Cruise news (AustraliaNewZealand-tagged)
- Accidents
Australia again extending cruise shipping ban (through April 17, 2022)
Australia has again extended its cruise shipping ban, this time through April 17, 2022, adding 2 months to the rolling prohibition that was scheduled...
February 13, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line updates 2022 fleet deployment plans
CCL-Carnival Cruise Line notified travel advisors and guests of changes to its fleet deployment plan, including a couple of ships leaving the fleet...
February 4, 2022 - Accidents
P&O Australia and CCL-Carnival cancel 15+ cruises until May 28
Cruise companies express further disappointment with the Australian government’s inaction over the return to cruising. P&O Australia and...
January 27, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Scenic Cruises to visit all 7 continents in 2023-2024 season
The ultra-luxury, full all-inclusive travel brand Scenic Yacht Cruises introduced its 2023-2024 itinerary collection. With the introduction of...
January 13, 2022 - Accidents
Auckland ferry services suspended until March due to staff shortages
Some Auckland (New Zealand) ferry services were cancelled through to March 2022 as staff shortages hit the beginning of the 2022 commuting season...
January 10, 2022 - Accidents
2 COVID-positive passengers on Coral Discoverer ship in Hobart (Tasmania)
Passengers on a cruise ship in Hobart (Tasmania) are being held onboard and tested for COVID after two confirmed cases. Public health officials...
January 3, 2022 - Accidents
99-year-old ferryboat MV Baragoola sank in Sydney Harbour
A historic Sydney NSW-homeported ferryboat sank late on Saturday night, January 1. According to NSW Police, at ~10:30 pm, two people had contacted...
January 2, 2022 - Cruise Industry
CLIA: Cruise ship ban is a "devastating blow" for thousands of Australians
The extension of Australia’s cruise ship ban has dealt another devastating blow to the ~18,000 Australian workers whose livelihoods depend on...
December 21, 2021 - Cruise Industry
P&O Australia extends suspension of cruises through mid-April 2022
Expressing disappointment for passengers and concern at no agreed plan for the restart of cruising, P&O Australia extended its pause of...
December 16, 2021 - Accidents
Tasmania (Australia) extends cruise ship ban to February 17, 2022
A record 32 cruise ships called at Port Burnie (Tasmania Australia) in the 2019-2020 season before the ban was imposed due to the COVID crisis...
December 12, 2021 - Accidents
P&O Cruises Australia cancels further voyages until March 3, 2022
P&O Australia canceled further sailings through March 3, 2022, because of the uncertainty over when the Australian governments would allow the...
November 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
CLIA expands Cruise360 Australasia Conference in Sydney 2022 with additional tickets
CLIA-Cruise Lines International Association increased the scale of the Cruise360 Australasia Conference in Sydney 2022, releasing additional tickets...
November 30, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Heritage Expeditions preparing for another Southern Ocean summer season
The small-ship cruise travel brand Heritage Expeditions (New Zealand-based) is getting ready for another Southern Ocean Summer for Kiwis. The cruise...
November 28, 2021 - Cruise Industry
MS Paul Gauguin 2023 cruises in Tahiti, French Polynesia, Fiji & The South Pacific
Paul Gauguin Cruises (aka "PG Cruises", Ponant-owned brand), operator of the longest continually sailing and highest-rated luxury cruise ship in the...
November 25, 2021 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises announces longest ever World Cruise from Australia aboard Coral Princess
Princess Cruises announced its 2023-2024 cruises and cruisetours season featuring the best of Australia & New Zealand and the longest ever World...
November 24, 2021