Norwegian Cruise Line reveals details around three refurbished ships

Norwegian Cruise Line refurbished ships

Norwegianย Cruiseย Lineย has revealed the refurbishments planned for three of its ships, Norwegian Breakaway, Norwegian Sun and Norwegian Star. The Norwegian Edge program included new designs to public spaces as well as the addition of new venues including Los Lobos Cantina, the lineโ€™s upscale Mexican restaurant; the adults-only enclave, Spice H2O; and Syd Normanโ€™s Pour House โ€“ … Read more

The class of 2019

MSC Bellisima

Itโ€™s going to be an exciting year for the cruise industry, with a total of 21 new ships on order in 2019. Among those, are megaships from Royal Caribbean and MSC Cruises, and Princess will be launching its largest ship in its fleet, the Sky Princess. And luxury Scandinavian line, Viking Ocean Cruises will be … Read more

Silversea questions expedition โ€œgimmicksโ€ like helicopters and submarines

Scenic Eclipse helicopter

One of the most senior expedition managers in the cruise industry has questioned the growing trend towards โ€œgimmicksโ€ like helicopters and submarines, claiming they could be a danger to fragile environments. He also revealed that the line would be removing the Silver Discoverer from the Kimberley in 2019, and replacing her in 2021 with the … Read more

Ponant scales up with Nat Geo for Australia and Asia Pacific

Ponant teams up with Nat Geo

National Geographic Expeditions and French luxury brand Ponant have joined forces to market small ship adventure cruises to the Arctic and Antarctic in Australia, New Zealand and Asia Pacific. Ponant, which will soon be the world’s largest operator of expedition ships,ย  will create over 130 unique expedition itineraries over the next four years, including 18 … Read more

Polar bear’s death splits cruisers

Polar bear death cruise

Itโ€™s a tragic reminder that adventure cruising means encroaching on a world that is not ours alone. Scientists predict that polar bears could be extinct in the wild by 2100. https://t.co/9JyORMPIE8 โ€” The Dodo (@dodo) July 30, 2018 When guards from the MS Bremen shot a wild polar bar in the Arctic between Norway and … Read more

Luxury cruise line Silversea to upgrade all its ships

Silversea Silver Wind

Silversea will be revamping its ships after it was announced that Royal Caribbean, one of the worldโ€™s largest cruise lines, completed its acquisition of the luxury line. The multi-year initiative called Project Invictus will take Silverseaโ€™s ultra-luxury offerings to the next level and will include ship revitalisation programs. The first Invictus enhancements will begin rolling … Read more

Big changes for Newcastle, Port Kembla and Eden

Eden, turnaround port

The State Government has been forced to give up on its plans to increase Sydney’s capacity using Garden Island, but its Cruise Development Plan makes clear it has big ambitions for other ports. While it investigates Port Botany as Sydneyโ€™s second terminal, the government is scoping the potential to improve cruise facilities like expanding terminals, … Read more