he dream of bringing luxury expedition cruising to Fiji’s outlying islands appears to be over, with Captain Cook Cruises Fiji dropping Ms Caledonian
Sky from its schedules.
The Caledonian Sky was arrested amid claims of entitlements for the crew as she changed operators and is in the process of moving to Fiji
APT’s MS Caledonian Sky has been forced to cancel all sailings to Tasmania this year and in 2022 after the local health authorities enforced a new ruling that they obtain “pre-approval from the Deputy State Controller” to enter Tasmania. This effectively bans the 99-passenger MS Caledonian Sky from cruising to Tasmania. Only Australian-flagged Coral Expeditions … Read more
When APT’s Caledonian Sky made her way over the horizon towards Darwin in June 2021, she represented a beacon of hope for the cruise industry. She was the first foreign flagged ship to arrive in Australia in over a year with a full itinerary of Kimberley sailings. Now, the Australian company has revealed new itineraries … Read more
Boutique ship, Caledonian Sky has arrived in Cairns with APT gearing up to launch its Kimberley season on June 11. APT has confirmed that it has all its crew in place and they are currently undertaking the necessary training. The line has also confirmed that it will operate its full Kimberley season until September this … Read more
The government is insisting cruise ship operators wanting to sail Australian waters must employ Australians to take on hospitality and other non-specialised jobs, despite a shortage of such staff across the country. The surprise ruling from Australian Border Force is believed to be behind the cancellation of APT’s first Caledonian Sky cruise, which was scheduled … Read more
APT’s much anticipated sailing of the Kimberley onboard MS Caledonian Sky on June 2 has been cancelled because of a shortage of qualified crew. At time of writing, it was unclear what went wrong – with APT claiming it was “an additional issue that we had not expeçted” meaning they were forced to hire 30 … Read more
The government’s move to continue the ban on international cruise vessels under the biosecurity act hasn’t deterred the six cruise lines determined to sail the Kimberley and other Australian itineraries this year. This morning, Scenic announced a Kimberley cruise season for the luxury Scenic Eclipse, which will bring a completely different experience to Australia’s iconic … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
