Cruise news (AustraliaNewZealand-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
New Zealand's border fully reopens allowing cruise ships to return
At midnight on Sunday, July 31, New Zealand's border will finally fully open to all visitors, thus providing the much-needed economic boost to the...
July 31, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Ponant Cruises debuts the fully refurbished 3-masted sailing yacht Le Ponant
The French ultra-luxury travel company Ponant Cruises will debut its 3-masted sailing yacht Le Ponant after a drydock refit and refurbishment managed...
July 28, 2022 - Accidents
Coral Princess cruise ship docks in Brisbane QLD after being stuck at sea for 2 days
Princess Cruises' ship Coral Princess carrying ~2000 passengers finally docked in Brisbane (Queensland Australia) after being stuck for 2 days at sea...
July 25, 2022 - Accidents
Coral Princess cruise ship stranded off the coast of Brisbane due to wild seas
A Princess Cruises' ship carrying ~2000 passengers is stranded off the coast of Brisbane (Queensland Australia) being unable to dock due to...
July 23, 2022 - Accidents
COVID-hit P&O Pacific Explorer cruise ship docks in Sydney (Australia)
Another COVID-hit cruise liner docked in Sydney Harbour (NSW Australia) Monday morning, July 18. This is the second vessel in less than a week...
July 18, 2022 - Accidents
COVID-stricken cruise ship Coral Princess docks in Sydney (NSW Australia)
A COVID-stricken Princess Cruises ship docked in Sydney NSW Wednesday morning, July 13, adding fear to New South Wales which is already battling a...
July 14, 2022 - Accidents
COVID outbreak on Princess Cruises' ship Coral Princess in Brisbane (Australia)
Queensland (Australia) authorities are managing a COVID outbreak on a Princess Cruises ship as the state's 3rd wave neared 41,000 active cases...
July 11, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line fans can be the “first to know” about Carnival Luminosa
As of today, July 7, CCL-Carnival Cruise Line fans can register in order to be the “first to know” about the itineraries and special sale...
July 7, 2022 - Accidents
Island Escape Cruises NZ cancels 12-day Wild West Coast voyage from Broome (Kimberley, Western...
The travel plans of passengers booked to sail with Island Escape Cruises NZ in Kimberley Western Australia were thrown into disarray after the small...
July 5, 2022 - Cruise Industry
PONANT opens bookings for 2023 inaugural Kimberley sailing expedition program onboard Le Ponant
PONANT opened bookings for their 2023 inaugural Kimberley Coast (Western Australia) expedition program onboard the 3-masted sailing yacht Le Ponant...
July 1, 2022 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia’s Pacific Encounter sailing home after an overnight encounter with sistership Pacific...
P&O Australia’s ship Pacific Encounter is sailing back to Australia following a spectacular overnight encounter with sistership Pacific...
June 30, 2022 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia's Pacific Explorer is the first international cruise ship to visit Cairns (Queensland)
Port Cairns (Queensland Australia) welcomed P&O Australia's Pacific Explorer over the weekend as the first international cruise ship to visit the...
June 20, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Costa Luminosa cruise ship starts for CCL as Carnival Luminosa in November from Brisbane (Australia)
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line announced that Costa's ship Luminosa will join the fleet of Carnival in September 2022 and will start guest operations as...
June 16, 2022 - Cruise Industry
101 cruises scheduled for South Australia's 2022-2023 season
A total of 101 voyages are scheduled for South Australia for the 2022-2023 season, the state government says. The season starts in September 2022...
June 15, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Coral Princess cruise ship arrives at homeport Brisbane (Queensland Australia)
The return of cruising in Queensland Asutralia continued on Tuesday, June 7, with the arrival of Princess Cruises’ ship Coral Princess into...
June 8, 2022