimistic $12 million. The insolvency administrator of Portuscale Cruises will attempt to auction the 73-year-old … Read more
Kate McCue – who became the first American woman to captain a megaship at the age of 38 and accessorises her uniform with black platform patent Christian Louboutins – may be pretty, but she’s also gritty. The woman at the helm of Celebrity’s flagship, Celebrity Edge, was supposed to sign off for three months of shore … Read more
Behind every cancelled cruise lies a community that missed the chance to welcome a shipload of excited visitors. It’s a tour operator who has no bookings, a shop owner who made no sales, a driver without passengers, a port worker with no job. In the cities, it’s a departure port where pre-cruise hotels, pubs and … Read more
Maree Curtis and her partner had booked their holiday of a lifetime to celebrate retirement – flights with Air Canada; a rail trip on the Rocky Mountaineer and an Alaskan cruise aboard the Celebrity Solstice. Then along came COVID-19, and like thousands of others, the couple saw their $20,000 dream evaporate before their eyes. But … Read more
Luxury line Crystal Cruises will require all passengers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at least 14 days prior to their voyage either on its ocean and river bound ships. The line also said it will expect all its crew to be vaccinated as well, but “this may not be a viable option for all crew … Read more
APT is talking to three state governments to get their luxury adventure small ship Caledonian Sky into the Kimberley for the April season. APT’s managing director Chris Hall has told Cruise Passenger he is “quietly positive” about talks with the state governments regarding restarting small-ship cruising in Australia. Mr Hall, one of Australia’s most respected … Read more
Princess Cruises announced today plans for a full year-long program of voyages including a new 2022/23 Australian Summer Season and revealed its 2023 Round World Cruise. In total, the planned program will offer guests 134 departures on 90 unique itineraries to 108 destinations in 33 countries and will feature an entire MedallionClass enabled fleet of four ships including two … Read more
Three cruise lines have revealed they will be extending their cruise pause. P&O Cruises Australia has announced it will be extending its cruise pause until 18 June 2021 while Carnival Cruise Line said it would be cancelling Carnival Splendor sailings departing from 15 March 2021 and Carnival Spirit sailings through to and including 12 September 2021. Deluxe … Read more
She’s current sailing out of Singapore, offering three to four-night getaways. And she’s due to arrive in Brisbane for her maiden 2021/22 season. But over Valentine’s Day, there was something else to celebrate onboard Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas. The crew are thrilled to be back onboard and they are sending their love from … 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.
