Royal Caribbean will expand its Australian fleet to three ships for the 2027-28 summer. Favourite Ovation of the Seas will be in Brisbane for the opening of Lelepa Beach Club in Vanuatu. The move is a major vote of confidence in a local cruise industry that has spent several years concerned about shrinking capacity.
As yet another summer of cruising rolls around, here are all the cruise lines and ships that will be sailing in Australia that you need to know about.
Following a pilot program on Icon of the Seas and further tweaking on Star of the Seas, Royal Caribbean has decided to officially add child tracking to Legend of the Seas.Â
Over the years, the landscape of cruising has shifted from an all-inclusive experience to one where you pay for your extras, such as drinks, WiFi, specialty dining, certain entertainment and more.
Cruise Passenger readers always have plenty to say about what’s going on in Australian cruise, and in the broader cruise community.
Legend of the Seas arrives in Barcelona as Royal Caribbean takes its boldest European gamble yet. The ship can carry 7,600 passengers and with crew has 10,000 on board. But she is an amazing piece of engineering, powered by LNG and claims the best green credentials in cruise.
There are more and more whispers that the arrival of Royal Caribbean’s private destination in Lelepa could mean year-round cruising out of Australia.Â
The World Travel and Tourism Council has warned Barcelona of the potential negative outcomes of increasing the cruise tax.
An endangered fin whale was found on the bow of Ovation of the Seas, when arriving at port in Seward, Alaska.
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