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The past 12 months have seen incredible growth in holidays on the water. Now 2026 cruising promises to see a lot more, with quality offerings hit the water, from green ships to incredible luxury. New destinations and sailings across the calendar will see more communities benefiting from cruise holidays, and more passengers avoiding the crowds. … Read more
Cruise Passenger’s 100 Best Cruises in the World Published by Bernadette Chua Published on 29 Dec 2025 Our Top 100 Cruises presented with My Cruises Cruise Passenger has assembled a panel of experts – you’ll recognise them, they are all regular writers for these pages. Between them, they have clocked up hundreds of itineraries on … Read more
Coral Expeditions has flown around 80 passengers back to Australia on a charter flight while its flagship vessel Coral Adventurer remains stuck on a reef in Papua New Guinea. The passengers, who had paid more than $13,000 each, said they had not been told much, and some said they had feared for their safety. The … Read more
The last few years have seen Station Pier in Melbourne transform from a thriving cruise hub to a port that rarely sees large ships homeporting and far trails ports like Brisbane in ship activity.Â
Crown Princess is one of the fastest selling cruise ships not just in Australia, but in the entire world. The ship has sold out nearly half of its upcoming year of Aussie cruises.
The story of Aurora Expeditions begins many years before the gleaming Charles Mawson began her inaugural voyage a few weeks to the end of 2025. But it feels like the right time to tell the story of how Australia’s own expedition line began. In the brand new ship’s lounge sits Greg Mortimer, wearing a simple … Read more
Regional authorities have made effective new cruise caps and limits for a number of ports in the French Riviera. This could affect cruise ports such as Nice, Marseille and Cannes.
Coral Expeditions’ Coral Adventurer has resumed sailing after the death of one of its guests on a shore excursion earlier this year. Suzanne Rees, an 80-year-old guest joined a hiking tour to Cook’s Look summit on Lizard Island as part of her Coral Expeditions cruise. Temperatures were reportedly as high as 50 degrees as the … Read more
This year Australia’s cruise community saw a whirlwind of news, excitement, drama and changes. Cruise Passenger was there to cover it every step of the way.
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.
