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Princess Cruises and Oceania Cruises, two lines known for their food offerings, have rolled out some amazing new wine, champagne and cocktail offerings across their fleet. So if you love a tipple, these new programs will definitely impress. We have also also compiled together a list of some of the best wine packages. Oceania Cruises … Read more
The line behind the ‘The Most Luxurious Ship Ever Built’ has announced an order to build a third explorer-class ship. The new vessel will be a sister ship to the Seven Seas Explorer and Seven Seas Splendor, is scheduled to be delivered in late 2023. Voyages for the ship’s inaugural season will go on sale in 2021 and more details about the ship will be … Read more
Luxury cruise line Cunard has announced the introduction of a new dining concept, ‘Steakhouse at The Verandah’, on board its three Queens – Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth. Taking influence from both sides of the Atlantic, Cunard’s team of chefs have curated a menu that showcases prime USDA grain finished New York … Read more
Almost 500 passengers have been hit with gastro aboard a Royal Caribbean ship after the vessel departed Port Canaveral in Florida. Initially, 277 passengers had fallen ill when Oasis of the Seas departed on Sunday, and number of sick people has increased to 500. The cruise, which was to sail around the Caribbean, has been … Read more
Holidays are increasingly being booked up to three years in advance as cruise lines continue to roll out a large variety of new itineraries and new ships. The change in booking patterns, reaching beyond 2021, is just one of the surprising findings of Cruise Passenger‘s poll of senior cruise executives throughout the region on what … Read more
Cruises lines have ditched calling at Amsterdam after the city revealed it would be imposing a tourist tax on cruise passengers. The city has tourist levies in place for those who book hotels, B&B’s as well as Airbnb, which means that cruise passengers have bypassed the tax – until now. From January 1, Amsterdam started … Read more
Bob Binder knows exactly why Australia is Oceania Cruises’ most important market outside America. It explains why, when the small-ship line announced it was spending $1.8 billion on two new ships this week, the president was in a Sydney hotel enthusiastically discussing one of his favourite subjects – food. Mr Binder likes Australia a lot. … Read more
Ultra-luxe cruise line Silversea is planning to convert more Australians to its brand with its newest flagship sailing our waters. Speaking aboard the Silver Muse on its first visit to Sydney, recently appointed MD Adam Armstrong pledged to make Australia the line’s second biggest market “in two to three years”. Mr Armstrong is the former … Read more
Oceania, the line that recently revealed Australia is its number one market outside America, is spending more than a billion dollars on two new ships. The two Allura-class ships, with room for 1,200 passengers each, will bring Oceania Cruises fleet up to eight and cost AU$900 million each. The new investment is a testament to … 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.
