Golden Princess is the best Princess ship to be cruising out of Australian waters at the moment. The moment we stepped into our mini suite I was impressed, the size and layout were great and the glass of bubbly was a real treat.
Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year. Forget the mess and the fuss of spending the holiday period at home when lines like Carnival, P&O, Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, Carnival, APT and many more provide special holiday cruises. From decorations to delicious Christmas meals, the lines go all out to ensure that guests … Read more
The overwhelming stress of weddings can turn a lot of people off – guests included. Enter a cruise wedding.
“I love to drink martinis. Two at the very most. Three I’m under the table. Four I’m under my host.” So said famous writer and critic Dorothy Parker, way back in the Roaring Twenties. Martinis, whether shaken or stirred (James Bond did much for the cocktail trade with his favourite concoction), are still one of … Read more
Princess Cruises has announced ’20 new things you don’t know about Royal Princess‘ at Cruise Shipping Miami this week ahead of her launch in June. The 3,600-passenger vessel will host many firsts for the line including a Vegas-like top deck, a plus-size atrium, the highly-anticipated glass-bottomed SeaWalk, SeaView Bar and the largest-ever ‘Lotus Spa’. 1. On-demand stateroom entertainment Passengers … Read more
It’s lonely on Sydney Harbour now that the cruise season has officially ended, but thanks to Carnival Australia we still see ships regularly from P&O Cruises and Princess Cruises that are based here all year round.
In spite of the GFC and other global dilemmas, cruising holidays are still on the up!
It’s not easy to find single cabins on most cruise ships, usually singles have to pay a single supplement. When one books a cruise, you normally pay a per person, double occupancy price. The single supplement is usually quite expensive – 50 percent+ or more of the total cruise cost because it is designed to recoup the income lost by not having a second traveller in the cabin.
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.
