Kyoto with Carnival Journeys

Carnival launches new Asia-Pacific sailings in 2026 and 2027

Carnival Cruise Line has unveiled four new Asia-Pacific sailings on Carnival Luminosa in 2026 and Carnival Adventure in 2027. Guests sailing on the new Carnival Journeys will visit ports of call across Japan, Southeast Asia, and Australia – including seven first time ports of call. Carnival is growing its presence in the Pacific with the

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Carnival Splendor

Carnival Cruise Line doubles Australia deployment for 2026/27 with sailings from Sydney and Brisbane

Carnival Cruise Line has announced it will operate four ships in Australia for its 2026/2027 season. Pacific Adventure and Pacific Encounter are currently sailing for sister line P&O Cruises Australia but will transfer to Carnival in March 2025 and be renamed Carnival Adventure and Carnival Encounter. They will join Carnival Splendor, pictured above, and Carnival

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Le Laperouse

Cruise and learn with PONANT’s new 2023 Smithsonian-crafted cultural cruise experiences at sea and on land  

If, as it was once said, knowledge is everything, then guests sailing on PONANT’s 2023 sailings in collaboration with Smithsonian Journeys have a treat in store. Drawing on the resources of the Smithsonian Institute, the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex dating back 175 years, the sailings will feature notable experts and experiences that

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Allure of the Seas in Nassau

Calypso cruises top bucket list for UK holidaymakers

The Caribbean has been revealed as the most popular bucket list destination for four in every ten Britons looking to book their dream cruise. Cruise ships, such as Allure of the Seas, left, have recently started their phased return to the Caribbean’s tropical islands, and while they are currently out of bounds to UK cruisers,

Seabourn Sojourn

Same time, same place but heading in different directions – Seabourn’s two 2023 world voyages revealed

Two Seabourn ships will be heading off from the same place on the same day but in completely different directions in January 2023 as they embark on large-scale world voyages. The two distinct sailings – a 140-day world cruise to Barcelona and a 79-day Grand Americas, Amazon & Antarctica adventure – depart Miami on 6

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cruise ship queen elizabeth

Short and sweet for Queen Elizabeth as Cunard tries something new in 2021

The Queen Elizabeth will chart a wide range of three to 14-day voyages in 2021 taking her around Europe and Asia before concluding in Australia at the end of the 10-month season. For the first time Cunard will foray into scenic cruising with three- and four-night voyages around the British Isles, and there is also

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Cunard liner Queen Elizabeth in Sydney

Most Australian cruise destinations ‘unaffected by tragic bushfires’

Australian tourism may be taking a battering because of the horrendous bushfires but the country’s cruise industry is still virtually unscathed, operating at full capacity. And it has united with other tourism sectors in planning for the recovery of communities impacted by the tragedy. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has confirmed that all major cruise

Queen Elizabeth at the HubbardGlacier in 2019

Cunard offers ‘experiences to last a lifetime’ in its Alaska 2021 and winter 2022 cruise collections

Cunard’s Winter 2022 and Alaska 2021 collection of voyages will allow guests to explore even more inspirational destinations with its three Queens each sailing to world renowned locations, calling at 93 ports in 42 countries with 14 overnight stays. And Cunard’s president, Simon Palethorpe, confidently boasts that the cruises will give guests something they will

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AIDAaura

From Sugarloaf Mountain to Sydney, AIDA’s winter 2020-21 world cruise has adventures galore

AIDA Cruises offers the perfect remedy for those yearning for distant lands with its new world cruise routes aboard AIDAaura in winter 2020-21. Guests can look forward to fascinating moments in South America, sun, the South Seas, New Year’s Eve in Sydney, or breathtaking experiences in South Africa. AIDAaura will set sail from Hamburg on

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Majestic Princess in Sydney

Princess answers call for Down Under cruises with biggest ever Australia season in 2020-21

Answering the booming demand for cruising in Australia, Princess Cruises’ biggest ever Down Under programme between October 2020 and April 2021 features its two newest ships, Majestic Princess and Regal Princess, with a choice of 123 cruises departing from six ports across Australia. Princess will visit almost 80 destinations in 19 countries and increase the number of cruise

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