Huge response as Royal Caribbean seeks volunteers for trial cruises

Huge response as Royal Caribbean seeks volunteers for trial cruises

Royal Caribbean yesterday put out a call for volunteers to take part in simulated voyages and so far, more than 17,000 people have responded. America’s Center for Disease Control (CDC) has told cruise lines they must make trial cruises using volunteer passengers before they can have their vessels certified fit to sail. Royal Caribbean is … Read more

New Future Cruise Credit site offers $365 lure – but rivals claim they are “poachers”

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 cruises were cancelled by the pandemic chose to take Future Cruise Credits which entitles them to book forward when cruising … Read more

Three Royal Caribbean ships to cruise in Australia in 2021-22

Three Royal Caribbean ships to cruise in Australia in 2021-22

Royal Caribbean International will step up its presence in Australia, sending three ships, including Quantum of the Seas, Ovation of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas to cruise in local waters in 2021-22 season. For the first time, Sydney and Brisbane will host two Quantum-class ships, with the newest and the most high-tech ship, … Read more

Singaporeans rush to book out new cruises to nowhere

Singaporeans rush to book out new cruises to nowhere

It looks like cooped-up Singaporeans canโ€™t wait to go on a holidayย  โ€“ even if it is to nowhere! There was such a rush to get in first when Genting Cruise Lines released its latest โ€œcruises to nowhereโ€ itineraries that the line chalked up 6000 bookings in just five days. โ€œThe response has been overwhelming. … Read more

Carnival bans “offensive” attire – here’s what other lines allow

Carnival bans "offensive" attire - here's what other lines allow

Carnival Cruise Line has banned cruisers from wearing โ€œoffensiveโ€ clothing while on board its ships which other guests may find disrespectful. In a major change to its dress code, Carnival has ruled that all guests โ€œare expected to ensure their clothing and accessories are respectful to fellow guests. โ€œSpecifically, items worn during the cruise should … Read more

RCL’s Explorer of the Seas to undergo $162 million makeover

2015/2016 Wave Season in review

RCLโ€™s Explorer of the Seas will look amazingly refreshed after a $162 million makeover with new waterslides, restaurants and redesigned pool area when she sets sails in the Mediterranean in summer next year. The refreshed Explorer will have a new Perfect Storm racer waterslides, Giovanniโ€™s Italian Kitchen, a redesigned, resort-style poolscape with the signature Lime … Read more

Sale Bonanza – who’s got the best deals

Sale Bonanza - why now is the best time to book a cruise

Itโ€™s never been a better time to book a cruise with lines like Carnival, P&O, Royal Caribbean, Azamara, Celebrity Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and even luxury brands like Regent Seven Seas, offering deals. Heads of cruise lines have said that more and more Aussies are booking their holidays months in advance. Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises … Read more

Radiance of the Seas, Day 12: Fun in Acapulco

Blue and white VW bug taxis and the sweep of the beach are two standout vignettes of Copacabana. I had some vague memory that the city was the holiday home to the stars in the 1940s and 50s. And I knew about the daring cliff divers here, and not just from Elvisโ€™ Fun in Acapulco. So I booked a tour that would give me cliff diving and some sort of city overview. The 7am start was a shock to me and probably for the cliff divers too, as they dive until 10pm each night.