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I stepped aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s newest ship in the Port of Barcelona on its second-ever voyage, expecting the 3,960-passenger Carnival Horizon to look and feel much like her predecessor, 2016’s Carnival Vista. I figured I knew exactly what to expect. I was wrong. The 133,500-ton Carnival Horizon is anything but a carbon copy of […]

Norwegian Cruise Line has announced it would be launching its fifth and sixth Leonardo Class ships by 2026 and 2027. “These orders extend our disciplined and measured newbuild program and strong growth trajectory well into the future and will further drive long-term returns for our shareholders,” said Frank Del Rio, president and chief executive officer […]

It’s only five months away, yet 30 percent of Australians have not planned or booked their Christmas holiday, according to a survey by Cruiseco. The survey also found 25% of Australians think the festive season is a good time to cruise so families and friends can get together. So the leading cruise travel agency set […]

The iconic luxury cruise line, Cunard has revealed another special world cruise – from New York to Australia and back. The special voyage, which departs on January 3, 2020, is a 113-night voyage aboard the Queen Mary 2. Starting with a transatlantic sailing to Southampton, the Queen Mary 2 will call at destinations like Lisbon […]

In true French style, luxury line Ponant christened Le Laperouse, the first explorers series ship equipped with the much-anticipated underwater Blue Eye Lounge, which will cruise in Australian waters next year. Held at Iceland’s port of Hafnarfjordur, Le Laperouse was christened by godmother Mrs Francois Pinault in a Breton-inspired ceremony which resonated with the sound […]

It is not often you can go on a European river cruise priced at under $200 per person per day. Teeming River Cruises has changed all that. Husband-and-wife owners Jeff and Gina Paglialonga offer a 15-day European river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest for $159 per person per day or $2395 in November. The itinerary […]

The arrival of the Queen Elizabeth heralds in a new era for Cunard in Australia – the luxury cruise line’s homeporting of the iconic ship means big things for cruisers Down Under. The Queen Elizabeth will be spending a total of 54 days in Australia during her first ever season, homeported in Melbourne in 2019. […]

The Sun Princess has emerged from a glorious 14-day refurbishment with some exciting new features. She’ll be starting a short season sailing from Perth completing three roundtrip itineraries including a maiden eight-night Coral Coast voyage which will see the liner return to Exmouth for the first time since 2009. During her Western Australian deployment, Sun Princess will […]