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Federal Government removes cruise vaccination requirements

The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee has removed cruise vaccination protocols.

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Aug 25 2023
Cruise Consumers
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Government to axe cruise vaccination rules

The NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet has has confirmed to Cruise Passenger that current Covid restrictions for cruising, including vaccinations, are on the way out.

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Aug 23 2023
Cruise Consumers
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News

Federal Government confirms cruise vaccination review

The Federal Government has confirmed it is reviewing conflicting cruise vaccination protocols, which may allow unvaccinated cruisers back on ships.

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Aug 18 2023
Cruise Consumers
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Tips & Advice

Where cruise lines stand on tests and vaccinations

The return of cruises has had many jumping for joy, but with each cruise line adhering to different COVID-19 protocols, booking a cruise can be terribly confusing. There is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Oct 5 2022
Health & Wellness
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Tips & Advice

Five ways to ‘De-risk’ your international cruise holiday – by the experts

Australians are ready to cruise. Data from Finder reveals that 2.7 million Aussies are keen to cruise in 2022, and Finder travel expert James Martin says that with more than 80 countries cruising while it’s […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Feb 3 2022
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Ruby Princess cleared of knowing about COVID cases on board when she sailed to New Zealand

Princess Cruises yesterday welcomed the outcome of a New Zealand Customs’ inquiry into Ruby Princess’s visit to the country in March 2020 which found the company and crew had no knowledge that COVID was on […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Dec 10 2021
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Disney Cruises bans kids over five – what the other lines are doing

In a move that is likely to spark some soul searching among cruise lines that specialise in family holidays, Disney Cruise Line has announced that all passengers aged five up and up will have to […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Nov 19 2021
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Are cruises the safest post-pandemic holiday? Here’s what the experts told us

Taghrid Istivan is an Associate Professor at RMIT School of Science and holds a PHD in Biotechnology.  Ms Istivan also recently booked a Royal Caribbean South Pacific cruise with her family next year. She believes […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Oct 21 2021
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“One of the safest places on the planet”: Royal Caribbean CEO gives a COVID safety update

As the cruise industry has resumed, there have been a number of sailings which have had COVID cases onboard. But Michael Bayley, the CEO of Royal Caribbean has addressed passengers carrying the virus onboard Royal […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Sep 2 2021
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What about the kids? How COVID has turned cruising with children into a liability

Family holidays are a huge part of cruising and hundreds of thousands of children take to the seas each year.  Whether it’s colourful waterslides, kids pools and shows, educational activities, arcades or so much more, […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Jul 8 2021
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Royal Caribbean suspends payments as Australian cruise ban continues

Royal Caribbean has notified its Australian customers that final payment due date will be suspended in response to the uncertainty of cruising locally. “Recently, the Australian Government announced an extension of their port closures to […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Jun 30 2021
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