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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
Cruise Passenger’s Readers’ Choice awards voting is almost over – with some very tight fights among fans to get their favourite line into number one position. Best for Luxury, Contemporary, activities and river cruising are all up for grabs in the closing hours of the biggest poll ever. The awards, the biggest poll of passengers … Read more
It literally is called Cheers! And it’s the first trial by Carnival Cruise Lines Australia of an alcoholic drinks package for passengers over the age of 18 years. Start sipping your cocktails as of today, up until the end of January 2020 while Carnival tests the market for the first time onboard their cruise ships … Read more
The record summer Alaska cruise season is drawing to a close. But already, the beautiful but sensitive region is gearing up for six per cent growth in 2020. It will be the fifth straight year Alaska breaks records. But is the region ready? Alaska is expecting 1.44 million cruise passengers – twice the local population. … Read more
Restaurateur Damon DeSantis and his wife Cindy know how to throw a fabulous party. When they decided to take their 56 friends for a wedding celebration, they chartered a Boeing 777 jet and a 85-metre cruise ship for a week-long adventure on the Mediterranean. The bill: close to $1.6 million. But DeSantis did charter one … Read more
RCL’s Explorer of the Seas will look amazingly refreshed after a $162 million makeover with new waterslides, restaurants and redesigned pool area when she sets sails in the Mediterranean in summer next year. The refreshed Explorer will have a new Perfect Storm racer waterslides, Giovanni’s Italian Kitchen, a redesigned, resort-style poolscape with the signature Lime … Read more
The Pacific Dawn has come to the rescue of three sailors who sent out a distress call when their yacht started taking on water and began to sink. The Dawn, which was sailing near New Caledonia earlier this week, was alerted to the sailors by marine rescue authorities in Noumea and the three men, Ben, … Read more
Norwegian Cruise Line has announced a new partnership with JUST® Goods, Inc., a company which packages spring water in a plant-based reusable carton. And you’ll find these new water cartons onboard the new Norwegian Encoreinstead of plastic bottles. By January 1, 2020, NCL will replace all plastic bottles across its fleet with JUST cartons. In 2018, … Read more
Silversea’s passengers have crossed the iconic Northeast Passage for the first time in the line’s history. Guests on board the Silver Explorer witnessed Polar bears and cubs navigating the ice and a vast number of Walruses swimming near the breathtakingly beautiful Kolyuchin Island. All this while they enjoyed champagne and blinis with caviar in temperatures … 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.
