New Zealand’s unified cruise strategy has delivered fast results, lifting confidence, cutting barriers and attracting more ships. Australia, now down 35 percent in cruise capacity, risks falling behind unless it creates its own national plan.
An exclusive poll by Cruise Passenger on what Carnival guests want reveals the depth of feeling about the upcoming dry-dock changes for Carnival Encounter and Carnival Adventure.
The new deployment of sailings ranges from week-long to 21-day journeys with visits to nearly 70 different ports, including 22 in Japan, 54 overnights.
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.