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MSC Cruises adds another Michelin-Star chef to its lineup

MSC Cruises has announced a new partnership with award-winning Spanish chef Ramon Freixa. Two dishes that will be featured on MSC’s ships include Duck Royal and Glazed Pluma of Iberian pork as well as a […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 22 2018
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Crystal Symphony turns on the sparkle

The luxury sector has never been move competitive, with new contenders and pretenders everywhere. Crystal Cruises once held centre stage, winning awards for more than two decades. Now, the line is fighting back.The Crystal Symphony […]

WORDS BY Teresa Ooi . Mar 15 2018
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Princess Cruises trialling fees for early embarkation

Princess Cruises is testing a new program for cruisers who are willing to pay, to get onboard early for a fee. Being trialled onboard the Ruby Princess between March 1 and March 25, the test […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 15 2018
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Oceania Cruises to offer free WiFi to all passengers

Oceania Cruises will be offering its guests free WiFi to all passengers – joining the ranks of other high-end cruise lines. The cruise line said the service will be available to all guests on all […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 15 2018
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Plans for the new Dream Cruises 5,000 passenger ship to head Down Under

Asia’s first luxury cruise line, Dream Cruises has started construction of its first Global Class cruise ship in Germany. The ship, which will accommodate up to 5,000 passengers, will be the largest in the Dream […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 14 2018
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Watch Silversea’s amazing lengthening of the Silver Spirit

Luxury line Silversea have revealed some amazing images and footage of the refurbishment of the Silver Spirit. The ship has been cut in two as she is in the process of not only getting new […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 14 2018
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Cruise & Maritime Voyages take over as P&O farewells Pacific Eden

One of Australia’s favourite ships, the Pacific Eden will be departing the P&O fleet to make way for a new and updated Golden Princess which will increase P&O’s passenger capacity. P&O’s beloved ship will be handed […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Mar 9 2018
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Viking Ocean Cruises adds another six ships to its fleet

The line that conquered Europe’s rivers by sheer weight of numbers, launching so many ship it made the Guinness Book of Records, has now announced a record six new ocean ships. Viking Cruises ordered the […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 8 2018
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Millennial line scraps age limit

U by Uniworld, the line that boasted it was for millennials only, has…well…performed a bit of a U turn. Launching next month, Uniworld is set to abandon its original age limits of 21 to 45, […]

WORDS BY Peter Lynch . Mar 8 2018
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Norwegian Cruise Lines float out their latest and Alaskan bound ship, Norwegian Bliss

It’s just weeks away from the launch of Norwegian Cruise Lines’ latest ship, the Norwegian Bliss and she has emerged from the building dock in Germany. Designed to sail around Alaska, she is now in […]

WORDS BY Bernadette Chua . Feb 22 2018
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Dare to compare: three lines seeking Australia’s luxury $$$

by Teresa Ooi and Peter Lynch Australians looking for small-ship luxury cruises will be spoilt for choice in 2018 as the sector booms and lines bring more vessels to Sydney. But cruisers had better be […]

WORDS BY Cruise Passenger . Feb 16 2018