News

Want to stay up-to-date with the latest in cruise news? We bring you the best in consumer affairs, from the best cruise deals and comparisons to tips and advice so you can pick the best ship for you. Read up-to-date information on itineraries and destinations, onboard food, accommodation, and cruise news about all the most popular lines and operators. From the luxurious Regent Seven Seas to family fun on Royal Caribbean. We also cover brand-new launches, including some of the biggest vessels you have ever seen, such as the Icon of the Seas. Or smaller luxury ships like the Silver Nova. Whether you’re a Princess lover, or a Ponant adventurer, we will bring you the stories when they happen.

News

A look at Harmony of the Seas at STX shipyard in France

Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas currently under construction is said to be the world’s largest cruise ship. The cruise liner released new photos of the ship’s construction at the STX shipyard in St. Nazaire, […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 6 2015
CroisiEurope completes 40 years_cruisepassenger
News

CroisiEurope celebrates 40 years with 41 night river cruise

Europe’s leading river-cruise company CroisiEurope completes 40 years next year and to mark the special occasion, a 41-night river cruise on Europe’s iconic rivers has been launched. The family owned cruise liner is pulling all […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 6 2015
Cruise Deals
News

Is this the end of cheap cruise deals?

If you’ve been thinking of booking a cruise deal, hurry! The days of rock bottom cruise fares could be coming to an end. Major lines are shifting their focus away from last minute deals and […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 6 2015
seanbeats_cruisepassenger
News

Aussie cruise ship music festival cancelled citing potential risks

  Australia’s first ever electronic cruise ship festival ‘Sea N Beats’ has been cancelled disappointing many enthusiastic cruisers. The organisers recently made the announcement on the festival’s official website and Facebook page. “Australia’s first cruise […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 6 2015
Dressed at their best at P&O cruise
News

P&O celebrates the 2015 Melbourne Cup in style

Guests onboard P&O’s three iconic ships – the Pacific Jewel, Pacific Pearl and Pacific Dawn – celebrated this year’s Melbourne Cup in style. It was also a momentous occasion for Pacific Dawn as it was […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 6 2015
PacificDawnWestGateBridge_cruisepassenger
News

Pacific Dawn sails under Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge

Pacific Dawn has become the largest cruise ship to sail under Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge. The P&O Cruises’ 47.6 metre high Pacific Dawn passed under the West Gate Bridge which has a clearance of 50.1 […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Nov 3 2015
pacificaria_pacificeden_cruisepassenger
News

Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden in Singapore’s drydock

P&Os Pacific Aria and Pacific Eden are currently in Singapore undergoing refurbishments before they sail from Sydney Harbour in November. The double dry dock season is a first for P&O as the Australian cruise liner […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 31 2015
OceaniaWorldTravelAwardsCruisePassenger
News

Oceania Cruises wins Australasia’s Leading Cruise Line at WTA

  The Worlds Travel Awards announced Oceania Cruises as ‘Australasia’s Leading Cruise Line 2015’ at its annual awards ceremony in Hong Kong. Considered as one of the most prestigious award in the Asia Pacific region, […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 30 2015
P&O cruises pacific pearl
News

What a Pearler! P&O issues denial after passengers claims poor behaviour aboard the Pearl

P&O has come to the defence of cruislings after passengers contacted Cruise Passenger to claim poor behaviour aboard the Pacific Pearl 16-day cruise around the South Pacific. According to the passengers, while most of the […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 30 2015
Melbourne Welcome Golden Princess
News

Golden Princess makes a theatrical entrance into Melbourne

Travel writer Sue Wallace was one of the first onboard to review Australia’s newest homeported ship for Cruise Passenger as she arrives in Melbourne this morning. See what she thinks about the ship. Cruise ship […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 30 2015
Kids Snorkeling
News

Five of the best unusual family cruises

There’s no denying that cruising is great for families, but when you think of a ‘family cruise’ you tend to picture the big white ships, packed to the gills with waterslides, roller skating rinks, dodgem […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 30 2015
Crystal Esprit
News

Cruise Adviser: Where is the luxury market heading?

Where is the luxury market heading? It seems cruise lines are looking for the kind of brand recognition that top French fashion houses have attained – with some interesting experiments in diversification. Ponant, the French […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 30 2015