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Sydney’s third cruise terminal at Yarra Bay is back on the table

Calls for Sydney’s third cruise terminal at Yarra Bay are back on the table after the issue was raised at this week’s Cruise 360 conference. Steve Odell, the SVP and Managing Director Asia Pacific of […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 26 2022
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18 cruises worthy of your 2022 bucket list

After waiting two years to cruise, Australians can at last fly around the globe to join cruise ships in some of the world’s most desirable ports. It’s time to dive back into cruising and embark […]

WORDS BY Louise Goldsbury . Jul 7 2022
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The cruiser who was quoted $10,000 for his travel insurance

Exorbitant insurance premiums and complicated policies are making it harder for older cruisers to set off on their beloved holidays. Last week, after Cruise Passenger highlighted the problem, thousands of readers read the story and […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . May 26 2022
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Top Chef: Onboard for a fine dining experience on Oceania Cruises

Oceania Cruises is renowned for the quality of its onboard dining, thanks to talented chefs like Frédéric Godineau. The sweeping stable of culinary offerings onboard Oceania Cruises has created a playground of restaurants across its […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 11 2022
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Want to grab a cruise on a mega ship right now? Here’s how you can do it

Royal Caribbean’s Spectrum of the Seas is ready to welcome Australian cruisers for its Singapore homeporting season. Aussies looking to cruise overseas can head to Singapore to enjoy Asia’s largest and most technologically advanced cruise […]

WORDS BY Rebecca Wong . Apr 7 2022
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French Polynesia to ban mega ships from calling at their ports

A number of South Pacific island countries have begun to ban mega ships from entering their waters with Tahiti revealing new restrictions. More than a third of Tahiti’s visitors are from cruise ships, but late […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 4 2021
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Travel insurance could be the next big hurdle preventing Aussies from sailing their favourite ships

Travel insurance could be the next big hurdle facing Aussie cruise fans, already behind every other continent with a restart of sailings. In the UK, one of the first to start itineraries and now allowing […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Sep 17 2021
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How the first Royal Caribbean One Metre Monitor’s proud moment was spoilt by irresponsible cruisers

It was supposed to be a proud photo of a young staff member at Royal Caribbean. Ukranian Anna Chubuk is one of the line’s first ‘One Metre Monitors’, on board to remind guests to keep […]

WORDS BY Tallis Boerne Marcus . Jun 3 2021
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Why Australia’s new three-month ban has some good news for cruising

The Federal Government announced that it would be extending the cruise ban for an additional three months this week. But the cruise industry took heart from what else the usually taciturn announcement said. Health Minister […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Dec 11 2020
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Tips & Advice

12 sins that can make your cruise a misery – here’s how to avoid them

It’s the commonest question in chatrooms and on advice sites: how should I behave on my first cruise? There are often hundreds, if not, thousands of passengers on today’s megaliners. So  adhering to basic rules […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 16 2019
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Does your cruise travel insurance cover alcohol-related injuries?

Most of us are guilty when it comes to having a few beverages on our cruise. Let’s face it, we’re on holiday and we have every right to enjoy ourselves. But if we let our […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jan 18 2019
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The MSC Magnifica to call at Wollongong on world cruise

MSC Cruises announced it would be using Wollongong as a turnaround port for the new 2020 MSC Magnifica world cruise. The Cruise Wollongong chair Councillor Leigh Colacino and the Destination Wollongong Chair, Colin Bloomfield made […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jun 21 2018
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