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Carnival to add capacity for an extra 800 guests on the Carnival Splendor

Carnival Cruises are bringing the Carnival Splendor to Australia – and increasing her capacity from 3,000 passengers to 3,900 guests. She’ll be arriving in Australia next year and according to a spokesperson, she will be […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Feb 7 2018
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Why more cruise ships feel like home

Photo: Brain Gaskin of Australian Cruising News Travellers, while they love to explore new destinations and experience new cultures, still love touches of home, research shows. Cruise lines make an effort to cater for every […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Sep 28 2017
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Rough weather at sea for Carnival Spirit and Pacific Explorer

Coming out of the winter months means calmer waters for cruise passengers. The winter months brings rough weather and the captains of our ships do a good job to keep us safe. Passengers aboard the Carnival […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 24 2017
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Weekly travel roundup 02/06/17: Tim Rice rolls out shows on Seabourn, Minions take over Carnival, MSC Mervaiglia to be christened by Sophia Loren

Watch MSC Meraviglia’s christening MSC Cruises will be christening its largest ship, the MSC Meraviglia has sailed out. French President Emmanuel Macron and other dignitaries kicked off the festivities earlier this week at the official […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 1 2017
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Best deals for 2018 sailings for ocean and river itineraries

Ocean and river cruise lines are already advertising their 2018 sailings with hot deals as well as new itineraries and destinations. Major lines like Scenic, Evergreen, Princess Cruises, MSC, APT, Silversea as well as Ponant […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 11 2017
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Cruise Passenger’s weekly travel roundup 1

Princess Cruises announces longest world cruise To celebrate 10 years of world cruises from Australia, Princess Cruises announced today it will be hosting a world cruise in 2018. The 106-night voyage visits 27 countries including […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 28 2016
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Carnival Spirit comes to the rescue of $20 million superyacht

The Carnival Spirit has come to the rescue of a $20 million luxury superyacht and its crew after they were stranded at sea for more than 24 hours. The Spirit which was in the area, […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 6 2016
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Carnival Spirit heading to Asia for the first time

Aussies will get to sail to exotic destinations in Asia onboard the Carnival Spirit . The Spirit, one of our favourite fun ships, will be sailing to Singapore on a 19-night cruise from Sydney on May 3, 2018. […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 26 2016
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Join in on the Melbourne Cup festivities with Carnival

Melbourne-cup winning jockey Wayne Harris will be onboard the Carnival Spirit for the inaugural cruise for this year’s event. Wayne has won more than 2,000 wins during his career including a Melbourne Cup victory in […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 8 2016
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Comedic duo Hamish and Andy hit the seas on Carnival Spirit

Hamish and Andy, Australia’s favourite comedic duo boarded Carnival’s Carnival Spirit for their special broadcast at sea. Named “The People’s Cruise”, over 100 lucky listeners won the chance to get onboard the Carnival Spirit to Vanuatu. The […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 14 2016
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Carnival Cruise Line celebrates its 500,000 passenger

Carnival Cruise Line has celebrated in 500,000 passenger after it introduced the Carnival Spirit and Carnival Legend in 2012. The Anderson family who are first time cruisers, tipped the cruise line over the half a […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 8 2016
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How to find love on a cruise ship

Music may be the food of love, but in today’s world a dating app is more likely to find its mark than Cupid’s arrow. Instead of getting wined and dined, we’ve been reduced to algorithmic […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 19 2016