The new NSW Labor government has ruled out Botany Bay as a way of boosting Sydney’s cruise ship capacity, sparking fresh hopes that the Navy base at Garden Island may be brought back into play. Both NSW and the Federal Government have changed to Labor since Malcolm Turnbull turned down pleas for Garden Island to … Read more
Sydney’s bid for a third cruise terminal moved a tentative step closer today with a NSW government announcement of a “market engagement process” starting on two sites at Port Botany. The announcement maintained the process “will consider and assess” options for an additional terminal at Yarra Bay or Molineux Point near Port Botany, with the … Read more
The cruise industry’s attempts to persuade the state government to start the long journey towards a second terminal at Botany Bay received another set back this week when Bayside Council passed a motion restating its strong opposition to the project. Australia’s cruise growth figures have suffered for two years running because NSW Ports have only … Read more
This week saw the cruise industry present the annual figures for how many Australians took holidays on the water last year. It’s a great story, with one in 17 Australians taking a cruise – the highest per capita penetration of any country on earth. But the good news ends in New South Wales. Despite being … Read more
A new report released by Infrastructure Australia, a Federal Government body, has highlighted the need for an increase in berthing capacity for cruise ships sailing into Sydney. The lack of capacity at the Overseas Passenger Terminal has resulted in a number of cruise lines homeporting ships in other states. The cruise industry contributed $2.7 billion … Read more
Opposition leader and Maroubra MP Michael Daley vowed this week he would kill the Port Botany cruise terminal plan ‘stone dead’. Given the polls are predicting the Liberal government in NSW could be on the nose, it’s a threat the cruise industry is taking seriously. Mr Daley, along with the Member for Heffron, Ron Hoenig, … Read more
Australian cruise ship operators are braced for a bruising debate in the NSW Parliament after a 10,000-signature petition was presented opposing the expansion of Port Botany to accommodate large liners. Protesters are determined to turn the Port Botany issue into a political debate during the upcoming state election next year, and want the Berejiklian Government … Read more
The cruise industry and state government’s attempts to expand Sydney’s capacity to handle large cruise ships has taken another hit with a second council opposing a cruise terminal at Botany Bay. Bayside Council has joined Randwick in strongly opposing plans. It has also been reported that the State Opposition is likely to block the move. … Read more
Australia’s regional ports are booming as state governments partner with cruise lines to create new destinations where ships can dock and land their passengers, said the president of our biggest operator, Carnival Australia and chair of the Cruise Lines International Association. But while Sture Myrmell supports the NSW Government’s cruise development plan and its attempts … 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.
