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Hurricane Irma: Cunarders fight for answers

Sydney couple Brian and Kerrie Wexham thought they had Christmas sorted – a stay in New York then on to the Caribbean aboard the majestic Queen Mary 2, taking in the gorgeous islands of the […]

Experience luxury in the ‘ship within a ship’

The Norwegian Jewel’s arrival in Sydney won’t just be the city’s first experience of a Norwegian ship in a long time. It will also herald the arrival of The Haven – its incredibly upmarket ‘ship […]

Refit for a Queen

On June 4, Queen Victoria returned to service following a major AU$57m refit. Chris Frame was aboard the ship’s first voyage to check out the changes. Externally, the freshly repainted Queen Victoria looks familiar yet […]

Princess Cruises cleared for same-sex marriage ceremonies in Australia

Carnival Corporation in the United States are allowing its cruise lines – Princess Cruises, P&O UK and Cunard – to take bookings for same-sex marriages at sea – and the ceremonies could come to Australia […]

The four best ultra luxe super yachts

The ultra-luxe Ritz-Carlton hotel group announced it would be building luxury yachts – ships for the non-cruiser. Public spaces include a yacht-like marina platform where the glass doors open to a sweeping staircase that leads […]

Queen Victoria to get a multimillion dollar refit

Luxury line Cunard has announced plans to refurbish the Queen Victoria. The ship will be taken out of service on May 5, 2017 and will be refitted at the Fincantieri Shipyard in Italy. She’ll be […]

Weekly roundup: Disney to host Beauty and the Beast themed cruises, Ponant starts new ships and more

Crystal partners with Broadway talent Luxury-line Crystal has partnered with Tony Award-winning Broadway producer Kevin McCollum. The producer who has worked on In the Heights, Avenue Q, Rent, Motown: The Musical and more will help […]

Double act: the executive twin chefs with Cunard

Nicholas and Mark Oldroyd are twins and, as is often the case with identical siblings, they share many interests and idiosyncrasies. More exceptional, perhaps, is that both have had near-identical career trajectories. Both brothers work […]

Cunard releases itineraries for Queen Elizabeth Australian season

Cunard has released the itineraries for the Queen Elizabeth when she will be homeported in Melbourne from 2019. The luxury line just announced two weeks ago it would be homeporting the beautiful ship and Aussies […]

Cunard to base Queen Elizabeth in Australia for two months as demand takes off

For the first time in the company’s illustrious 179-year history, Cunard is to homeport a ship in Australia. The Queen Elizabeth – a 90,900 tonne luxury Cunarder – will offer cruises from Sydney and Melbourne […]

How Queen Mary kept calm and carried on to take Sydney by storm

Downpours and storms may have put a damper on a historic royal rendezvous in the early hours, but it didn’t stop Queen Mary 2 and her younger sister Queen Elizabeth reigning over Sydney Harbour today. […]

The Queens are coming – and you could win a cruise on the Queen Mary 2

Even for those like me not particularly enthralled by the great behemoths of the sea, one cannot help but be impressed by the Queen Mary 2. Just 10 years old and already extensively remodelled just these […]