Author: Earl L. Sinclair

No formal confirmation has been given by Norwegian Cruise Line on whether at all or to what degree Australia will feature in its 2017/18 cruise schedule as the line today released details of its movements during the Northern Hemisphere winter. While berth bookings in Sydney over the 2017/18 summer peak have Norwegian Star clearly listed over an…

Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas will leave the line permanently after its forthcoming final Brisbane summer season this coming summer, having been sold to a new UK-based cruise operator, the line confirmed this afternoon. The ship, built in 1995, started calling the Queensland city home this past season and is one of only two small vessels…

One of the more imaginative innovations that cruise ship designers could have envisaged as part of our sea holidays have taken more of a central focus in recent years in the form of the much wider global roll out of virtual balconies. But if you’ve never cruised before and are wondering how these two words…

Irrespective of how many numbers come before the decimal point in the price tag of your preferred bottle of wine at your local bottle shop or wine retailer, you will most likely be able to find a blend which suits your tastes during your next cruise. Cruise ships are always well equipped with hundreds or…

Decision-makers at the cruise lines may be continuing to procrastinate on how to take that big next step forward for Australia’s cruise industry , however despite this, there are still so many exciting developments well past the drawing board for 2017. While most are, not all of these are necessarily new ships. For travellers setting…

As the saying goes – all good things must come to an end. We never look forward to the end of our cruise however it’s an unavoidable reality we all face after what has been a great and memorable holiday. While disembarkation day is generally a sad and hectic day for most guests, there are…

We’re a little over a month into 2017 and if you’re only a few weeks back into the work routine and dreaming of your next holiday – we can help. There are still a surprisingly large number of quick cruise breaks available if you already have the work blues and are looking for a short…

For the young and the young at heart, cruise lines are taking a renewed focus on nightclubs as prominent places of entertainment rather than just pokey back corners and hidden broom closets where cruisers of yesteryear would perform the “YMCA” and the “Nutbush”. Nowadays for their late-night revelling, guests can expect anything and everything from…

Royal Caribbean’s innovative Dynamic Dining concept, which was due to make its debut in Australian waters on Ovation of the Seas upon the ship’s Sydney arrival in December will now be shelved in favour of a more traditional fixed and flexible dinner time format. The idea behind Dynamic Dining, which was set to replace the Traditional fixed…

If you’ve seen an amazing Asia cruise deal – rapidly becoming one of the world’s hottest cruise destinations – then it will most likely features Hong Kong at some stage on your itinerary. The city for whom its name means “Fragrant Harbour” is already well established as one of Asia’s cruise powerhouses. As the most…