The Cruise Blog
Carnival Spirit returns to Sydney following dry dock in Singapore
Carnival Spirit sailed through Sydney Heads this week after a 14-day dry dock in Singapore. Guests on board the 19 day cruise back to Sydney were some of the very first to experience the enhancements and new features added to … Read more…
Countdown to Majestic Princess arriving in New Zealand
The countdown is on until Majestic Princess, the newest and most luxurious ship in the Princess fleet, arrives in New Zealand. Carrying 3,560 guests, the 143,000-tonne mega-liner will be the largest Princess ship ever to sail in New Zealand waters. Celebrations … Read more…
MSC Virtuosa announced, plus new generation of ships
MSC Cruises and STX France signed today an order for the construction of a fifth Meraviglia class cruise ship. Due to be delivered in 2023, this vessel will be equipped with a new generation of dual-fuel engines designed to run on … Read more…
New terminal for Celebrity Cruises new ship
Introducing Terminal 25, the new home of modern luxury… Designed to leave guests in awe, Celebrity Cruises celebrates another milestone with the unveiling of the line’s first ever brand-designed cruise terminal, Terminal 25 (T25), located at Port Everglades in Hollywood, … Read more…
Groundbreaking features on NEW Spectrum of the Seas
After a decade of rapid growth and development in China and introducing the world’s most technologically advanced cruise ships to the market, Royal Caribbean International is once again set to redefine vacations in the region with the debut of its newest ship, Spectrum … Read more…
Carnival announce largest selection of cruises from AUS – EVER!
The year 2020 will see Carnival offer a record number of cruises departing three major home ports – Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane – on Carnival Spirit and Carnival Splendor Carnival Cruise Line today launched its 2020 program, boasting a record … Read more…
Oprah onboard with Holland America Line
Holland America Line and O, The Oprah Magazine announced today a three-day Girls’ Getaway cruise on Holland America Line’s newest ship, Nieuw Statendam, Jan. 30, 2019. Oprah Winfrey will embark on the cruise, joined by O, The Oprah Magazine Editor-at-Large Gayle King and other members of … Read more…
New Cruise Terminal for Brisbane is now Full Steam Ahead
A new international cruise terminal will be operating in Brisbane within two years after Port of Brisbane and Carnival Australia announced they had reached a commercial agreement. The Brisbane International Cruise Terminal (BICT) at Luggage Point will be operating by … Read more…
Royal Princess cruise ship celebrates her fifth anniversary
The 3,560 guest Royal Princess cruise ship, which was christened by HRH, The Duchess of Cambridge in 2013, tomorrow celebrates her fifth year sailing in the Princess Cruises fleet. During her time at sea Royal Princess has sailed over 600,000 … Read more…
Princess Cruises to screen 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia games
Princess Cruises has announced it will screen all 64 games of the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia on nine of its ships. The line will broadcast every minute of the action, from the opening match on June 14 to the final … Read more…
Carnival Spirit to sail year-round from Brisbane in 2020
Carnival Cruise Line‘s ship, the Carnival Spirit will become the newest and largest ship to be home ported year-round out of Brisbane from 2020. Rated as Australia’s favourite year-round cruise ship by members of Cruise Critic, Carnival Spirit will arrive … Read more…
Crystal Debussy christened in Amsterdam
Crystal River Cruises officially welcomed its newest ship to the fleet yesterday, as Crystal Debussy was christened in Amsterdam. Marking the occasion were Crystal’s president and CEO, Tom Wolber, Crystal River Cruises’ vice president and managing director, Walter Littlejohn, and Crystal Debussy’s godmother, Broadway … Read more…