Queen Anne on her sea trials on the sea

The first look inside Cunard’s new Queen Anne

Cunard’s new Queen Anne arrived this week in Southampton to much fanfare. She’s the 249th ship in Cunard’s 184-year history.

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Royal Caribbean has lined up short cruises from Brisbane for 2024.

Short cruises from Brisbane offered for as low as $249 pp

Several major cruise lines line up several short cruises from Brisbane for all seasons of 2024 ranging from two to five-nights.

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Princess ship sailing in Alaska with glaciers

Caps to be set on Alaska cruise capacity

Alaska is about to begin a bumper cruise season, however, future seasons aren't looking quite as promising. From 2026, the major Alaskan port of Juneau will begin to place caps on capacity.

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Why NCL won’t have a cruise ship in Sydney for 2024/25 season

Norwegian Cruise Line will not have a ship based in Sydney to mark the start of the 2024/25 wave season. Instead NCL will deploy Norwegian Sun to debut in Brisbane and Melbourne in December 2024.

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Norweigian prima and tug boat crew

How a tugboat crew saved the Norwegian Prima from a grounding

A report by the Icelandic Transportation Accident Investigation has revealed how a tugboat crew potentially saved the Norwegian Prima from grounding in the port of Reykjavik in Iceland, in May 2023.

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Gloria Gaynor and Crystal

Disco queen Gloria Gaynor joins Crystal to lure more guests

Queen of Disco, Gloria Gaynor, will hit the high notes of her famous gay anthem “I Will Survive” when she joins Crystal Serenity on a sailing from Quebec City to Fort Lauderdale on October 26.

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Amsterdam halves the number of river cruise ships to 1150 a year

Amsterdam has escalated its fight against overtourism in the popular Dutch city by slashing the number of river cruise arrivals by half to just 1150 a year by 2028.

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Oceania Cruises’ Marina will undergo a huge refurbishment in May 2024.

Oceania to debut new Med voyages in 2025

Leading culinary cruise line, Oceania Cruises will launch new Mediterranean voyages next year to tantalize guests to holiday in some of the most breathtaking destinations in Europe.

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Two people drinks package sharing

Why this drinks package rule is an outrage and should be dumped

Imagine the fuss if you bought a bottle of wine from a bottle shop and the owner told you: "You can't share that with your friends, by the way. It's against the rules."

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