An incident on a Silversea cruise through Australia has resulted in around 70 cruise passengers being left stranded on an island, after being caught in fast-moving tide.
Figures show that Princess cruises in Australia for 2025 are already about 70% sold out for the year, with executives encouraging Aussies to rather get on a plane to cruise.
Plenty of headlines are circulating about Netflix’s new documentary “Trainwreck: the poop cruise”, that details the unfortunate events of a 2013 Carnival cruise
Amsterdam is currently ruling upon a series of proposals for its cruise industry, which includes moving the cruise terminal out of the city centre, and a total ban on cruise ships by 2035.
Australian travellers have been advised to actively monitor their flight schedules after Qantas and Virgin Australia flights were diverted due to the closure of Qatar's airspace.
In the worst nightmare of any traveller, in 2013 Carnival Triumph had a fire in the engine room while off the coast of Mexico, and the cruise quickly descended into chaos.
Our On Board host Rosie Kelly has just returned from sailing the Majestic Princess in the Mediterranean with her daughter. She and publisher Peter Lynch discuss her journey - and the changes to the ship, one of Australia's favourites after her many seasons sailing our own waters.
