COVID-19
Australia extends international travel ban until June 17 as cruise talks continue
The new strains of COVID 19 have forced the Australian government to extend the international travel ban until June – but talks over the resumption of cruising are continuing, according to a statement tonight from […]
Health officials open talks with cruise operators as hopes rise for a return to sailing
Health department officials are now working with the cruise industry to finally produce a plan for the phased restart of itineraries in Australia, Cruise Passenger can reveal. The promising start made by Australia’s only locally […]
How you will cruise at home in 2021 as vaccine rollout announced
Chief medical officer Brendan Murphy sparked a furious debate this week after he maintained it was unlikely international borders would reopen in 2021. If his prediction is correct, Australians will continue to holiday at home […]
How your health – and the vaccine – could decide if you can cruise
Cruise lines are taking legal advice over the possibilities of enforcing a vaccinated-only passenger policy. And some have already announced tough new regulations about who they will allow to board their ships. Cunard, for instance, […]
“I’m trapped by COVID on an ultra-luxe SeaDream ship in Barbados” – Cruise Passenger writer
SeaDream Yacht Club’s ‘Barbados bubble’ has burst, temporarily at least. I’ve been on board SeaDream 1 since Saturday, sailing the Caribbean. This is the first cruise line to restart here so there was a lot […]
EXCLUSIVE: One cruise line will pay up to $25,000 in COVID medical bills
Over 80 per cent of Australia’s cruise passengers believe cruise lines should be responsible for the costs of testing for COVID-19 and for treatment on board, an exclusive Cruise Passenger survey has revealed. Only just under 5 […]
