“I just burst into tears”: The touching moment this cruise agent found out her lobbying had been worth it
After two years of industry-crushing lockdowns and working on more than 1,200 cancellations, Belle Goldie, owner of iTravel Penrith (left in picture) was desperate to fight the government’s cruise ban. She created a lobby group […]
Exclusive: Tourism Minister Dan Tehan hopeful cruise ban will be lifted by March 17 – here’s how that can happen
Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Minister Dan Tehan has thrown some confidence behind the return of cruise, telling Cruise Passenger that he’s hopeful the cruise ban can be lifted by March 17 for the […]
Carnival Spirit moved to America as agents express their despair at government delays
Australia’s cruise ban has today taken another scalp – Carnival Spirit is being redeployed to Jacksonville, Florida after spending a decade in Australia and the South Pacific region. The vessel was to have been sailing […]
Is the key to restarting Australian cruising a 12-hour docking delay for ships with COVID cases
It’s a tale of two continents: in America, today marks the end of the mandatory health protocols on cruise ships and a change to a voluntary system. In Australia, cruise ships remain banned and a […]
NSW’s new leadership appears set to turn the tides for the cruise industry
NSW has experienced a political upheaval in the wake of Gladys Berejiklian’s departure from government. However, early signs are pointing towards the new leadership being good news for the cruise industry. Last month, Dominic Perrotett, […]
Australia’s cruise season hangs by a thread as Royal Caribbean puts ship deployment “under review”
The upcoming Australian cruise season is seemingly hanging by a thread following the federal government’s failure to produce a plan for the return of cruising. Royal Caribbean, which was to have had four ships, Serenade, […]
Australian lines call up their own medical expert to challenge “zero risk” policy as cruise ban stays
Australia’s cruise industry faced another setback when the government extended its ban on international cruise ships for another three months to September 17. But the lines are set to use a top medical expert to […]
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