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Why the iconic Scenic Eclipse won’t sail this year

Scenic, the Australian river cruise line, is delaying its move into expedition ocean cruising until 2019 after running into construction problems. Owner Glen Moroney told US site Travel Agent the $250 million Scenic Eclipse, which […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Jul 6 2018

Scenic’s upgraded “space ships” to set sail in 2019

Luxury river line Scenic is undertaking a major project to upgrade eight river ships to sail the Rhine, Main and Danube rivers next year. The eight ships include Scenic Ruby, Pearl, Jasper, Opal, Amber, Crystal, […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 29 2018
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Scenic sets the pace with free flights and refurbished ships

Luxury line Scenic is offering free flights to Europe next year for all new bookings on river cruises of at least 11 days which are made before 31 August as the early bird European river […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . May 25 2018
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Scenic announces second luxury expedition yacht

Australian cruise brand Scenic tonight announced a second luxury expedition yacht – just days since the launch of the first. According to the company announcement: “Following the extraordinary global interest in 6-star Scenic Eclipse, we […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Feb 3 2018
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Itineraries announced for the Scenic Eclipse…and boy are we excited!

Luxury line Scenic has announced itineraries for its new luxury discovery yacht, the Scenic Eclipse. The ship, which will have it’s own helicopter and underwater submersible will be sailing on a number of voyages around […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 20 2017
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At last – a way to insure your river cruise holiday against the weather

Companies such as Scenic, Avalon, and Viking have teamed up with travel insurance companies to create specialist cruise insurance which will now be sold as part of your holiday. From 2017 any cruise booked with […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Nov 4 2016
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Cruise Passenger’s weekly travel roundup 1

Princess Cruises announces longest world cruise To celebrate 10 years of world cruises from Australia, Princess Cruises announced today it will be hosting a world cruise in 2018. The 106-night voyage visits 27 countries including […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Oct 28 2016
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Luxury expedition cruising: the new breed of ships

Ponant are the latest cruising company to announce the addition of their ‘new-breed’ expedition ships, with four brand new, next-gen yachts to join their fleet for 2018 and 2019. According to Ponant’s recent announcement, the […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Sep 23 2016