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Cruise bookings are back – three important things you need to know right now

Cruise is on its way back. Sailings are picking up around the world and Royal Caribbean has confidently scheduled December sailings out of Sydney. The Australian government has finally set vaccine threshold goals for international […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Aug 12 2021
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Pressure mounts on Australia as international cruising returns to the United Kingdom

In a massive win for the global cruise industry, international cruises will be able to restart from England from Monday August 2. The move immediately sparked fresh calls for the Australian government to come up […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jul 29 2021
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Celebrity Flora returns to the Galapagos after a 15 month cruise pause

Celebrity Cruises has revealed it would be resuming services in the Galapagos with the Celebrity Flora starting service earlier this week. The sailing will be shortly followed by the award-winning Celebrity Xpedition on July 24 […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jul 9 2021
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How Celebrity Millennium carried on cruising, despite two cases of COVID among the guests

The eyes of the world were on Celebrity Millennium, the first big cruise ship to sail again in the Caribbean since the pandemic shut down the industry in March 2020. Leaving from St. Maarten, the […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jun 24 2021
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Dare to compare: Celebrity Beyond versus Norwegian Prima – two game changing ships on the markets

When Celebrity Edge began sailing in 2018, Celebrity Cruises sent a challenge to the cruising world.  The ship was fitted head to toe with innovative design that was crafted through 3D virtual reality technology, setting […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . May 21 2021
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Celebrity Cruises and Holland America battle for all-inclusive market

Holland America (HAL) has this week unveiled a “Have it All” premium package cruise fare to include beverages, speciality dining, WiFi and shore excursions, dramatically ramping up the premium line’s push into all inclusive fares. […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Apr 23 2021
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Cruise lines that want you to be vaccinated – and one where Aussies don’t need the jab

A number of cruise lines have come out saying that passengers will be required to be vaccinated before sailing. Cruise Passenger has provided the full list of lines. British based Saga Cruises was the first line […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 23 2021
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‘We want our money’ – national campaign as more claim they are owed thousands in refunds for cancelled cruises

Victorian couple Kay and Paul McAloney paid $22,194 to Webjet Exclusives for a cruise, rail trip on the Rocky Mountaineer, accommodation and flights. But like hundreds of customers, they are still awaiting their refund. When […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 9 2021
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Celebrity Cruises announces their return to Europe with the June debut of ‘Celebrity Apex’.

Celebrity Cruises is returning to Europe, with the second ship of their Edge Series, Celebrity Apex, set to debut in Greece on June 19th. Celebrity Apex’s summer season will include two itineraries, the Greek Islands […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Mar 31 2021
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Webjet refuses $18,000 refund to cancer victim for wife’s 60th birthday cruise

Debra and Nicholas Grimm saved for 18 months for an $18,000 dream holiday to Canada and Alaska to celebrate a 60th birthday last June. The Grimms, accompanied by their best mates, Amanda and Malcolm Lockyer […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Mar 26 2021
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Celebrity Cruises launches into air travel with savings of up to $500 per booking

Celebrity Cruises has launched into air travel giving passengers the seamless ability to book their cruise itinerary with international flights. The Flights by Celebrity booking platform will also give passengers an airfare credit of $500 […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Mar 24 2021
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How Celebrity’s Captain Kate became the most followed seafarer on earth

Kate McCue – who became the first American woman to captain a megaship at the age of 38 and accessorises her uniform with black platform patent Christian Louboutins – may be pretty, but she’s also […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Feb 26 2021