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Chief medical officer Brendan Murphy sparked a furious debate this week after he maintained it was unlikely international borders would reopen in 2021. If his prediction is correct, Australians will continue to holiday at home and overseas tourists will be banned – costing the economy billions and hundreds or even thousands of jobs. In a … Read more
MSC Cruises has announced that MSC Grandiosa will return to sea starting on 24 January. The company’s flagship will resume her planned weekly cruises leaving every Sunday from Genoa, Italy and calling the other Italian ports of Civitavecchia (Rome), Naples, Palermo as well as Valetta in Malta. Embarkation will be available from each port in Italy. The latest Italian … Read more
An overwhelming number of Cruise Passenger readers say cruise lines should make it mandatory for both crew and guests to get vaccinated against COVID before they sail. In an exclusive survey of readers this week, 295 voted for the vaccines to be mandatory, and only 38 suggested it should be voluntary. It was a polarising … Read more
It’s the question on every cruiser’s lips: when will cruising start again in our region? And the answer may come as a pleasant surprise: Ponant already has journeys slated to start next month in New Zealand, and is fervently hoping that will open up the Kimberley here in Australia. Coral Expeditions is expanding, with new … Read more
Princess Cruises has cancelled cruising around the world until May 14 as cruise lines grapple with the complexities of a return to sailing set by the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) The company has already paused operations in Australia and New Zealand until May 31. “We appreciate the patience from our loyal … Read more
A year ago this month, Viking announced it was entering the fast-expanding adventure cruise market. The line had already conquered river cruising with the world’s largest fleet. And ocean cruises, too, had quickly fallen for it’s “No kids, no casinos” marketing position as the cruise line for the “thinking person”. Today, after a year which … Read more
P&O Australia has extended its sailings pause until after April 25, but is sticking to its Aussie schedule. Pacific Adventure, a new vessel to the P&O fleet, is currently scheduled to begin sailing from Sydney on 30 April, 2021. And another newbie, Pacific Encounter, is due to call Brisbane home from May 7. And a … Read more
In a major breakthrough for the region, luxury adventure cruise line Ponant has been given “conditional approval” to sail in New Zealand waters. The move follows the Cruise Lines International Australasia model of sailing only with New Zealanders in New Zealand waters. The model is under consideration by the Australian government. Ponant said in a … Read more
Carnival Cruise Line has further extended its pause in operations for all Australian sailings through to 19 April 2021. In addition, Carnival Spirit sailings will also be cancelled through to June 2021. Carnival apologised for the “disruption to your holiday plans and trust you understand this decision was made with everyone’s best interest at heart.” … 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.
