Cruise news (AustraliaNewZealand-tagged)

Sea Princess Prepares for Pirates
Sea Princess guests were veiled in darkness for ten days as the cruise ship prepared for a pirate attack. The ship of Princess Cruises...
August 8, 2017
Accidents
Carnival Reveals Australia Cruise Program 2018-2019
Carnival Cruise Line launched its 2018-2019 cruise program, offering Australians a larger number of voyages than ever before. The new program...
June 7, 2017
Cruise Industry
P&O Cruises Australia Unveils New Cruises for 2018 NZ Season
P&O Cruises Australia strengthens its commitment to New Zealand, adding 5 more cruises to its record season of sailings out of Auckland in...
June 4, 2017
Cruise Industry
Passenger Overboard From Princess Cruises Ship
A 61-year-old American cruise passenger is missing, believed to have fallen overboard from a Princess Cruises ship that left from New...
May 5, 2017
Accidents
Travelling Companion Charged With Rape on Cruise Ship
A 33-year-old man faces court today accused of raping a woman onboard a cruise ship off Queensland. The man was arrested on Monday, May 1, when P...
May 2, 2017
Accidents
Passenger Airlifted Off Cruise Ship After Breaking Both Legs
A woman who fell and broke both her legs had to be winched off P&O Australia ship in Queensland’s Moreton Bay yesterday morning. The...
April 23, 2017
Accidents
Cruise Liner Twice Grounds in NZ Waters
Maritime New Zealand investigates how a cruise liner hit objects underwater in New Zealand waters twice within a month this summer. L'Austral...
April 5, 2017
Accidents
Woman Goes on Spending Spree on Cruise With Wrongly Deposited Cash
A devoutly religious woman from Brisbane who took a 30-day cruise and went on a spending spree after nearly USD 100,000 was mistakenly put into...
March 22, 2017
Cruise Industry
Passengers Prepare to Take Legal Action Against Sun Princess
Passengers caught in a series of gastro outbreaks onboard Sun Princess are preparing to take legal action against the ship for “disappointment...
March 1, 2017
Accidents
Queen Elizabeth Based in Sydney for Two Months
Over the next two years Cunard is cruising longer periods in Australia. The line revealed plans to base its Queen Elizabeth in Australia for 2 months...
February 28, 2017
Cruise Industry
Canadian Arrested for Cocaine Importation Withdraws Bail Application
One of 3 Quebecers accused of trying to import a large amount of cocaine into Australia in 2016 while on a cruise remains in custody until the trial...
February 24, 2017
Accidents
Ovation of the Seas Comes to Brisbane: VIDEO
The largest cruise ship to visit Brisbane docked at Fisherman Island, with Ovation of the Seas too large to fit under city's Gateway Bridge. It...
February 22, 2017
Cruise Industry
Cruise-Ship Crash Captured in Timaru: VIDEO
A woman managed to film a dramatic moment when the luxury ship Seabourn Encore collided with the cargo ship Milburn Carrier II (Cement Carrier, IMO...
February 20, 2017
Accidents
Gastro Outbreak Repeat on Sun Princess
At least 140 passengers on Sun Princess (currently docked in Brisbane) are suffering from notoriously contagious gastro bug in an unfortunate repeat...
February 18, 2017
Accidents
French Cruise Ship Investigated for the Second Time
A France-flagged cruise ship has come under investigation for the 2nd time in a month after hitting a rock in Milford Sound (Fiordland NP). The...
February 12, 2017
Accidents