Coral Princess will relaunch the Princess brand in the Australian market after a two-year absence with an inaugural season in Queensland which is worth an estimated $71 million dollars to the state’s economy. The 2000-guest ship will be homeported in Brisbane for 11 new departures ranging from 3-12 nights between June and August before returning … Read more
Marguerite Fitzgerald, the newly appointed President of Carnival Australia and P&O Cruises Australia, has spoken of her confidence the return of cruise is imminent – and even announced a celebration on Sydney harbour. Ms Fitzgerald said she anticipated the lines that had been sailing in Australia would be involved in a a phased return from … Read more
Princess Cruises’ longest-ever world cruise to depart Australia is selling fast, with Elite club members snapping up revealing an 110-night voyage aboard Coral Princess set to head out from Australia in 2024. With Aussies desperate for the chance to get on back sailing, Princess has decided to bring bookings forward nearly a whole year and … Read more
Princess Cruises today announced their 2023/24 cruise program, which includes the longest ever roundtrip cruise from Sydney. The 110-day world cruise will depart in late April 2024. Bookings for the 2023/24 season will open in early December and will include 113 departures onboard two Royal Class ships – the Royal Princess and Majestic Princess will … Read more
Thousand of family holidays – some of them over Christmas – are in ruins after P&O Cruises and Princess Cruises have both cancelled sailings until 2022, with the government’s failure to act on a return to sailings be blamed. Cruise Lines International Australasia Managing Director Joel Katz told Channel Nine cruise lines urgently need answers … Read more
Princess Cruises has revealed it would be cancelling sailings in Australia and New Zealand till January 27, 2022. As a result of the pause extension, Coral Princess voyages through January 17 are cancelled and Royal Princess and Sapphire Princess seasons through to March 2022 are being cancelled. “It became apparent we would not be able … Read more
Princess Cruises’ Majestic Princess has completed a seven-day round-trip from Seattle through Alaska, visiting Glacier Bay National Park, Juneau, Skagway and Ketchikan after more than a year off . Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises President said: “Welcome back to Princess, is what I said to our guests while I was cruising with them onboard Majestic Princess … Read more
Princess Cruises has left the South Pacific off its early 2022 season lineup as it concedes that COVID restrictions will prevent it from cruising to some planned destinations. But the line has promised to increase its visits when itineraries allow. Instead, Princess is redirecting its South Pacific cruises to different parts of Australia or New … Read more
Cruisers from Canada and the United Kingdom may be unable to sail on a number of lines if they have mixed their vaccinations, while others in America are facing stiff COVID test payments of $180 a time. As Australian lines remain paused and have yet to reveal their policies towards vaccination, elsewhere cruise ship companies … 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.
