Cruise news (AustraliaNewZealand-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Captain Cook Cruises Fiji introduce luxury expedition small ship MS Caledonian Sky
In November 2023, Fiji will welcome the arrival of MS Caledonian Sky, a luxury expedition small ship that will introduce a new era of high-end cruise...
June 12, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Virgin cancels Australia-New Zealand voyages in 2024 (Resilient Lady ship) based on passenger...
Virgin Voyages canceled 4 cruises from Australia to New Zealand scheduled in 2024 in favor of shorter sailings after getting feedback from clients...
June 8, 2023 - Cruise Industry
32-passenger superyacht Island Escape sold to pay back creditors
A premium cruise ship deployed in Australia's Kimberley region has been sold to repay its creditors, but it is unlikely that $4 million owed to...
June 7, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia introduces new voyages in WA as part of 90th Celebrations
P&O Australia has announced that its summer 2025 season includes Western Australia, coinciding with the celebration of 90 years of cruising...
June 6, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Heritage Expeditions introduces new 'priced-to-entice' voyage South Pacific Sojourn
Heritage Expeditions NZ added the new "South Pacific Sojourn" itinerary to its 2023 schedule. The 10-day adventure voyage departs from Port Vila...
May 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America unveils 2024-2025 Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific cruises
In 2024-2025, HAL-Holland America Line is deployes 3 ships in the South pacific (Australia, New Zealand, and the islands). MS Westerdam will be...
May 30, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Coral Expeditions installs advanced satellite & 4G WiFi connectivity fleetwide
Coral Expeditions/fleet has recently finished implementing advanced satellite and 4G broadband connectivity on its fleet of 3 ships. This new...
May 30, 2023 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on P&O Australia's ship Pacific Adventure with 4000+ onboard
A ship fire prompted the evacuation of numerous cruise tourists from their cabins. The accident occurred at ~3:15 am NSW time (~17:15 UTC) on Sunday...
May 28, 2023 - Accidents
Carnival Splendor cruise passenger dead after snorkeling on Mystery Island (Vanuatu)
A passenger on a CCL-Carnival cruise ship died while swimming on Mystery Island in Vanuatu. In a statement, Carnival Australia said it was...
May 23, 2023 - Cruise Industry
RCI-Royal Caribbean opens bookings for 2024-2025 Australia & New Zealand cruises
RCI-Royal Caribbean announced the opening of bookings for its 2024-2025 cruise season in Australia and New Zealand. The popular ships Quantum of the...
May 11, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages launches its 3rd ship, Resilient Lady
Virgin Voyages launched its third cruise ship - Resilient Lady, which has three fleetmates - Scarlet Lady, Valiant Lady, and Brilliant Lady...
May 11, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Captain Cook Cruises Fiji invests in bringing in new cruise ship, Caledonian Sky
The small company and travel brand Captain Cook Cruises Fiji invested in bringing in the new ship - Caledonian Sky. Allison West (The company's CEO...
May 10, 2023 - Accidents
Passenger on Spirit of Tasmania II ferry dies after going overboard
A male passenger on Spirit of Tasmania 2 cruiseferry has reportedly died after going overboard. The man's body was recovered from the water...
April 30, 2023 - Accidents
Search called off for Quantum OTS passenger who went overboard near Hawaii
The USCG/US Coast Guard called off its search for an Australian believed to have fallen overboard from a Royal Caribbean liner repositioning from...
April 28, 2023 - Accidents
Australian passenger overboard on Royal Caribbean cruise ship Quantum OTS bound for Hawaii
A search is still underway for an Australian cruise passenger who fell off an RCI-Royal Caribbean cruise ship bound for Hawaii. The man went...
April 27, 2023