Category: Ocean Cruising

In its greatest commitment ever to the Australian market, elegant ocean liner brand Cunard has unveiled the centrepiece of its 2019 cruise schedule, which will see Queen Elizabeth spend two months home ported in Australia, offering cruises from both Sydney & Melbourne. Announced to select specialist cruise and travel media in Sydney today, Cunard will run seven…

Very few examples remain in the world today of elegance on the rails as passengers wind their way through lush countryside or picturesque mountainous horizons. However for those that do, the pageantry of such a journey exists in its truest form, supplemented with the state-of-the-art amenities and services modern travellers have come to expect. Among…

It’s been a little quiet on the new ship front from MSC Cruises ever since the European line wheeled out MSC Preziosa back in 2013. This all comes to an end in a tick over three months from now when the covers come off MSC Meraviglia – the first of two brand new ships joining the fleet in 2017…

Debuting just last weekend, Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas is, for now at least, the largest cruise ship ever to be based in Sydney. At 15 decks high, the ship accommodates over 3,00 passengers at twin-share capacity and offers a wide array of activities and leisure facilities including 15 bars, clubs and lounges. Take…

Expedition line Australis Expeditions has launched its 2017/2018 summer season voyages with fares for the new season “frozen” at 2016/2017 levels. The exciting new program which includes sailings aboard the lines newest vessel Ventus Australis is the lines most comprehensive program of voyages to Cape Horn and Tierra del Fuego. Fares start from USD $1800 per person…

At the time of its construction and maiden voyage in late 1999, cruise industry pundits said Voyager of the Seas would be the largest cruise ship ever built. What’s more, its owner and operator Royal Caribbean were convinced that the well established market in the Caribbean would be the only one stable enough to keep a ship…

You may just assume that every cabin is created equal, but the reality is that couldn’t be further from the truth. The way modern ships are designed sees all sorts of different shaped cabins with things like larger balconies and better views often costing no more than standard cabins in that category. At the same…

Among the many benefits of holidaying at sea is that your cruise fare includes all meals, if you limit yourself to the main dining room or other venues included in your ticket price. But while with some variation, there’s only so much food each person can consume, but a much wider variation is how much…

Savings of nearly $1,500 per person twin share are available for longer on selected Captain Cook Cruises Fiji sailings around the idyllic South Pacific island nation after the company extended the booking deadline until 31 March 2017, for travel through until 31 March 2018. Under the extended deal, book the seven-night ‘Mamanuca and Yasawa Islands’…

Premium cruise line Celebrity Cruises has revealed more details relating to its global fleet deployment plans for the 2018/2019 year, with bigger ships heading to some parts of the world, longer stays in others and a variety of brand new ports joining the line’s network map. In a year which will see the line take…