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Is your next girls trip fly-fishing? Fly-fishing and luxury go hand in hand on this exclusively female 6-night, 5-day stay on New Zealand’s South Island. You will spend your days angling for the best catch in Kahurangi National Park with professional fly-fishing guides and relax in the evenings with a soak in the jacuzzi, massage … Read more
It’s a top choice for lovers of the great outdoors but Craig Tansley finds he has parts of Tasmania’s east coast all to himself. It’s Saturday afternoon in the middle of the summer holidays in Coles Bay. Coles Bay – halfway down Tasmania’s east coast – is Tasmania’s answer to Byron Bay: it’s where everyone … Read more
Queensland’s Scenic Rim Tasting Trail, 6 Days This self-drive itinerary will see you travelling a 600km loop through Queensland’s Scenic Rim, beginning and ending in Brisbane. Visit an array of natural wonders; rainforests, waterfalls, a lavender farm, and treetop walk. Eat at premier food and wine venues, boutique breweries and markets. You will stay in … Read more
Priscilla and Mad Max are the stars of Broken Hill’s showreel. Katrina Lobley reminisces with the locals at our Hollywood of the Outback. From the moment Yorkshireman Adrian Bennett first visited Silverton in the NSW Outback, he was hooked. One of the world’s biggest Mad Max fans was making a pilgrimage to see the landscape … Read more
The owner of Dream Cruises and Crystal, Genting Hong Kong, has suspended payments on debts of almost $3.4bn, it was reported in Hong Kong today. The company, backed by Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay and a Malaysian gambling empire, said it would “temporarily suspend all payments to the group’s financial creditors” while restructuring debt. Dream … Read more
A South Australian passenger airlifted from a cruise ship after suffering multiple heart attacks was issued with a $29,092 rescue and medical bill. And even though he had travel insurance bought through the Australian Central Credit Union, an Australian Financial Complaints Authority (AFCA) review has upheld a payout of just $4,000. The man, who cannot … Read more
Cruise Passenger readers – Australia’s biggest cruise community – have given their verdict on the report into the Ruby Princess debacle. An overwhelming 82.6 per cent believe not enough has been done to deal with the situation, and that heads should roll over the failings of the NSW Department of Health. Two heads in particular … Read more
The fun family line, Carnival, has revealed videos and photos of their new BOLT roller coaster on Carnival’s Mardi Gras which will start sailing in February 2021. Whether you’re young, young at heart, a thrill-seeker or somebody who is feeling a little too relaxed after lounging in the sun – the BOLT roller coaster is … Read more
A family of five has fallen victim to the tough new rules to safeguard the first big ship cruises in Europe, after being kicked off the MSC Grandiosa’s first sailing. In what looks like a precursor to the kind of no-excuses regulations needed to safeguard other passengers, the family received their marching orders after they … 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.
