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Oceania unveils its 2022 Europe and North America itineraries

Oceania Cruises has revealed its 2022 Europe and North America collection of itineraries, which will go on sale on November 12. The 110 itineraries feature 76 new offerings and will visit 10 new ports. The […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 5 2020
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New Future Cruise Credit site offers $365 lure – but rivals claim they are “poachers”

Australian travellers with Future Cruise Credits are being enticed to rebook their holidays with a $365 bonus offer from a new online travel agency based in the Gold Coast. Tens of thousands of passengers whose […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Oct 23 2020
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NCLH has extended the suspension of cruise voyages across three brands until 1 December 2020

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has extended its ongoing pause of global cruise voyages across all three brands – Norwegian, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas – until 1 December 2020. The line cited the “current global […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Oct 6 2020
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Exclusive survey: How – and where – you’ll cruise in 2021 as lines report record bookings

Cruise Passenger readers are ready to sail in 2021 – but they will travel differently and they have high expectations of what they want from cruise lines. Our readership of over 400,000 Australian and New […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 2 2020
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New Zealand 2021 sailings sell out for some lines

The Land of the Long White Cloud has always attracted not just Australian cruisers, but a raft of visitors from America, Europe and Asia. Despite a 100-day no-sail order by the US health authorities, keen […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jul 10 2020
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Premium and luxury cruise deals from $108 per person, per night

There are still plenty of 2021/22 cruise deals to be had and this week we find some of the best from premium and luxury lines. Oceania Cruises and Holland America Line are offering extras like […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Jun 25 2020
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What the cruise lines say about when they’ll be back

There is much confusion over when international lines will return and cruise in Australian seas. The Federal Government’s official ban on foreign cruise vessels entering local waters ends on 17 September. So what do the […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jun 18 2020
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NCLH to restart sailings from 1 October

Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises have extended the suspension of sailings until 30 September. All itineraries across the three brands embarking between 1 August to 30 September will now be […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jun 17 2020
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Australasia’s cruise industry group gets new chair as lines prepare for relaunch

Gavin Smith, Royal Caribbean International’s managing director Australia and New Zealand, has been appointed the new chair of Cruise Lines International Association Australasia. Mr Smith takes on the role as cruise lines grapple with the […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 20 2020
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Oceania Cruises slashes prices in “Ultimate Sale” just launched

Oceania Cruises has unveiled “The Ultimate Sale”,  offering major price reductions to entice travellers cooped up at home to travel the world again. Special deals to Europe with prices starting from just $2220 pp will […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 8 2020
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Norwegian, Regent and Oceania move cruise start dates to July

Norwegian, Regent Seven Seas and Oceania Cruises have moved their scheduled cruising restart date to July. A notice on Norwegian’s website says: “We continue to closely monitor the COVID-19 coronavirus situation and the global health […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Apr 25 2020
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Royal Caribbean halts all Australian cruises for 30 days

Royal Caribbean has halted sailings in Australia and worldwide for 30 days due to COVID-19 concerns. The line had announced the voluntary halt in America on Friday but said it would continue sailings in Australia […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 14 2020