Category: Ocean Cruising

The latest addition to the APT river cruising fleet has set sail from Amsterdam bound for Budapest, with the MS AmaStella equipped explicitly for groups and multi-generational families traveling together. The 158-passenger vessel is a new flagship for the line, launching many new stateroom types, including some of the only interconnected staterooms in the river cruise industry.…

Less than one day after details of Celebrity Cruises’ new class of ship, Celebrity Edge, were revealed to the public, a spokesman for the line says lobbying is already underway to see the ship – or one of its identical sisters – sent to cruise in Australian waters. Speaking at a launch event in Sydney last…

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…

Even though it has only been sailing Australian waters each summer since 2012/13, Royal Caribbean’s Voyager of the Seas has established a strong following among local cruisers, who return every year, sometimes even more than once a season, to enjoy the array of dining and entertainment options the 3,138-passenger ship provides. In fact, whenever the ship is…

After more than five years of service, 294 separate voyages and more than half a million passengers welcomed onboard, the ship currently known as Pacific Pearl will leave the P&O Cruises fleet, with her final cruise to come to an end in April next year. P&O Cruises announced today it had reached agreement to transfer possession of…

Cruising is an experience like no other, but perhaps can be topped by celebrating a special occasion at the same time. If you’re sufficiently prepared, the different cruise lines are all well equipped to help you prepare for and pull off your exclusive party. So how can you make your already very special cruise even…

River cruising has grown at such a rate in the last decade or so – particularly among Australian travellers – that multiple new operators and brands have popped up in that time, while others have significantly expanded their operations. The market has become so saturated in some parts of Europe that it can be very…

You would be forgiven for thinking a tropical destination such as Hawaii would be crawling with cruise ships of all sizes in ports across the four major islands. While several ships visit the destination from the US West Coast at different times of the year, only a single ship is based in the destination year-round.…

Returning to her Sydney summer home port after an $11 million makeover in Singapore, Celebrity Solstice today welcomed its first load of passengers joining the ship in Australia to experience a host of brand new features newly installed on the ship. Now based in the NSW capital until April 2017, Solstice will spend this time cruising up and down…

It attracts travellers from around the world, but Australia’s Kimberley region is largely taken for granted by many local travellers – that is, until they have the opportunity to travel there and see it for themselves. The continent’s far north-west is a resolutely beautiful part of Australia, with much of the land protected and designated…