Cruise Lines International Association's Joel Katz has hit out at the Federal Government's "cash grab" and warned Australia is becoming an uncompetitive cruise destination.
Over recent years, cities and countries around the world have begun putting up more and more regulatory barriers for cruise ships, and lately, this process appears to be accelerating.
Mexico's environmental authority has rejected Royal Caribbean's US$600 million Perfect Day Mahahual project, dealing a major blow to the line's plans for a private destination on the Costa Maya coast.
Australians continue to pour onto planes to cruise in Singapore, with Singapore Tourism Board recording fresh figures showing Australia's rise in numbers.
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.
