Virgin Voyages arrives in Darwin

Virgin Voyages’ arrives in Darwin ahead of her inaugural season

Resilient Lady - the third ship from Virgin Voyages, has officially arrived in Australian waters as part of her first season Down Under.

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Royal Caribbean's Ovations of the Seas

A day in the life of Royal Caribbean’s Environmental Officer

Darko Sukurica, Royal Caribbean's Environmental Officer on Ovation of the Seas takes us on a day in the life of what he does.

News, Reviews

Jacqueline and Mark Traynor

Why Australia has the world’s cheapest cruise prices

Emptynesters Mark and Jacqueline Traynor are a new wave of cruisers coming from the Northern Hemisphere, lured by cheaper cruise prices out of Australia.

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Discovery Princess, Alaska Cruise

Dog-sledding and king crabs: How Princess ups the discovery in Alaska

Princess is known as the No.1 cruise line for Alaska. And Cruise Passenger steps on board the Discovery Princess to see the Last Frontier.

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Brisbane new cruise terminal

Brisbane cruise passengers call for public transport links

There are no plans to extend public transport services to the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal, despite complaints from passengers.

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The captain of Azamara Quest made sure that ques are minimized to ensure guests' welfare.

“I’ve heard of people fainting in two-hour queues and temperatures of 30 degrees”

The Azamara Quest captain tells how he outwits big ships to beat the queues at popular European cruise ports during the summer months.

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Cruise safari

Is a cruise safari the best way to see The Big Four?

There’s a growing number of options for those who want to couple big cats and jeep dashes floating from port to port. And this is a cruise safari.

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Ashmore Reef Snorkeling

Kimberley cruise review: Sailing into the world’s greatest natural wonder

Steve Odell experiences the best of Australia's Kimberley region aboard Silversea's Silver Explorer

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Exteriors of St. Barths

My Ritz-Carlton Evrima Review: A Luxurious Superyacht Experience Like No Other

Whatever you do, don’t call Evrima a cruise ship. The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s first seagoing venture is most definitely a yacht. A superyacht, at that.

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Cruise Writers’ Choice

Top 10 – Cruise Writers’ Choice

With so many cruises on offer, how do you decide? Our cruising experts give their top picks for cuisine, kids’ clubs, service, entertainment and sheer whizz-bangery at sea.

Activities & Entertainment, Tips & Advice

Penguin Experiences

Top 5 Cruise Experiences

As an award-winning travel writer and author of 15 books, Glenn A Baker has visited 115 countries and is a Life Member of the Australian Society of Travel Writers. Here he recalls his five most memorable seafaring adventures.

Destinations, Tips & Advice

Cruise Aboard

Tahiti cruising aboard Paul Gauguin

So we come to Paul Gauguin. Not the 19th-century artist who showed the world the beauty of Tahiti, but the luxurious modern cruise ship named after him. Launched in 1998 specifically to cruise in French Polynesia, she has found her niche and is rarely less than fully booked.

Tips & Advice, Destinations

Health at sea

Health at sea is a question I am asked about quite frequently, and having had the unfortunate need to visit the medical centre on board Carnival Splendor on my recent Mexican Riviera cruise, I now have some first-hand experience to share.

Health & Wellness, Tips & Advice

cruise river mississippi

A River Runs Through It

River cruising is rising in popularity again but where did the trend start and which rivers led the way?

Tips & Advice

Sea Party

Celebrations at Sea: A personal view

Maritime historian Rob Henderson shares experiences of celebrations on board cruise ships - birthdays, weddings, Christmas, New Year and ANZAC Day on board Princess Cruises' Dawn Princess.

Tips & Advice

Middle East

The Middle East onboard the Silver Whisper

A cruise aboard the sumptuous Silver Whisper introduces us to the richly varied countries and cultures of the Arabian Peninsula.

Tips & Advice, Destinations

Haute Cuisine

Haute Cuisine

Dining on modern cruise ships is an event of choices in the variety of cuisine offered in numerous themed venues. To take advantage of all the food being offered on most ships requires an appetite of epic proportions and leads many to the dangerous habit of constant grazing.

Dining, Tips & Advice

India's Assam region

A river cruise through India’s Assam region

A river cruise through north-east India’s Assam, rich in wildlife and dotted with traditional villages, offers a peaceful perspective on this teeming subcontinent.

Destinations, Tips & Advice