The cruise industry appears to be following in the steps of several airlines by providing passengers with ‘EXTRAS”. These additional extras are only for those with high-end cabins.
On board Cunard’s Queen Victoria and Queen Mary 2, passengers can book exclusive staterooms that enable them to dine in the exclusive Queens Grill. There is private elevator [...]
On 9 July, I had the pleasure of lunching with Adam Goldstein, CEO of RCI, and Gavin Smith, General Manage of RCI Australia, at Sydney’s Westin Hotel, together with a small group of Australian cruise media.
We spoke for two hours about cruising, in particular RCI’s presence in Australia. Currently, RCI have one ship in Australian [...]
In my role as News Editor for Cruise Passenger magazine, I visit most of the cruise ships, trade shows and cruise events. At these events I meet many passionate cruisers, so I have compiled a series of interviews with these cruisers to share with you.We listen to your comments and endeavour to shape our magazine [...]
Some critics say that RCI’s Oasis of the Seas may be too big and will certainly disappoint some cruisers. Many passengers will feel crowded in dining rooms and due to the extra long time de-boarding in ports they may not have enough time to explore and go sightseeing.
Many passengers may miss the individual attention that [...]
My inside spies tell me that there is a feint possibility that Holland America Line and Royal Caribbean International, two great cruise lines currently here for our summer cruise season, may be considering each leaving a ship in Australian waters year round.
This to me is great news as these two fine shipping lines will give [...]
German Cruise company TUI Cruises promises to take the pain out of pregnancy: it is offering to refund the fares of newlyweds who conceive while travelling on its new liner, the Mein Schiff, due to be launched this month.
The company, in a joint venture with US-based Royal Caribbean International, says the promotion helps support a [...]
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