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Plans for the new Dream Cruises 5,000 passenger ship to head Down Under

Asia’s first luxury cruise line, Dream Cruises has started construction of its first Global Class cruise ship in Germany. The ship, which will accommodate up to 5,000 passengers, will be the largest in the Dream […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 14 2018
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Watch Silversea’s amazing lengthening of the Silver Spirit

Luxury line Silversea have revealed some amazing images and footage of the refurbishment of the Silver Spirit. The ship has been cut in two as she is in the process of not only getting new […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 14 2018
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Cruise & Maritime Voyages take over as P&O farewells Pacific Eden

One of Australia’s favourite ships, the Pacific Eden will be departing the P&O fleet to make way for a new and updated Golden Princess which will increase P&O’s passenger capacity. P&O’s beloved ship will be handed […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 9 2018
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Viking Ocean Cruises adds another six ships to its fleet

The line that conquered Europe’s rivers by sheer weight of numbers, launching so many ship it made the Guinness Book of Records, has now announced a record six new ocean ships. Viking Cruises ordered the […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 8 2018
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Millennial line scraps age limit

U by Uniworld, the line that boasted it was for millennials only, has…well…performed a bit of a U turn. Launching next month, Uniworld is set to abandon its original age limits of 21 to 45, […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 8 2018
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Opinion

Norovirus – is the crew to blame?

It’s one of the enduring mysteries of cruise – how do sanatised ships still become contaminated by norovirus? A new US study, published in Royal Society Open Science, underscored what we already know: not much can […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 8 2018
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The first-timers who bought a $200,000 round-the-world-cruise

Barry and Marcia Southern have never cruised before.  So they popped into their local Cruiseabout at Turramurra looking for a short trip to try it out. What they came out with was a 102-night round-the-world […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 8 2018
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Oceania reveals new 2020 world voyage

Oceania Cruises revealed its new and updated ‘Around the World in 180 Days’ voyage which departs on January 8, 2020. Crossing the equator an unprecedented four times, this epic exploration visits 95 different ports of call […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 8 2018
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Norwegian Cruise Lines float out their latest and Alaskan bound ship, Norwegian Bliss

It’s just weeks away from the launch of Norwegian Cruise Lines’ latest ship, the Norwegian Bliss and she has emerged from the building dock in Germany. Designed to sail around Alaska, she is now in […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 22 2018
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News

One month to go – inside Symphony of the Seas

The arrival of the world’s largest ship, Symphony of the Seas, is just around the horizon with the Royal Caribbean ship passing the first of its sea trials. These sea trials are undertaken in the […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 22 2018
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News

Dare to compare: three lines seeking Australia’s luxury $$$

by Teresa Ooi and Peter Lynch Australians looking for small-ship luxury cruises will be spoilt for choice in 2018 as the sector booms and lines bring more vessels to Sydney. But cruisers had better be […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Feb 16 2018
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Inside Symphony of the Seas’ Ultimate Family Suite

Renowned for its family fun ships, Royal Caribbean has revealed some pictures of the Ultimate Family Suite Suite aboard the world’s largest ship, Symphony of the Seas. The ultimate family suite, which will be a […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 2 2018
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