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Aurora Expeditions has christened its latest innovative ship, Greg Mortimer, in a ceremony set against the snow-capped mountains of Ushuaia in Argentina. Godmother to the ship, Margaret Mortimer, smashed a ceremonial piece of Antarctic ice against the world’s first passenger expedition ship featuring the Ulstein X-Bow. The inverted bow design enables the ship to cut … Read more
Silversea Cruises adds to their immersive shore experiences with an exclusive Mark Vincent classical concert in Melbourne and a beach cocktail party in the Caribbean. Australian tenor Mark Vincent will perform exclusively for guests of Silver Muse when she comes into Melbourne on December 8, 2019. Enjoy cocktails and canapés before the performance at the … Read more
Michelin-starred Chef Curtis Stone was in town to welcome his specialty dining restaurant Share to Sydney’s shores for the first time this season. In this exclusive interview, Rose Jacobs shares a moment – and some wagyu beef! – with an Australian export icon on board Ruby Princess. What did we eat? Charred Aussie Wagyu strip … Read more
Storylines, the new ship company offering “affordable retirement” at sea, is the work of two Australians, it can be revealed. Storylines is four years in the making by Queenslanders Alister Punton and Shannon Lee who both have background in real estate. They took the plunge because they heard it everyday that people wanted to live … Read more
Getting booted off a cruise ship happens far more often than many passengers imagine. The recent case of a couple who were thrown off a cruise ship for making love too loudly is a case in point. Making love too loudly The couple is suing a cruise line, claiming to have been removed from the … Read more
Garden designer and TV personality Jamie Durie is the latest “star” to join Queen Elizabeth’s inaugural Gardening Voyage in Australia when she departs Sydney on 1 March 2021. Durie will share his ideas on landscape design, future gardening trends and how to make home gardens more sustainable during the cruise which will call at Hobart … Read more
A grandfather has been charged with negligent homicide after he allegedly dropped his 18 month old granddaughter out of an 11th floor window on board a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in Puerto Rico. The terrible tragedy caught the attention of the world, and divided cruise passengers after the family blamed the line and called for … Read more
Australians on holiday will only tolerate being without internet access for a maximum of three days, a shock survey by Princess Cruises reveals. One in two people surveyed said they will take a cruise holiday – but only if they had access to high speed internet at a “reasonable cost.” Conducted by YouGov, the survey found … Read more
Explorer Dream, the latest ship from Asia’s first luxury cruise line, has arrived in Sydney – marking the line’s first sailing beyond Asia. The 1,856-passenger ship, described as “Asia at heart and international in spirit”, recently joined the line’s fleet in April 2019, after her $43.5 million (US$30 million) refurbishment, with new offerings for the … 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.
