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From boutique hotels, rainforest lodges to campervan adventures. The holidays of Australia are beckoning with special offers. Stay in a redeveloped heritage wool store in Hobart, explore South Australia in a campervan, or hideout in Tambourine Mountain’s rainforest in a quiet luxury lodge. There are also beachside boutique hotels in the Broome and the North … Read more
Australia’s rich Aboriginal culture is spread out across the country. Craig Tansley explores 10 of the best cultural attractions, from the far reaches of Queensland to the depths of New South Wales’ Blue Mountains. NT Dine under the stars Take a ride with local Arrernte man Bob Taylor from RT Tours in Alice Springs, travelling … Read more
Norwegian adventure cruise line Hurtigruten has been hit by COVID-19 cases among crew members after being among the first to bring back cruise itineraries in Europe. The sad news, which will be a blow to passengers hoping a gradual and monitored return to cruising would prove successful, was announced at the weekend. Four crew members … Read more
Ponant, the French line already sailing in Europe, has now started luxury cruises to the Arctic. The first ships are on course to Spitsbergen in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, where polar bears outnumber people. There are also cruises scheduled for the Northeast Passage before sailing onward to Kamchatka and the Kuril Islands in the … Read more
Tourism Restart Taskforce member John Hart maintains it is “totally unlikely that big international cruise ships with thousands of passengers” will be allowed to sail in Australian waters soon. But the Taskforce is hopeful small ship lines like Ponant, which carry some 260 passengers each, might be able to operate in the much-talked-about “bubble” of … Read more
Carnival Corporation has denied rumours it would be selling Cunard, the line with three queens in its fleet, as well as luxe line Seabourn. According to Tradewinds, a travel trade site, sources told the publication that Carnival was looking to offload two of their brands currently under their vast umbrella. Other brands include Carnival Cruise … Read more
Royal Caribbean has completely reinvented their muster drill and will be launching Muster 2.0 with brand new eMuster technology. This means the least favourite part of any cruise will now take place online in your own time, rather than standing on deck with a bright orange life jacket with hundreds of other passengers. It is, … Read more
It’s been a surreal five months since the cruise pause in March. The world’s fleet of more than 300 ships are riding at anchor all over the planet. There is no sign yet of a unified protocol that might satisfy health authorities that operators can make their vessels safe, though much work has been started. … Read more
Cruise lines are getting back to business in some parts of the world – much to the envy of many die-hard Australian cruisers. Asia-based Dream Cruises has started short Taiwan sailings from Keelung on island-hopping getaways including Peng Hu, Masu Island, Kinmen as well as Hualien. Meanwhile in Germany, TUI’s Mein Schiff 2, recently returned … 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.
