The Cruise Blog
Seabourn Maiden Calls
Seabourn’s upcoming Australian summer season will boast 40 calls between Dec 2019 and May 2020 – including a number of maiden calls. Deploying two of its ships to the region, Seabourn Encore and Seabourn Sojourn, the cruise line will mark … Read more…
Silversea unveils 2021/22
Silversea Cruise Lines have unveiled a collection of 197 new itineraries which are now open for pre-sale exclusive for the cruise line’s Venetian Society members. Departing between Jan 2021 and Apr 2022, the voyages incorporate calls to 528 destinations in … Read more…
Princess Cruises to name next ship ‘Discovery Princess’
Princess Cruises announced today its newest ship will be named Discovery Princess. Discovery Princess is scheduled to launch on November 3, 2021 sailing on a series of European voyages. She will be a sister ship to Royal Princess, Regal Princess, … Read more…
CLIA prepares the spotlight for cruise
CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia is gearing up for Cruise Month which kicks of this week, presenting a jam-packed marketing program promoting cruise benefits in Australia and New Zealand. Speaking on the eve of the major cruise push, CLIA … Read more…
A Scenic view of New York
EARLY this morning the Aussies and Kiwis aboard Scenic Eclipse ticked an item off their bucket list as the ship cruised past the famous Statue of Liberty at sunrise, before docking at Pier 88 on New York’s Hudson River. The … Read more…
5-SKIES to the limit on Princess
PRINCESS Cruises has announced the upcoming debut of 5-SKIES on board Sky Princess and Enchanted Princess, a new “gamer” production featuring a combination of acrobatics, and advanced digital effects. The new show will see guests enter a virtual reality game … Read more…
Pacific Explorer second Officer Amy Templeton is P&O Cruises’ smiling face of world Maritime day
Marking World Maritime Day, P&O Cruises today saluted international seafarers including the cruise line’s public face of the celebration, Pacific Explorer Second Officer Amy Templeton. P&O Cruises President Sture Myrmell said the International Maritime Organisation’s World Maritime Day was also … Read more…
Heritage’s New Laos Ship
HERITAGE Line has announced the launch of a new vessel named Anouvong, specifically designed to traverse the upper Mekong River in Laos. Due to be launched on 29 Sep 2020, the cruise line’s latest vessel will boast 10 luxury cabins … Read more…
Council Blasts Sydney Third Cruise Port Plans
The Mayor of the Randwick City Council has lambasted the New South Wales Government’s decision to develop a Detailed Business Case (DBC) for a third Sydney port at either Molineaux Point or Yarra Bay. Randwick Mayor Kathy Neilson said she … Read more…
Carnival Raises a Glass to New Cheers! Beverage Program
Carnival Cruise Line today announced the introduction of its beverage program, CHEERS! on cruises from Australia. Designed for guests with a taste for the finer things in life, CHEERS! includes sparkling wine, domestic and imported wine and beer and hand-crafted … Read more…
MSC Cruises reveals the most Magnificent EX-UK season ever
24 sailings from Southampton for Summer 2021 The newly restyled and extended MSC Magnifica will offer more public space, new features and more cabins Brand new itineraries designed for UK cruise guests including a 14-night sailing to the Mediterranean and … Read more…
Genting Hong Kong commences construction of Dream Cruises’ second global class ship
Rostock, 10 September 2019 – “Production of Dream Cruises’ second Global Class ship commenced at MV WERFTEN in Rostock-Warnemünde today, almost exactly a year after the keel laying of the flagship of the series. Genting Hong Kong’s Chairman and CEO Tan … Read more…