Cruise news (AustraliaNewZealand-tagged)
- Cruise Industry
Kangaroo Island Reaches a Peak of Visiting Cruise Ships
Cruise ships visit Kangaroo Island for the last 15 years, reaching a peak during season 2018-2019 of 28 vessels. With a projected growth of 20%, the...
July 15, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Pacific Princess to Be Based in Australia
Princess Cruises revealed that it will be adding the boutique Pacific Princess to the already extensive list of vessels, homeporting in Australia for...
July 4, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Ships to New Zealand to Meet Clean-Burning Standards
According to the association which represents international liners, cruise ships coming to New Zealand from January 2020 will have to meet new clean...
June 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Voyager of the Seas to Return to Australia with a New Look
Royal Caribbean set the 4th vessel in its fleet's Royal Amplified modernization, Voyager of the Seas. Royal Caribbean’s program, Royal...
June 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Devonport to Attract Smaller Cruise Ships
Devonport City Council is due to meet with TasPorts and Australian Cruise Ship Association in order to attract smaller cruise vessels to dock in the...
June 25, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Sapphire Princess to Extend Season in Asia 2020
Princess Cruises announced that the liner Sapphire Princess will have an extended season in Asia in 2020 following ship's 6th homeporting season in...
June 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Announced Its Largest Australia & New Zealand Season Ever
Princess Cruises announced that its largest Australia & New Zealand season ever offered sailing to some of the most dramatic destinations in the...
May 11, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Carnival Australia Wraps Up Record-Breaking Summer Cruise Season
Carnival Australia wrapped up a record-breaking summer season after pumping over 0,5 billion AUD into country's economy via 698 ship calls at local...
April 27, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Wellington Expects Another Record-Breaking Cruise Season
As the last cruise ship of Wellington port's record-breaking season docks in the capital, 2020 numbers are expected to rise higher. Over 220,000...
April 24, 2019 - Cruise Industry
SeaDream Opens Reservations for Innovation
Reservations are already open for the inaugural season of SeaDream's Innovation ship. Scheduled to set sail in September 2021, the luxury mega...
April 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
VIDEO: Construction Underway of Brisbane's New Cruise Ship Terminal
Work commenced on a new cruise ship terminal in the Port of Brisbane. Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk officiated the beginning of work on...
April 20, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Port of Broome to Become a Stop for Major Cruise Lines
Port Broome WA is expected to become a cruise stop for major cruise lines after the announcement by the Western Australian Government that dredging...
April 13, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Pacific Eden ship completes final P&O Australia cruise
The transformation of P&O AU fleet is gathering pace with the excitement of the Pacific Adventure ship (current Golden Princess) on the horizon...
April 5, 2019 - Accidents
Passenger Overboard from Carnival Spirit
A passenger has fallen overboard from Carnival Spirit, various social media groups and CruiseMapper readers report. Alert has been raised at around 5...
March 30, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Princess Cruises Unveils Record Adelaide 2020-2021 Summer Season
Princess Cruises revealed plans to operate cruises to and from Adelaide over 2020-2021 summer season, in a move representing the largest ever cruise...
March 21, 2019