Cruise news (AustraliaNewZealand-tagged)
- Cruise Industry

Viking Sun Arrives in Australia
The newest cruise ship in the fleet of Viking Ocean Cruises, Viking Sun, arrived in Australia for the first time. Viking Sun debuted in November and...
February 10, 2018 - Accidents

Princess Cruises Passengers to Sue Over Gastro Outbreaks
A major class action is prepared against a cruise company for allegedly exposing thousands of its passengers to gastroenteritis. According to...
February 7, 2018 - Cruise Industry

Carnival Legend Arrives in New Melbourne Home
One of the few cruise ships to be homeported in Melbourne, Carnival Legend, sailed into Port Melbourne at sunrise on Wednesday, February 7. The...
February 7, 2018 - Accidents

Passenger Medevaced From Grand Princess
The U.S. Coast Guard has medevaced a 71-year-old woman from Princess Cruises Grand Princess ship about 14 miles south of Oahu early Wednesday morning...
January 31, 2018 - Cruise Industry

Ovation of the Seas to Return to Tasmania
Ovation of the Seas will probably return to Tasmania for a 4th cruise ship season in 2019. The liner, which left Hobart on Sunday after its 2nd...
January 30, 2018 - Cruise Industry

Call to Ban Cruise Ships from National Park Areas in Tasmania
About 125 cruise ships are scheduled to dock in Hobart and Burnie in 2018. 29 of the ships will make a visit to Port Arthur and 6 will drop...
January 15, 2018 - Accidents

Gastro Outbreak on Sea Princess Leaves 200 People Sick
About 200 people were struck down with gastro outbreak onboard a Princess Cruises ship which is set to dock in Brisbane QLD tomorrow, January 4. Sea...
January 3, 2018 - Cruise Industry

134 Cruise Ships to Dock in the Far North 2018
The Far North continues to play host to a growing number of cruise ships in 2018. P&O AU's ship Pacific Eden will be homeported in Cairns...
January 1, 2018 - Accidents

Princess Cruises Passenger Dies in Napier
An elderly passenger onboard Diamond Princess has suddenly died Thursday afternoon, December 28, while the vessel was berthed in Napier. The man...
December 30, 2017 - Accidents

Passenger Medevaced From AIDAcara
A passenger has been winched from AIDA Cruises ship in Torres Strait on Thursday, December 28. According to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority...
December 29, 2017 - Cruise Industry

POAL Releases Study into Using Shore Power for Cruise Ships
POAL (Ports of Auckland) released the results of a study into the feasibility of using shore power for cruise ships that are berthed in Auckland NZ...
December 25, 2017 - Cruise Industry

Azamara Cruises Launches Australian Season
The brand new Country-Intensive itineraries and 3rd season down under of Azamara Club Cruises will launch when the 690-passenger Azamara Journey...
December 21, 2017 - Accidents

Passenger Medevaced From Carnival Spirit
A 40-year-old woman has been winched onto rescue helicopter and flown to hospital. The passenger suffered a suspected stroke onboard a Carnival...
December 20, 2017 - Cruise Industry

P&O Cruises Australia Boasts the Biggest Comedy Festival at Sea
P&O Cruises offers Aussies a reason to laugh with the introduction of the biggest comedy festival at sea ‘The Big Laugh’ onboard...
December 3, 2017 - Cruise Industry

Norwegian and MSC Cruise Ships Reveal Wollongong Visits
Just a couple of months before the return of the first cruise ship to ever visit Wollongong there is another good news for the port city as a cruise...
December 2, 2017