Author: Earl L. Sinclair

By many accounts during its visit in early 2016, Cunard’s stately ocean liner Queen Mary 2 – the oldest of its current fleet of three Queens – was certainly showing her age. Comments were being made that carpets were fading, paintwork needed a refresh and the general vibe of the ship was a bit tired. Nobody would…

Carnival Cruise Line has made the shock move of pulling its Australian-based ship, Carnival Spirit, out of Australia during the cooler winter months from 2018, opting to send the ship to be based in the Chinese port of Shanghai. Following the ship’s next scheduled dry dock refurbishment in Singapore after the peak Australian season in autumn…

One can be forgiven for thinking cruising the Mediterranean is all about seeing the Coliseum and wandering La Rambla, but in fact a treasure trove of unique islands populate many cruise itineraries, each with their own unique culture, history and scenery. Island life in the Med can be a relaxing break between days of touring…

Back when it was built in 1995, Sun Princess was the flagship steering Princess Cruises into a new era of modern oceangoing resorts – a task it duly accomplished with flying colours. Many refurbishments later, it is now one of the smaller ships in the Princess Cruises fleet but is no less popular, regularly filling with Australian…

Another Christmas is now in the history books and typically at this time of year, interest in cruising surges. As families come together for the festive season, the question then turns to just who is going to play host next year. In order to provide some post-Christmas conversation, we’ve found six of the best cruises…

Investigative work is being carried out by Carnival Corporation – the parent company of Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, P&O Cruises, Holland America Line, Cunard and several others – on whether shore excursions and onboard activities with a humanitarian twist could be developed for passengers to give back to local communities in the Asia-Pacific region.…

Cruisers aged from newborn through to knocking on the doorstep of adulthood are well catered for on Carnival Cruise Line through the brand’s Camp Ocean Kids Club and its adolescent offshoots Circle C and Club O2. An army of qualified and experienced youth workers are on hand in all three centres to oversee and coordinate…

Some elements of the Carnival Cruise Line experience have woven themselves intrinsically into the brand’s very fabric – to the point where no matter how much a particular item, feature or service might “age”, customer demand and response dictates that it just cannot be removed or retired. A classic example of this is Carnival’s eponymous Warm…

Welcome to the next instalment in a series of articles from Cruise Advice in which we showcase some of the best cruise destinations around the world. Here, we will share some information about where you can cruise if joining a ship from these ports. As well, you’ll find some recommendations on how to spend a few days…

Europe’s rivers can be a magical place during winter, with two river cruise itineraries featured in APT’s newest 2016 Winter Wonderland brochure to help you plan your next winter holiday. A 10-day ‘Christmas Markets on the Danube’ cruise between Prague and Budapest incorporates a seven-night river cruise from Nuremberg to Budapest. Alternatively, a 12-day ‘Christmas…