Tourism minister Dan Tehan promises review as cruise ship ban expires in 13 days Peter Lynch·1 Jun 2021Australia’s Tourism Minister Dan Tehan has promised a mid-June review of the ban on foreign flagged ships, raising...News·8 Comments·3
APT hires Aussie crew and readies Caledonian Sky for Kimberley Teresa Ooi·17 May 2021Boutique ship, Caledonian Sky has arrived in Cairns with APT gearing up to launch its Kimberley season on...News·0 Comments·1
Exclusive: Home Affairs says all foreign-flagged cruise ships must employ Aussie staff Teresa Ooi·14 May 2021The government is insisting cruise ship operators wanting to sail Australian waters must employ Australians to take on...News·11 Comments·0
Another Kimberley problem as APT cancels its first sailing due to lack of crew Teresa Ooi·11 May 2021APT’s much anticipated sailing of the Kimberley onboard MS Caledonian Sky on June 2 has been cancelled because...News·0 Comments·0
APT claims first with planned WA cruise on Caledonian Sky in June Peter Lynch·30 Apr 2021APT today claimed it had made a breakthrough in getting the Caledonian Sky sailing June dates in the...News·2 Comments·0
Cruise can come back now, says leading Australian health expert as lines await a Kimberley decision Teresa Ooi·23 Apr 2021One of Australia’s leading experts in communicable diseases says cruise can now return safely with new health protocols...News·1 Comment·2
APT agrees to drop “marketing and overhead” deductions from refunds and compensate clients Peter Lynch·10 Mar 2021Thousands of Australians will receive additional refunds for cancelled travel after APT and Travelmarvel agreed to stop deducting...News·0 Comments·0
Survey reveals 90 per cent of cruisers want crew and passengers vaccinated Bernadette Chua·5 Mar 2021An overwhelming number of Cruise Passenger readers have said they want both crew and their fellow passengers to...News·0 Comments·0
APT readies to sail first foreign ship in a year Peter Lynch·18 Feb 2021APT is talking to three state governments to get their luxury adventure small ship Caledonian Sky into the...News·0 Comments·0
Strongest hint yet that Australian cruising is coming back Peter Lynch·9 Feb 2021The minister in charge of Australia’s tourism portfolio has made the most encouraging remarks in a year about...News·3 Comments·0
