Category: Ocean Cruising

Just a few days after Avalon Waterways, the next 2017 Preview Brochures to appear on travel agency shelves have come from APT and sister brand Travelmarvel, both loaded with incentives and promotions to encourage bookings. For APT, its range of incentives, known as ‘SuperDeals,’ have been simplified to make them easier to understand. Rather than…

Natural phenomena and wonders of nature do not come much bigger than Aurora Borealis, better known as the Northern Lights. It’s little wonder why seeing the solar winds which occur usually on the doorstep of winter in the Northern Hemisphere sits so high on the bucket list of many people around Australia and the world.…

We’re less than a month into 2016 and Avalon Waterways is already looking to 2017 as it becomes the first of the major river cruise brands to release its preview brochure showcasing a range of bargain holiday options in Europe or South-East Asia next year. On sale until 05 April 2016, the preview guide features…

It’s the eve before Christmas Eve and you may be preparing for the annual extravaganza of eating and drinking that most Australians generally associate with Christmas Day. This process behind all the preparation can be stressful, much less the clean-up at the end, even if it is worth it to see all the happiness on…

It’s the eve before Christmas Eve and you may be preparing for the annual extravaganza of eating and drinking that most Australians generally associate with Christmas Day. This process behind all the preparation can be stressful, much less the clean-up at the end, even if it is worth it to see all the happiness on…

Few cruise ship arrivals and christenings carry as much grandeur and ceremony as that which accompanied P&O Cruises’ Pacific Aria when it made its way back into Sydney Harbour on the morning of 25 November 2015 as part of the line’s Five Ship Spectacular. Pulling up on the right hand side of Fort Denison for…

Barely a week goes by, or so it seems, where one of the major cruise lines around the world aren’t revealing a new feature, improvement or passenger activity. As fleets grow and move from market to market around the world in line with demand, brands are always tinkering with what they offer their guests in…

Cruising on the Douro River in Portugal and the Volga River in Moscow will form part of an expanded 2017 product offering from premium tour and cruise operator Travelmarvel. The latter in fact represents the return of an APT Group brand to Russia following the withdrawal of both itself and a wide variety of tour…

Approaching its first anniversary as part of the P&O Cruises fleet, Pacific Eden has certainly been on the move – spending short seasons in Perth, Cairns and Sydney – from where it has sailed to all corners of the country, to the South Pacific, PNG and the Solomon Islands. The 1,260-passenger P&O Cruises ship is definitely on…

While recent deployments to Australian shores have been the domain of larger vessels, the two newest additions to P&O Cruises Australia’s fleet sailing year round in local waters are refreshingly smaller and more intimate. Pacific Aria and sister ship Pacific Eden both came to P&O Cruises from Holland America Line after being re-imagined to provide a more sophisticated experience…