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Oceania Cruises is following stable mate Regent Seven Seas in ending the decade long partnership with Canyon Ranch spa and introducing a new spa experience that is created entirely in-house. The Aquamar spa will be introduced across their fleet this summer and it will reach Australian shores in January 2020. The line says that the … Read more
Royal Caribbean has a 10 year expansion plan for Australia which could include an Oasis class ship and port investment. The line’s new managing director for Australia and New Zealand Gavin Smith told Cruise Passenger at the launch of Royal Caribbean’s 2019/20 season the plan includes investing in Australian ports like Sydney and bringing the … Read more
The Port Authority NSW has started engaging with Botany stakeholders this month as part of its work to complete a business case for expanding the container port’s facilities to handle large cruise ships. According to a project update distributed this month to residents and stakeholders, the cruise terminal project is set to complete yearly milestones … Read more
Viking Cruises has revealed the first details of its ground-breaking expedition fleet, including two brand new ships – Viking Octantis and Viking Polaris, which will start sailing beginning 2022. They have revealed their first itineraries – two 13-day voyages, one in the Arctic and another in the Antarctic. The expedition ships will be smaller than … Read more
With the arrival of Radiance of the Seas today, Royal Caribbean International announced a stellar lineup for its brands, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Cruises. The company’s amazing fleet of ships will be sailing to a number of regions including Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. And we’ll see some of our old favourites, … Read more
When Regent Seven Seas Explorer was launched at a glittering European royal ceremony three years ago, she was given the description: “Most luxurious ship ever built”. Indeed, Regent Seven Seas were so enamoured with the epithet, they trademarked it. Many at the time asked the line’s boss, Mr Frank Del Rio, just how he was … Read more
The luxury market is typically known to appeal to the older generation, offering itineraries ranging between 10 to 28 days. But Crystal Cruises in a bid to appeal to younger travellers, is offering more seven-day itineraries across its suite of cruise ships, whether it be yacht or even river vessels. “In 2022, the ships collectively … Read more
Nicolas Dubreuil is a polar-regions specialist and head of Expeditions at PONANT. He tells us how much care goes into creating visits to remote parts of our planet. Q: Why is it important to take people to remote regions? A: We would like our passengers to be ambassadors for all the amazing places we go … Read more
Royal Caribbean in partnership with WWF-Australia, has developed a new DNA test that can detect the source of illegal hawksbill turtle products and help protect local hawksbill turtles. Hawksbill turtles are migratory species and Australia has the largest hawksbill turtle nesting population worldwide, of about 8,500 turtles across Queensland, Northern Territory and Western Australia. WWF-Australia … 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.
