Revealed: the Australian cruiser behind Voyager of the Seas’ new colour

Revealed: the Australian cruiser behind Voyager of the Seas' new colour

Dave Winter is a die-hard Royal Caribbean fan from Victoria. And when he heard the line was refurbishing one of his favourite ships, he thought it would be a great idea to paint the hull blue like the Quantum and Oasis-class ships. So Mr Winter, a 29-year-old IT salesman, set about making it happen by … Read more

Sneak peek: inside Voyager of the Seas’ refurbishment as she heads to Australia

Voyager of the Seas before after and during refurbishment

She has been one of Australia’s favourite ships for seven years. But this season Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas returns Down Under with a brand new look. Voyager has had a $144 million makeover with the Aussie cruiser in mind. And one change was even sparked by an Australian passenger. Dave Winter sent an … Read more

The Norwegian Encore sails out and gets ready to welcome her first guests

The Norwegian Encore sails out and gets ready to welcome her first guests

The ship with the world’s longest race track at sea, the Norwegian Encore departed the Meyer Werft shipyard in Germany earlier this week. Crew members on board are already preparing to welcome her first guests this November. The 3,998 guest ship will be delivered to Norwegian Cruise Line on October 30, 2019. Grammy Award-winning artist Kelly … Read more

P&O Cruises remaster classic Queensland Anthem for countdown to Pacific Explorer 2020 Brisbane homeport

P&O Pacific Explorer in Sydney Harbour

P&O Cruises and Gold Coast singing star Ricki-Lee have remastered the 30-year-old classic state anthem, ‘Love You Queensland’ and made it the line’s theme song for every Brisbane sailing. The collaboration has given the anthem a modern new sound and its release also marks the one-year countdown to the line’s largest and newest ship Pacific … Read more

Horror holiday in the world’s most luxurious city

P&O's Azure

The words ‘sun-loungers’ and ‘Monte Carlo’ will never have the same connotation again for more than 1,000 passengers from P&O’s luxury Azura ship after being left stranded overnight and forced to sleep in makeshift beds in the cold. In a bizarre turn of events 1,170 passengers joyfully disembarked their cruise liner for a day of … Read more

‘My $25,000 holiday nightmare’ – 4,000 Aussie cruisers in limbo

Linda Willow Roberts from Tasmania

It is supposed to be a once-in-a-lifetime journey for Tasmanian traveller Linda Willow Roberts – a five-week trip around the Baltic which included a 12-day cruise with Hurtigruten. She spent $25,000 on the trip,  which included a number of land tours, transfers, accommodation, as well as an expedition to see the famous Northern Lights. But … Read more