Cruise news (AustraliaNewZealand-tagged)
- Accidents
Search off Gisborne NZ suspended after Ovation OTS cruise passenger spots body in water
A search by two rescue helicopters last night off the coast of Gisborne (New Zealand) where a cruise ship passenger reportedly saw a body floating in...
March 17, 2023 - Cruise Industry
CLIA Awards celebrating cruise industry renaissance in Australia & New Zealand
CLIA Australasia held its 20th Cruise Industry Awards in Sydney (NSW Australia), where ~500 people gathered to celebrate the role of ship travel in...
March 15, 2023 - Cruise Industry
HAL-Holland America commemorates 150th Anniversary with extended Legendary Voyages
HAL-Holland America Line, globally recognized as an expert in longer voyages, will commemorate its 150th Anniversary in 2023 with extended Legendary...
March 8, 2023 - Cruise Industry
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line deploys 3 ships to Asia Pacific in 2024-2025
NCL-Norwegian Cruise Line announced a record deployment of 3 ships to the Asia Pacific region in 2024 and 2025. The Norwegian Spirit ship will...
March 8, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Cunard Line unveils 2025 Winter Program
The Carnival Corporation-owned Cunard Line announced its Winter 2025 program, offering 133+ voyages, with calls at 159 destinations around the globe...
March 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Seabourn introduces 2024-2025 itineraries with the new ships Pursuit and Venture
The ultra-luxury and expedition travel brand Seabourn unveiled a program of new voyages scheduled for summer 2024 and winter-spring 2025 on its two...
February 27, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Icebreaker Le Commandant Charcot completes PONANT's first semi-circumnavigation of Antarctica
On February 14th, 2023, PONANT completed its first semi-circumnavigation of the southern continent onboard the world's only luxury icebreaker - Le...
February 23, 2023 - Accidents
Interislander ferry turns back to Wellington NZ due to medical emergency on board
An Interislander ferry had to turn back to Wellington (New Zealand) shortly after setting sail on Monday after a passenger suffered a medical...
February 20, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Bookings open for the MSC World Cruise 2025 (ship Magnifica)
MSC Cruises opened bookings for the MSC World Cruise 2025 with a new itinerary aboard the MSC Magnifica ship. Passengers can embark on the voyage of...
February 16, 2023 - Accidents
Interislander ferry Aratere breaks down in Cook Strait NZ
An Interislander ferry broke down in the Cook Strait Sunday evening, February 12th, and drifted while en route to Picton from Wellington (New Zealand...
February 13, 2023 - Accidents
Tropical cyclone forces Carnival Luminosa cruise ship to turn back to Brisbane (QLD Australia)
A Carnival Australia ship that left Brisbane (Queensland Australia) on Sunday, February 5th, for a 7-day Pacific voyage, turned back in an...
February 8, 2023 - Accidents
Fire breaks out on Viking Orion cruise ship docked in Sydney (NSW Australia)
Due to a small cabin fire, around 850 people (~600 passengers plus ~250 crew) were evacuated from a Viking Ocean Cruises ship docked at White Bay...
February 3, 2023 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia’s cruise ship Pacific Encounter to be drydock-refurbished in Singapore
P&O Australia’s ship Pacific Encounter on Monday, January 30th, became the fleet's first to visit Darwin since the restart of cruising...
January 31, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Incat Tasmania plans to deliver the world's first large, lightweight electric ferry
Incat Tasmania (Australian high-speed catamaran shipbuilder) revealed it was in discussion with South American operator Buquebus for the delivery of...
January 28, 2023 - Accidents
Auckland NZ ferry services disrupted due to mooring line failure on HAL's ship ms Noordam
Auckland ferry services were disrupted for an hour on Friday, January 27th, after a mooring line problem on the HAL-Holland America's cruise ship ms...
January 28, 2023