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Celebrity Cruises to build expedition ship for the Galapagos

Celebrity Cruises revealed it would be building a ship, specifically to sail around the Galapagos. The new Celebrity Flora will be launching in May 2019. The 100-guest Celebrity Flora will be one of the most environmentally friendly […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 20 2017
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Sea Princess emerges from drydock with a new fit out

Princess Cruises’ Sea Princess has just emerged from a two-week dry dock in Singapore where she is looking glamorous ahead of her homeporting season in Australia. Her refresh includes a new look on her bow, […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 7 2017
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Azamara Club Cruises releases new itineraries and destinations for Azamara Pursuit

Azamara Club Cruises has announced new destinations and experiences for its latest ship, the Azamara Pursuit. The ship will start her inaugural season in August 2018 in Europe and she’ll be visiting countries like Icealand […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 26 2017
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New small ships fleet proves big hit with cruisers

In a world increasingly worried by the debate about “over tourism” – Barcelona and Dubrovnik are already putting up the “we’re full” signs – small ship cruising’s time may have come. That’s what Intrepid – […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Sep 22 2017
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Royal Caribbean prepares for another bumper season

Royal Caribbean is preparing for a massive summer of sailings with three lines returning Down Under. All of the brands – Azamara Club Cruises, Celebrity and Royal Caribbean – are sending its ships for a […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 31 2017
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The Sea Princess to undergo refurbishment in November

Princess Cruises has announced that the Sea Princess will be getting an upgrade – and you’ll get to see all the new bells and whistles in November. She’ll be sailing to Singapore for a 16-day […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 31 2017
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Luxurious Crystal Bach christened and on its inaugural sailings

Crystal River Cruises has launched its latest ship, the Crystal Bach. Christened by the famous soprano vocalist, Anna-Maria Kaufmann who is the Godmother of the ship, the Crystal Bach embarked on her maiden voyage from Amsterdam last week. […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 24 2017
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Ovation of the Seas versus Majestic Princess

It’s been billed as the battle of the big ships. In 2018, Australia will have two newly built mega liners – and Cruise Passenger has road-tested both. Next September, Sydney’s newest and biggest premium ship […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 28 2017
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New luxury ship Silver Muse heading to Australia

The Silver Muse, the latest luxury ship to hit the market, will be sailing to Australia for the 2018/19 summer season. The 596-passenger vessel is scheduled to arrive in Sydney on January 6, 2019 where […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 27 2017
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8 of the best winter cruise itineraries

Want to beat the winter blues? While most of the ships have departed Australian waters until later this year, there are still cruises sailing from Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth if you want to escape […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 21 2017
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Itineraries announced for the Scenic Eclipse…and boy are we excited!

Luxury line Scenic has announced itineraries for its new luxury discovery yacht, the Scenic Eclipse. The ship, which will have it’s own helicopter and underwater submersible will be sailing on a number of voyages around […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 20 2017
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How you can book on the Majestic Princess

It’s the news that’s been kept under wraps for weeks – with ‘dummy’ bookings at the Overseas Passenger Terminal and all communications claiming The Majestic Princess was China bound. But this week, Princess Cruises revealed […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 13 2017
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