Category: Ocean Cruising

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…

Many cruise lines sail along the scenic Queensland coast but few have quite the presence in the region as P&O Cruises. Over the last few months, the Australian line has significantly increased the number of ports visited by its ships, on a range of different voyages beginning from parts of Australia along the east coast…

Sometimes they’re neatly hidden away in the corner of a lower deck, other times they’re front and centre in a cruise ship’s main atrium, but the Future Cruise or Next Cruise desk is all but impossible to completely avoid and ignore during a cruise, even just for a quick look. These desks can vary in…

A new seafood restaurant, a massive technology boost and even see-through water slides are among a buffet of brand new and exciting upgrades and enhancements now available on one of P&O Cruises’ most endearing workhorses – Pacific Dawn. The 2,000-passenger ship has now returned to its home port in Brisbane following the two-week upgrade program…

As two of the largest vessels sailing in local waters, it’s no surprise both Voyager of the Seas and its twin sister Explorer of the Seas – two of four ships Royal Caribbean bring to Australian shores each year – have a legion of fans. But like most twins, each one has a few little differences which require significant…

Once or twice each cruise season, Australia will play host to a special visit of a cruise ship which usually spends its time in waters farther afield. Normally, this coincides with the beginning or end of a season when the twice annual ship shuffle takes place and Australia moves into its cooler months. This week,…

Short getaways, themed voyages and circumnavigations of the whole country are among the highlights of Princess Cruises’ new 2017 Japan cruising season mid next year, all of which will take place onboard the Japanese-built vessel Diamond Princess. In what will be the line’s longest season in Japan, running from April to November 2017, the season will…

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…

Overcrowding at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal has forced Carnival Cruise Line to look elsewhere for continued growth in Australia, with Carnival Legend booked in to begin a number of sailings from Melbourne in early 2018. The bookings mean that Victorian guests cruising during this period will not need to travel to Sydney to join a Carnival ship.…

Value premium river cruise line Evergreen Tours is set to expand into two new regions of Europe, each served by a brand new custom-built ‘Star Ship’. The growing brand will make its debut on France’s Rhône and Saône Rivers and Portugal’s Douro River in 2017. Since its inception in 2014, Evergreen Tours has successfully plied…