It’s just weeks until Australia’s largest ship, Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas arrives in Sydney for her inaugural season. On December 15, she will sail into Sydney Harbour and there has been much hype built around what has been hailed, as the southern hemisphere’s most technologically advanced ship. In an interview with Cruise Passenger, … Read more
A Perth man was kicked off his P&O cruise ship after he flicked a cigarette overboard. Mark O’Keefe, 57 and his wife Debra were on a 10-day cruise when he was severely reprimanded after a P&O security guard saw him flick a cigarette overboard. His daughter, Courtney O’Keefe told WAtoday that her sick father had … Read more
Ovation of the Seas will be extending her 2017/18 season in Australia after popular demand by Aussie cruisers. Royal Caribbean announced today Ovation would be spending an extra five weeks at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal. The new cruises include cruises to the South Pacific, Tasmania, New Zealand, all round trip from Sydney as well as … Read more
The luxurious Celebrity Millennium has emerged from dry-dock with a brand new makeover. She has new restaurants including a modern Italian steakhouse, an outdoor cinema as well as redecorated suites. Aussie guests enjoy the Celebrity Millennium closer to home where she will sail from Singapore and Hong Kong to Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Taiwan, South … Read more
Travel + Leisure magazine recently came up with this list of the 10 best islands in the world. What’s on your bucket list?
International cruising is a fast growing sector  – up a quarter in 2012 – and airlines are now planning more offers to tempt cruisers into their seats. Cruise Lines International Association [CLIA] figures show an increasing number of Australian travellers booking international cruises.  In 2012, Australia became the biggest fly-cruise market for European ocean cruising, … Read more
Day Four: National Geographic Orion cruise blog Published by Cruise Passenger Published on 25 Mar 2014 Norfolk Island: Day Four – There’s one thing you’re guaranteed to see on a National Geographic Orion expedition – nature at its best. And that’s exactly what we were treated to on day four of the vessel’s inaugural voyage, … Read more
Thinking of a relaxing holiday? Maybe a cruise? Want to save a few dollars but avoid getting on and off on a daily basis? Then a repositioning cruise is probably for you. What is a repositioning cruise? Cruise ships follow the sun. So when winter approaches a destination, cruise ships will pack it up and … Read more
My feet hurt. I’ve only been on Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 for about three hours and I think I’ve walked a marathon course just having a quick look around.
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.
