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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
Australian Government departments are considering ways to restart cruise operations in Australia and are studying guidance from America’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control. The new CDC regime to resume sailings in America was published last weekend. Most cruise lines have yet to comment on … Read more
Cairns-based Coral Expeditions aims to be Tasmania bound late next month following the lifting of the states border to New South Wales residents from November 6. The first voyage planned to the island state by Coral Expeditions will be A Yachtman’s Cruise which will depart from Sydney on December 26, 2020 and arrive at Hobart … Read more
Oceania Cruises has revealed its 2022 Europe and North America collection of itineraries, which will go on sale on November 12. The 110 itineraries feature 76 new offerings and will visit 10 new ports. The 2022 Europe and North America itineraries range from seven to 14 days. Fifty-four voyages from 15 to 46 days have … Read more
The growing number of cases on shore in Europe have started to impact the tentative return of cruising. MSC Cruises announced yesterday it will be temporarily suspending further sailings of MSC Magnifica given the prevailing pandemic situation in France and Germany and the travel restrictions imposed. The temporary suspension will affect sailing from 8 November … Read more
Silversea Cruises has taken delivery of its latest luxury ship, the much anticipated Silver Moon in Italy. The line’s new culinary S.A.L.T. (Sea And Land Taste) will debut on the 596-passenger Silver Moon which promises guests an ultimate destination-focused cuisine experience both on-board and ashore. Located on Deck 4, S.A.L.T. will feature S.A.L.T. Kitchen, the … Read more
The Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, the powerful body that banned cruise ships from sailing in US waters seven months ago because of the global pandemic, has issued a new order allowing a “conditional resumption”. The move, which came on the day its ban on cruise ships expired, means a “framework for a phased … Read more
A Canberra pair are claiming they are out of pocket $46,000 after a cruise line refused to refund their European cruise and tour. The story of Andrea Twell, 64 and Chris Nichols, 73, is becoming an increasingly familiar one as the complexities of the refund system – and the terms and conditions used by cruise … 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.
