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Check out The Haven onboard Norwegian Escape

The Haven onboard the new Norwegian Escape is a space reserved exclusively for the line’s special guests. But Cruise Passenger gives you a sneak peek inside Guests in this area get the expert services of 24-hour […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 20 2015
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Rate Your Ship review

Cruise Passenger has recently launched the new Rate Your Ship section of our website, where we ask our readers to review their favourite cruises. We will be publishing reviews on our website and social media, […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 20 2015
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British forces rescue 347 from Le Boreal

Dramatic footage of British forces based in the Falkland Islands yesterday responding to a distress call from the 10,000 tonne luxury Ponant cruise ship Le Boreal has been released by the Ministry of Defence in […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 19 2015
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Anthem of the Seas arrives in New York Harbour

Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas is home ported in New York inviting New Yorkers to have a peek in to the adventurous Anthem of the Seas. On its first visit to the New York […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 13 2015
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How the diving dollar is driving up the price of your cruise

The diving Aussie dollar – predicted to continue to fall entil the end of the year – is piling on the cost of a cruise for those who don’t book in advance. Shore excursions, for […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 13 2015
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Flight Centre and Webjet battle it out to give you the lowest airfares

Flight Centre and Webjet, two of Australia’s largest online travel booking sites, are engaged in a race to the bottom – and cruisers are among the winners. Both are comparison sites, but have taken different […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 13 2015
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The social media debate: are cruises gay friendly ?

The sad incident of a gay man jumping off Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas in the Bahamas and the truly shocking video now doing the rounds of sites like The Daily Mail Online has […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 11 2015
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SeaDream II cruises to Greece and Albania in 2016

  Get ready to explore the archaeological treasures of ancient Greece and Albania on a mega motor cruise. SeaDream has launched an amazing cruise itinerary with SeaDream II in June 2016 with enviable port calls […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 11 2015
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Queen Mary 2 to feature a refurbished Carinthia Lounge 

  Queen Mary 2’s Winter Garden will be rechristened and refurbished next year as Carinthia Lounge. In a recent announcement by Cunard, the new Carinthia Lounge will be part of Queen Mary 2’s multimillion pound […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 11 2015
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Sheriff report finds man jumped off Royal Caribbean ship

A man who fell from Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas was videoed by ship’s cameras talking about committing suicide, a Sheriff’s report has revealed. The Broward Sheriff’s Office in Port Everglades found that Bernadro […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 11 2015
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Shock video shows gay man plunge off Oasis of the Seas

A lawyer has accused Royal Caribbean staff of making anti-gay slurs against a Brazilian passenger who plunged into the sea around 1am last Friday morning. Footage has emerged of 35-year-old Bernardo Albaz falling into the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 9 2015
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Viking Cruises v Scenic v APT – do you dare to compare?

In adland, it’s known as “confusion marketing”. It’s why you can’t quite work out whether that great-sounding telephone plan really is better. And why health insurance schemes always seem the same, even though their ads […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Nov 6 2015
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