Celebrity Cruises has announced that Simone Biles, a seven-time Olympic medalist and 19 time world champion will be Godmother for Celebrity Beyond, which recently debuted in Europe. Simone Biles will name Celebrity Beyond at the official ceremony in Fort Lauderdale on November 4, 2022. Ms Biles joins Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai and Reshma … Read more
This week, Virgin Voyages revealed the its new Resilient Lady would be heading Down Under. And her arrival marks a new era of cruising with bigger and better ships slated for Australia and New Zealand. Celebrity Cruises are set to turn 2023 into one of the most exciting cruise years on the calendar. The cruise line … Read more
Two of Australia’s favourite cruise lines will be sailing head-to-head next year in a bid to woo the highly valuable premium cruiser. Princess and Celebrity Cruises will be bring their best ships: the new Celebrity Edge will set the scene with futuristic new technology and brilliant design; Princess will be sailing the newly minted MedalllionClass … Read more
In a remarkably groundbreaking project, Celebrity Cruises has commissioned a photography project to address the lack of diversity in travel photography, commissioning pictures from world-renowned Annie Leibovitz and others. The All-Inclusive Photo Project sees Australian photographer, filmmaker, creative director and Survivor contestant team up with photography royalty Leibovitz to create the world’s first diversity-focused open-source … Read more
Several cruise lines have increased their cancellation policies to encourage consumers to book. Whilst some cruise lines are allowing late and close-to-sailing booking cancellations on bookings through to March 31, 2022, Holland America Line has gone a step further and has extended their ‘Flexible Cancellation Plan’ until May 31, 2022. Cancellations must be made up … Read more
The Celebrity Beyond, the newest vessel from the Celebrity Cruises fleet completed her sea trials this week, moving the ship one step closer to launch. The Celebrity Beyond is the third ship from the Edge Class and she will launch in April 27, 2022 from Southampton in the United Kingdom. Overseeing the ship for its … Read more
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) have released their latest report which reveals the industry anticipates almost 100 per cent of world’s ships will be up and running by August. CLIA’s State of the Cruise Industry Outlook also revealed that a staggering six million people have sailed since the resumption of voyages in the middle of … Read more
Travel-starved Aussies want to discover more about food, wine, culture and ease in organising their overseas break. They also want to relax in the European sun. As sun seekers they are always on the look out for a beach escape. Having missed out on two European summers, intrepid Aussies are determined to travel far and … Read more
Celebrity Cruises continues its meteoric rise with the ceremonial first cut of steel for the Celebrity Ascent – the fourth Edge class ship which will make her debut in 2023. Ascent is under construction at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. The billion-dollar 16-deck ships with their famous orange Magic Carpet platform have transformed … Read more
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.
