Celebrity Cruises to homeport a ship in Melbourne

Celebrity Cruises to homeport a ship in Melbourne

Royal Caribbean International has announced it would be basing the Celebrity Eclipse in Melbourne from the 2020/21 summer season. Celebrity Cruises, known for their small ships, will be sending the Eclipse to Melbourne on December 23, 2020 for her inaugural season which will run until April 2021. She’ll undergo a major refurbishment – $700 million … Read more

Katarina Line launches two new ships and itineraries for 2019

Katarina 2019 itineraries

Croatia’s award-winning small ship cruise company, Katarina Line, will be adding two new ships next year, including The Katarina, a Deluxe category cruiser. Also for next year, is a brand new list of itineraries featuring land tours for fit and small groups. As part of the lines’ new active program, there are land programs like … Read more

P&O Cruises reveals 2020 winter and spring program for Sydney

P&O's Pacific Adventure

P&O Cruises today revealed their 2020 Sydney season, with Pacific Adventure taking her maiden season and new ‘Voyages’ itineraries. There will be 132 cruises in total including 57 shorter cruises of two to four nights departing Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland. Pacific Adventure will start her maiden season when she homeports in Sydney. The 108,865-tonne ship, … Read more

Judges decide passengers’ rights on cruises hit by bad weather

Scenic Diamond

Scenic, one of Australia’s best known European river cruise operators, last night claimed partial victory in its court fight with a thousand passengers who said their holidays were ruined by floods five years ago. In a landmark case about what should happen when Europe’s delicate weather patterns make cruising the waterways difficult, Scenic appealed a … Read more

Azamara Pursuit is heading for Australia and New Zealand

Azamara announces refit and maiden voyage for the Azamara Pursuit

Azamara, the extraordinary three-ship Royal Caribbean line that was among the first to pioneer overnight stays and cultural immersion, is bringing its newest ship to Australia. The Azamara Pursuit will visit Australia during the 2021 season, and will stay for two nights over the New Year holidays in 2022. She will then return three weeks later … Read more

Princess Cruises introduces revamped menu at SHARE by Curtis Stone

Curtis Stone in SHARE on Ruby Princess

A new six-course, fine-dining experience from award-winning Chef Curtis Stone is now available at SHARE aboard Princess Cruises. The restaurant is featured aboard Emerald Princess and Ruby Princess and the refreshed menu comprises of artfully displayed dishes made from the finest ingredients at sea. This includes mouth-watering dishes like butter-poached chunks of Alaskan King Crab … Read more

Readers’ Choice – with hours to go, the trophies that are too close to call

Readers' Choice Awards

Never mind the by-election in Sydney’s Wentworth constituency tomorrow, the real battle will be taking place in the final hours of Cruise Passenger’s Reader’s Choice Awards. You have just one day left to vote for your favourite ships and crew at cruisepassenger.com.au/readerschoice. Already, a record 10,600 votes have been cast – over 1,000 more than … Read more