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The Australian government has revealed a timetable for the roll out of a coronavirus vaccine, setting new expectations for the restart of big ship cruising next year. Australia’s regulator of medicines says he expects to be able to approve the first coronavirus vaccine in late January. That means the vaccine will be available in March, … Read more
SeaDream Yacht Club’s ‘Barbados bubble’ has burst, temporarily at least. I’ve been on board SeaDream 1 since Saturday, sailing the Caribbean. This is the first cruise line to restart here so there was a lot at stake – and a great deal of planning had gone into the operation. The sailing, with 53 passengers and … Read more
Regent Seven Seas has revealed new dates around the arrival of the Seven Seas Explorer for her inaugural Asia-Pacific Season. The world’s most luxurious ship will sail on 14 itineraries in local waters between October 2021 and April 2022. “With the recent disappointment of cancelling Seven Seas Explorer’s three early 2021 sailings in Australia and New Zealand … Read more
Waddling penguins have always been the bucket list drawcard for curious travellers to the Antarctica. They will brave icy winds and piercing cold of the frozen continent to watch these adorable birds. They come away mesmerised and wanting more. So what is it about these flightless birds that have fascinated travellers all these years? Penguins … Read more
Royal Caribbean has extended its COVID sailing pause through to the end of January 2021 in Australia and New Zealand, cancelling 14 January sailings. The extension takes the pause from December 31, 2020 to January 31, 2021 and impacts sailings on Sydney-based Ovation of the Seas, Voyager of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas, … Read more
Shares in major cruise lines rocketed to new highs on news that the Pfizer company may have discovered a vaccine with early test results showing a 90% success rate. The eight-month halt of cruise ships has seen major lines brought to their knees and forced to borrow billions as ships at anchor cost them up … Read more
Cruise Traveller saw a record number of bookings this month as Australians rushed to secure their spot on the world’s newest and largest tall ship, Golden Horizons. Tradewind voyages Australian circumnavigation itineraries for the five-masted, sailing ship have resulted in the busiest booking month of the year for Cruise Traveller. As a small ship cruise … Read more
Cruise passengers who booked holidays with APT and its sister brand, Travelmarvel say they are out of pocket thousands of dollars from “cancellation charges” and “unrecoverable third party costs”. They have complained to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which is currently investigating a number of travel operators who have refused to refund passengers in … Read more
Royal Caribbean Group and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has joined Carnival Corporation in halting all US cruises until 2021. The move came in the wake of a report by the Center for Disease Control and Protection which suggested each ship would been to be certified and undergo trials before being allowed to sail. Royal Caribbean … 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.
