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Royal Caribbean has announced the recently medically upgraded Quantum of the Seas will spend an Australia summer cruising from Brisbane after her Singapore cruises to nowhere. But a line spokesperson was unable to confirm if Australians will get the same Royal Promise of $25,000 COVID health cost cover that has been offered to Asian cruisers … Read more
The removal of a passengers who break COVID rules onboard their European cruises, is setting a precedence for when sailings returns to Australia. Just this week, a passenger who was travelling onboard the AIDAblu strayed from a ship shore excursion in Catania in Italy. The passenger breached the strict health and safety regulations around shore … Read more
Australian-based cruise lines have spelt out exciting new options for 2021 as the expectation of a resumption reaches new heights. Princess, Carnival, P&O and Royal Caribbean have all announced their plans for 2021, as Cruise Lines International Association Australasia launched a campaign to press the government to lift the cruise ban. Australia’s hard-pressed travel agents … Read more
Royal Caribbean International will step up its presence in Australia, sending three ships, including Quantum of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas to cruise in local waters in 2021-22 season. For the first time, Sydney and Brisbane will host two Quantum-class ships, with the newest and the most high-tech ship, … Read more
P&O Cruises Australia announced it would be bringing the newly transformed Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter Down Under for the first half of 2021, marking confidence that cruising will be back soon. The Pacific Adventure, which was due to start sailing this year, will now be cruising from Sydney from April 20, 2021 while the … Read more
Greek cruise line Celestyal Cruises will provide complimentary travel insurance for all new individual bookings made from now through to November 30 for March to June 2021 sailings. The new policy, which is provided by Allianz Global Assistance includes coverage for medical/hospitalisation expenses including those associated with COVID-19. Transportation costs to the nearest hospital as … Read more
A heartrending year-long case in which an 18-month-old baby girl dropped to her death from the 11th floor of a Royal Caribbean ship has ended with her grandfather admitting negligent homicide. Chloe Wiegand fell from the Freedom of the Seas in July, last year, sparking a fierce debate over safety. Her grandfather and parents claimed … Read more
The new chairman of the Australian Cruise Association, Philip Holliday expects state-by-state cruising to kick start local operations by early next year. There will be more “cruises to nowhere” and a bigger mix of sea and land-based itineraries to give passengers more time to explore local destinations. The return of bigger, international ships will be … Read more
By Bernadette Chua and Brittany Lazarus Consumer watchdog the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission is investigating travel providers over claims some are misleading consumers on cancellation fees. In a statement to Cruise Passenger, the ACCC said it was probing “whether some travel providers are misleading consumers about the amount of cancellation fees they are entitled to … 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.
