Princess Cruises announced it will be deploying the Sun Princess to Fremantle in Western Australia for a record breaking 141 days over the 2019/20 summer season. “I’m delighted to announce this significant investment to Western Australia, doubling our capacity in this great state by one hundred per cent over the 2019/2020 season.” said Senior Vice President Princess Cruises … Read more
Ovation of the Seas, Australia’s largest and most modern megaliner will be arriving in Fremantle next week ahead of her season Down Under. Making her way from Singapore to her Sydney summer home, Fremantle is Ovation of the Seas’ first Australian port of call for her second and significantly longer season down under. At 348 metres long, … Read more
Carnival Corporation announced this week it would be homeporting the Sun Princess in Fremantle after Princess Cruises threatened to pull out. The move has come after the Western Australian government made a commitment to the cruise industry to fix the state’s infrastructure issues. Premier Mark McGowan spoke earlier this week at a press conference with … Read more
Cruise ships calling in at Western Australia will be able to open their casinos after the state government lifted restrictions. The move is designed to protect and grow an industry already pumping $275 million into the State’s economy. It leaves Western Australia as the only state where onboard casinos can open with 12 nautical miles … Read more
Australia’s love affair with cruising in the wilds of the Kimberley coast is off to a flying start, with few cabins available for this year – and we’re only in January! An astonishing 90% of APT’s 13 cruises are already sold out. Nine of APT’s 11-day voyages to the Kimberley coastline have been booked out. … Read more
She's the most specious ship yet from luxury line Oceania Cruises. James Sitters tells Rose Kelly and Peter Lynch what's on board the new class of ship, including restaurants, spas and suites.
