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Scenic designing a new class of luxury yachts

Scenic Cruises will continue its expansion into luxury ocean, confirming the upcoming Scenic Eclipse II and the Emerald Sakara, from its sister brand, will be the last for those classes. “ There will be a […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 22 2021
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Scenic reveals new itineraries for the Mekong River for 2022/23

Scenic has released its 2022/2023 South East Asia river cruising collection with a wealth of exciting new activities and itineraries from private Angkor Wat experiences to a 17-day ‘Treasures of the Mekong Meandering Cruise’ and […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Sep 8 2021
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Sail Europe’s rivers with Scenic – an enriching experience in a class of its own

A world of enriching and enlightening discoveries awaits you. From the moment you step on board a Scenic Space-Ship, you’ll feel at home, taken care of by your butler and the on board crew. You’ll […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Aug 12 2021
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The Middle East looks to take on Asia as the new fly-cruise destination

First, they muscled in on the lucrative air routes to Europe and America with Emirates and Etihad.  Now the Middle East is bidding to become the next big fly-cruise hub,  with a number of big […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Aug 5 2021
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Scenic Eclipse swaps Australia for the Red Sea in a cruise coup

The ultra-luxury Scenic Eclipse, which was to have sailed its first Kimberley season this year, will now cruise the Red Sea for the first time from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Scenic Eclipse will homeport in […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Jul 9 2021
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At last! Scenic ships fire up for a European river season

Scenic has revealed it will be returning to European rivers by the end of the month. The line has released itineraries on the Rhine and Danube rivers, Portugal’s Douro and France’s Garonne, Gironde and Dordogne […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Jul 2 2021
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Europe’s rivers are reopening: here’s where Aussies are booking and what passengers need to know

The river fleets of the mighty European waterways are at last cranking up their engines and starting to sail, thanks to the rapid spread of vaccinations across the continent and America, home to the most […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jun 24 2021
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Five river lines to restart European river cruising by the end of June

River European cruising is set to restart this summer with five lines announcing start dates of their summer season. It’s been more than a year since river cruise lines have sailed on the rivers like […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . May 21 2021
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Exclusive: Home Affairs says all foreign-flagged cruise ships must employ Aussie staff

The government is insisting cruise ship operators wanting to sail Australian waters must employ Australians to take on hospitality and other non-specialised jobs, despite a shortage of such staff across the country. The surprise ruling […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 14 2021
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Another Kimberley problem as APT cancels its first sailing due to lack of crew

APT’s much anticipated sailing of the Kimberley onboard MS Caledonian Sky on June 2 has been cancelled because of a shortage of qualified crew. At time of writing, it was unclear what went wrong – […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 11 2021
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Survey reveals 90 per cent of cruisers want crew and passengers vaccinated

An overwhelming number of Cruise Passenger readers have said they want both crew and their fellow passengers to be vaccinated before they step aboard. Close to 90 per cent of readers said they believe vaccinations […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 5 2021
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Emerald Azzurra floats out in Vietnam, ahead of its debut in 2022

The new ocean-going yacht, Emerald Azzurra has floated out from its shipyard in Vietnam, marking a year before she debuts on the Red Sea in 2022. Emerald Cruises will launch the boutique ship which can […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Dec 8 2020
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