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Passengers and crew members sailing on ships that accommodate more than 250 people will have to undergo mandatory COVID-19 testing. The Cruise Lines International Association and its member brands announced the plan this week as part of a multi-layer approach, which they hope will help the American Centers for Disease and Prevention Control, make the … Read more
The Royal Caribbean group today announced that it would be cancelling Celebrity Cruises’ Australian and Asian 2020/21 wave season program. Additionally, Azamara, the small ship line will also extend is suspension period throughout Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and South Africa until next year. Royal Caribbean will extend its suspension of sailings to include those … Read more
One of Royal Caribbean’s most popular restaurants, Izumi Teppanyaki will feature on the new Wonder of the Seas, when she joins the fleet as the world’s largest cruise ship in 2022. Chef Travis Kamiyama confirmed via social media over the weekend that his specialty sushi and hibachi restaurant will be one of the more than … Read more
APT is offering an exclusive cruise on the mighty Mekong River with celebrity chef Luke Nguyen to experience authentic Vietnamese cuisine. Guests will spend two weeks exploring Vietnam, including seven-nights cruising the Mekong River aboard the brand new Mekong Serenity and six-nights in five-star hotels. The first three nights will be spent in Ho Chi … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has extended its ongoing pause of global cruise voyages across all three brands – Norwegian, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas – until 1 December 2020. The line cited the “current global environment” for the extension of the suspension of cruises until the end of November. In addition, for some ships, the … Read more
Holland America Line’s latest ship, Rotterdam celebrated its coin ceremony at Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard in Italy yesterday. In keeping with the Italian shipbuilding tradition, Mai Elmar, the executive director of Cruise Port Rotterdam in the Netherlands, served as the ship’s madrina (godmother) and officiated in the ceremony. The Dutch coins, minted in 1872, to honour … Read more
Cruise Passenger readers are ready to sail in 2021 – but they will travel differently and they have high expectations of what they want from cruise lines. Our readership of over 400,000 Australian and New Zealand passengers – the biggest independent group in the region – have provided strong indicators of what they will be … Read more
Sky Princess would have been cruising the Adriatic at this time of the year with 3,660 guests on board and 1500 crew members. Now, there are roughly 110 masked crew members, empty staterooms and nothing but ghost ships and ocean as far as the eye can see. But it’s not all bad news. As an … Read more
At the height of the wave season, Select Fresh Providores would supply fruit and vegetables to all the major cruise lines: P&O Cruises, Carnival, Princess, Norwegian Cruise Line, Regent Seven Seas, Oceania and MSC. “At its peak, fresh fruit and vegetables supplies to cruise ships would amount to about 25 to 30 per cent of … 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.
