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A Russian woman who defended her partner with a wine battle against three men during a brawl aboard the Pacific Explorer has been cleared of all charges. Tatiana Baladina, 38, and her partner were holidaying onboard P&O’s Pacific Explorer in February last year when he got into a scuffle with three men on a bucks … Read more
More than 100 cruise passengers were rescued off Phi Phi Island in Thailand after the ship ran aground when it hit a rock pile. The French vessel La Belle Des Oceans which was recently acquired by French brand CroisiEurope, was sailing from Koh Lanta to Phuket. A Thai navy ship, the HTMS Sriracha sailed to … Read more
P&O Cruises will have two new ships and bid farewell to stalwarts Pacific Dawn and Pacific Aria, it was announced this week. Next year, P&O Cruises will be welcoming  Pacific Adventure in October 2020. She is a 2,636-guest ship currently sailing as the Golden Princess. The next year Pacific Encounter, at 3,000 passengers, will join … Read more
French luxury line Ponant has lined up a series of new cruises to Asia in 2021 taking in magnificent UNESCO world heritage sites and idyllic islands from India, Sri Lanka, Japan to the Philippines. The line’s Asian itinerary includes a 13-day epic crossing of the Bay of Bengal on board Le Laperouse from 10 to … Read more
Viking Orion is scheduled to return to Sydney and Auckland where she will homeport for the summer season – her second year in a row. Orion will offer eight local cruises over three months when she arrives in Darwin on 15 December before sailing to Sydney on 27 December. She will then sail six 15-day … Read more
Royal Caribbean is to target Australians with fly-cruise deals to Singapore, where they have based Quantum of the Seas over the next five years. A new multi-million dollar campaign to attract hundreds of thousands of fly cruise passengers to the island state was launched this week with Singapore Tourism Board and Changi Airport. Australia has … Read more
Celebrity Cruises are planning a historic sailing for International Women’s Day on March 8 next year, continuing to close the gender gap at sea. Commanded by Capt. Kate McCue, Celebrity Edge will carry an unprecedented all-female bridge team and women officers across many areas. The twenty-seven female crew-members who will take part come from seventeen countries … Read more
A 10-year-old boy has died after being found “unresponsive” in the cruise ship swimming pool onboard the Genting Dream, owned by Dream Cruises. The news comes after at least a dozen drownings or near drownings on cruise ship pools in the last six years, and begs the question:Â Who should be responsible for swimming pool … Read more
Prepare your hoots and whistles for the seductive dancing of Dream Cruises’ newest adults-only show on Explorer Dream – After Dark: Dream Boys. Catch these “dreamboats” at the main Zodiac Theatre when the clock strikes midnight and get treated to the sensual performance from the sun-kissed male dancers. Dream Cruises even teases the crowd with … 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.
