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Inside the new Regent Seven Seas Splendor

Upmarket line Regent Seven Seas Cruises has unveiled details of its six-star new build, Seven Seas Splendour which has all the bells and whistles of a super-luxurious liner. Scheduled to debut in early 2020, SS […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Apr 5 2018
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Seven Seas Mariner emerges from multi-million-dollar drydock

Ultra-luxe cruise line Regent Seven Seas has just completed its multi-million dollar refurbishment of the Seven Seas Mariner. The stunning ship has just completed a 20-day drydock in Marseille and has emerged with new dining […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 5 2018
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Carnival Legend departs Sydney ahead of $65 million dry dock

Carnival Legend sailed out of Sydney Heads last night for her annual northern hemisphere summer season in Alaska, ahead of an exciting dry dock taking place in May 2018. Carnival is investing A$65 million into Funship 2.0 […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 5 2018
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Royal Caribbean’s massive 2019/20 Aussie deployment

Royal Caribbean has announced big details around the 2019/20 Aussie season. There will be a total of 30 South Pacific sailings – 25% more than last season, Ovation of the Seas will be returning, Voyager […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 4 2018

Crystal River Cruises launches brochure for its fleet of five new ships

Crystal River Cruises has revealed its 2018/19 offerings with the brochure showcasing every part of the Crystal River Experience. The ultra-luxury line is offering 35 itineraries along the Danube, Rhine, Maine and Moselle Rivers on […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Apr 3 2018
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Carnival Corp seeks to find solution on same-sex marriage issue

Carnival Corporation’s Australian managers today promised support to reinstate marriages for gay and lesbian passengers aboard their vessels. The move came in a statement to Cruise Passenger after suggestions from the UK that LGBTQ travel agencies could […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 29 2018
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Norwegian Cruise Line increases its gratuities

Norwegian Cruise Line will be increasing its gratuities for passengers from April 1, 2018. The new rates for all ships have increased from US$13.99 to US$14.50 per person per day for any category up to […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 22 2018
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Holland America updates its staterooms aboard the new Nieuw Statendam

Holland America Line’s Nieuw Statendam features more staterooms as well as a redesigned Pinnacale Suite. The ship will have eight more staterooms than her sister, the Koningsdam as well the redesigned family suite and dedicated […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 22 2018
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CMV names its newest ship Vasco da Gama

British cruise company Cruise & Maritime Voyages has revealed the name of their ship. Their new ship, Vasco da Gama formerly Pacific Eden was acquired earlier this month. Named after the famous Portuguese explorer and […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 22 2018
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Seabourn Ovation is one step closer to her April launch

The new Seabourn Ovation is a step closer to launching with the cruise line confirming their latest vessel has just completed her first round of sea trials. She’ll debut in April 2018 and will have […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 22 2018