Author: Earl L. Sinclair

The arrival of Golden Princess towards the end of 2015 and its subsequent home porting in Melbourne was not just a glowing endorsement for Australia as a market so important for Princess Cruises that it was willing to base one of its largest ships in a market unproven to be able the ability to consistently fill so…

Carnival Cruise Line has today released details of its 2016 voyage to the Emirates Melbourne Cup voyage, which is set to depart from Sydney on 30 October and will for the first time feature the chance for punters to engage in two days of horse racing action. Thousands of horse racing socialites will board Carnival Spirit in…

The world’s third largest sand island is carving out a niche for itself as a destination for cruise tourism in its own right, with more ships identifying it as an ideal resort-style hub to which it can transport guests seeking an island holiday experience without trekking too far up the Queensland coast. While the Moreton…

It may be a surprise to learn that Pacific Jewel – one of the most enduring and endearingly popular ships in the P&O Cruises Australia fleet – has not even been in the P&O fleet for very long, having only joined no more than seven years ago in 2009. The ship itself has served a number of…

Following the introduction around a year ago of the first beverage packages able to be purchased on P&O Cruises ships, the line has now doubled its range with the launch today of two new drinks packages – one offering alcoholic drinks and one without – both of which are now available for guests to add…

It’s only a 10-hour flight away at most from the East Coast of Australia, but cruising to or from Hawaii can have an extraordinary range of benefits unlike those you will find on a regular cruise in Australian waters. If you’re heading east at the end of the Australian season (around late March or early…

The big river cruise lines are now well underway with promotional programs for their 2017 pre-release European river cruise seasons and with these come some of the best offers of the booking season. These pre-release offers from APT, Scenic and Avalon Waterways offer savings of up to $7,130 per couple! We have churned through the…

There’s an enduring and certainly endearing quality about a cruise ship such as Pacific Jewel, which is part of the P&O Cruises fleet of ships in Australia. The vessel has seen many shores and many owners around the world since it first set sail in 1989 but while the outer hardware has seen plenty of summers,…

While nowhere near the size and scale of the cruise markets in the eastern capital cities of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, travellers can enjoy a plethora of new destinations that are much easier to reach if departing from Fremantle, the main cruise terminal serving the Western Australia capital of Perth. Cruise ships representing many different…