Cruise news (Dunedin New Zealand-tagged)
- Accidents
Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth is the 4th cruise ship hit with biofouling in New Zealand
Cruise industry executives met with New Zealand authorities after 2 more cruise ships were denied entry to ports in what the media is dubbing &ldquo...
January 11, 2023 - Cruise Industry
Royal Caribbean's Ovation OTS is the largest cruise ship of the season to arrive in Dunedin NZ
Passengers on the largest cruise ship to call at Port Chalmers-Dunedin (New Zealand) this season sailed docked on early Tuesday, December 27th. RCI...
December 28, 2022 - Cruise Industry
Virgin Voyages’ ship Resilient Lady setting sail to Australia & New Zealand starting in 2023
Virgin Voyages is setting sail to Australia & New Zealand, starting in 2023. The newest ship in Virgin Voyages’ 4-ship fleet, Resilient...
April 27, 2022 - Accidents
Norovirus Outbreak on MS Noordam
On Sunday, November 17, twenty cruise passengers on a Holland America Line ship were experiencing norovirus symptoms when the vessel visited Dunedin...
November 19, 2019 - Cruise Industry
Cruise Ship Spending Tops $60 Million in Dunedin
Dunedin's cruise spending topped US$60 million last season, up 26 per cent, as the national figure increased by 28%. The NZ port city received...
August 16, 2019 - Cruise Industry
NZ Cruise Ship Spending Reaches US$435 Million
New figures from Stats NZ showed that cruise industry goes on picking up steam in New Zealand, via total cruise expenditure for the year ended in...
August 18, 2018 - Cruise Industry
250000 Cruise Ship Visitors Expected in Dunedin
Dunedin (Port Chalmers, New Zealand) is set for another rise in cruise ship numbers, with 2018-2019 season showing anything seen before. Up to twice...
September 14, 2017 - Accidents
Maritime Industry Warned of Deadly Risk
A worker on Emerald Princess died at Port Otago on February 9 when a corroded nitrogen cylinder burst while the cruise ship was in Dunedin. Allan...
May 12, 2017