Planning your cruises for 2018? We spoke to the experts to uncover the hot new destinations for the year. Here’s what they recommend… The Kimberley is always hot, attracting cashed-up baby boomers and bucket listers, says cruise consultant Kathy Pavlidis of CruiseAbout in Kew, Victoria. Ponant’s gorgeous new ship Le Laperouse will visit the Kimberley for the first … Read more
Boutique cruise line Azamara Club Cruises announced it would be acquiring a new ship to add to its two-vessel fleet. The new Azamara Pursuit which will be launched in March 2018. It was revealed that the company would be purchasing the Adonia from P&O Cruises, which was used for the line’s Fathom program. “We are … Read more
Bernadette Chua is the only Australian journalist on board The Genting Dream. The Genting Dream is certainly a ship of dreams. Beautiful furnishings, plush arm chairs, fine German and Japanese hand painted china, exquisite paintings and marble bathrooms. Putting her together is an amazing feat for Dream Cruises.  And as Asia’s first luxury line, the question … Read more
Luxury is written all over the new Genting Dream. And while the ship is still under construction, you can clearly see the vision for Asia’s first luxury ship – it will be a decadent experience for those who will be onboard. And the Asians have chosen one of Australia’s best chefs, award-winning Mark Best as … Read more
It’s Asia’s first home-grown luxury cruise line.  Now we can reveal  what Genting Dream has on offer that will make it different to other luxury cruise ships. Bookings have just opened for Australians and New Zealanders. So what’s the Dream difference? The experience starts before you step on-board with an amazing piece of hull art created … Read more
Cruise Passenger magazine has put together an interactive digital magazine for Cruise Week that allows you to experience life onboard a ship right from your desktop or mobile. Our video editing team has created a series of stunning videos that highlight the destinations, food, innovations and activities you will find on a modern cruise ship. … Read more
Swan Hellenic has released its Discovery Cruising brochure, which features holidays throughout Europe, the Orient and Southeast Asia. For the first time, 350-passenger Minerva will sail in Asia from December 2014 for a three-month season. Itineraries include a 22-day ‘Japan and China Discovery’ roundtrip. Departing Hong Kong on 3 January 2015, the cruise will take … Read more
Not surprisingly, there’s a widening range of river cruising options across Asia. Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, India, China or even Borneo could be the destination for your next river cruise.
Sitting here in Singapore at the lovely Marina Mandarin Hotel, I have a view of the bizarre Marina Sands Hotel (looks like a futuristic skyscraper topped by a boat) in one direction, and the Merlion in the other. It’s steamy, overcast and may rain any minute, and my thoughts can’t help but drift back to our cruise in Azamara Quest, which ended on Saturday in Hong Kong.
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.
