Pacific Adventure biofoul New Zealand

Four ships turned away from New Zealand for biofouling

Only four ships were turned away from New Zealand. Pacific Adventure was denied entry due to contaminated hull, a big improvement from 2023.

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Icon of the Seas Miami

How Icon of the Seas could inject $2.9m a day into Sydney’s economy

As Icon of the Seas sails her maiden voyages, cruisers down under are asking: could the world’s largest cruise ship, at 364.75 metres, sail in Australia?

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Viking demand

Demand prompts Viking to open 2026 bookings 

Demand has prompted Viking has opened ocean voyage bookings for 2026 after many of its 2024 dates sold out, with many of its 2025 departures also selling fast.

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Royal Caribbean's Icon of the Seas sails into Miami

Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas even has Uber drivers talking

Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, not just the world’s biggest ship has got everyone talking - even Uber drivers.

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Money back

Ambassador Cruise Line promises satisfaction or money back

Just like the old TV commercials, Ambassador Cruise Line is offering satisfaction to first-time cruisers or their money back.

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Cunard's Queen Elizabeth in Sydney

Cunard packs final homeport season for 2025/26

Cunard has packed its current Australian homeport season with its most spectacular offerings yet.

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Le Soléal in the Kimberley

A Kimberley adventure on Ponant’s Le Soleal

This epic voyage through the Kimberley on Le Soléal, Ponant has delivered an indepth and exciting experience to see this remote region.

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Overbooked cruise in 2024

Experts predict 2024 is the year you are most likely to be bumped from your cruise

Cruise experts say more travellers are getting bumped off overbooked cruises this year with lines filling the ships past capacity.

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Raunchy bikini bottoms could see Aussies banned from a popular cruise destination

Raunchy bikinis could see Aussie ships banned from Pacific island

P&O cruisers put on notice after the line warns passengers about their choice of wearing skimpy bikins on Lifou. 

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