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Carnival Australia

“Cruising used to feel special” – guests report cutbacks are ruining the cruise experience. What do you think?

13 Mar 202612 Mar 2026 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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A number of cruise lines have announced cuts to their packages. And cruisers are not happy.

Categories News Tags Carnival Australia, Norwegian Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean 4 Comments

Carnival Encounter shows off her new look and leaves dry dock- will cruisers be happy with the changes?

13 Mar 20266 Mar 2026 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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Carnival has given us the first peak into what dry dock changes will look like for Carnival Encounter and Carnival Adventure.

Categories News Tags Carnival Australia 4 Comments

“Free pizza, ice cream, revamped cabins” – cruisers wishlists for Carnival Encounter’s dry dock

13 Mar 202628 Jan 2026 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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Carnival Encounter and Carnival Adventure, are more so P&O Cruises Australia ships in disguise, rather than true Carnival ships.

Categories News Tags Carnival Australia 6 Comments

‘Carnival Rewards’ arrives this year – here’s everything you need to know

16 Jan 2026 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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Carnival Cruises caused a big stir last year when they announced their new Carnival Rewards program would replace its current VIFP loyalty program.

Categories Tips & Advice Tags Carnival Australia 1 Comment

As Carnival raises WiFi prices – is it time to ask for better package options?

13 Nov 202510 Nov 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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Royal Caribbean and Carnival Cruises are two of the only major lines that don’t offer a package price to combine drinks and Wi-Fi.

Categories News Tags Carnival Australia

Carnival Luminosa arrives in Brisbane โ€“ here are six itineraries to try from $125 a night

31 Oct 202531 Oct 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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Carnival Luminosa has arrived in Brisbane to mark its fourth season of sailing out of Queensland and the season is shaping as a big one.

Categories News Tags Australia, Brisbane Cruise Terminal, Carnival Australia, Carnival Luminosa

Big savings in our 10 last-minute deals to get you on board Australia’s wave season

10 Oct 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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A massive 63 ships will roll across our shores, with a healthy mix of giant family ships, smaller luxury vessels and everything in between set to visit the Aussie coastline this summer.

Categories News Tags Carnival Australia, Royal Caribbean 1 Comment

Carnival Cruises loyalty program: President steps in – can she win over angry Fun People?

23 Jun 202522 Jun 2025 by Peter Lynch
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Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy has penned a letter to millions of past and present guests about the changes to the line’s loyalty program.

Categories News Tags Carnival Australia 27 Comments

How a TikTok dance led to a controversial Carnival ban of an everyday item

12 Mar 202611 Jun 2025 by Tallis Boerne Marcus
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Cruise lines are constantly tweaking their rules, such as banning new items or or putting new policies into place to try and make cruising an overall more pleasant experience.ย 

Categories News Tags Carnival Australia
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