Author: Earl L. Sinclair

Australian travellers can now heavily customise their Carnival cruise holiday prior to boarding through the local launch of the line’s ‘Fun Shops’ program. Until today, Fun Shops has been widely available to Carnival Cruise Line’s core American traveller base, however the expansion to Australia means Aussies can take advantage of the program for sailings departing…

Building on the popularity of its “The Pantry” international marketplace dining, P&O Cruises will expand on the concept by transforming one of the outlets into a more traditional, full service restaurant as part of upcoming renovations scheduled for Pacific Dawn. Replacing the existing Hook’s Fish & Chips outlet, Pacific Dawn will soon unveil the “Shell & Bones Seafood…

By and large, your cruise holiday includes the vast majority of what you will need onboard, however there is no doubt that you will quickly uncover something which you would like to purchase once you’re on the ship. From drinks to spa treatments, there is something for everyone aboard nearly every ship. It is therefore…

Sydney Harbour is becoming something of a literal example of the paradox ‘the irresistible force meets the immovable object’. The force clearly being the booming cruise industry and the object being the stalemate on available berth space for them to dock, and the issue is already showing evidence that cruise ships are now looking outside…

Cruising into Sydney for the first time in November 2015, Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas stole away the mantle from its ever-so-slightly smaller sister Voyager of the Seas as the largest ship to home port in Australia. This accolade will be short-lived and duly transferred to the significantly larger Ovation of the Seas from December 2016. But regardless of whether…

Five different Royal Caribbean ships will be sailing in Australia as part of the line’s next season, and one taste of the Royal Caribbean style is potentially very addictive to the point where you’ll be keen to try each of these ships as they each have their own unique flavour. It’s the perfect formula for…

If you have looked at taking a cruise to the sunny South Pacific, you’ll quickly discover there can be a somewhat overwhelming variety of voyages visiting different places, in different orders and over different periods of time. But what are the major differences between the main cruise lines sailing the region? Each does things in…

Plans for P&O Cruises to receive its first ever brand new ship have been axed for now, with the company to instead take possession of a second-hand Carnival Cruise Line ship, which will be transformed in its place to become the newest member of the Australian brand’s fleet. In news announced this afternoon and following…

Frequently heard upon the end of a cruise holiday are murmurings and exclamations from travellers that they wish it didn’t have to end. Well, now Princess Cruises has found a way, albeit an expensive way, for a pretty big tangible component of a cruise to go home with you. Just buy the bed from your…

Significant improvements to an already high self-imposed level of luxury are due to be rolled out across the Silversea Cruises fleet, with the line committing US$170 million (A$222.4m) to a fleet-wide refurbishment program which will begin in coming weeks. Of the first three ships scheduled to enter dry dock for the improvements, two will be…