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  • 2 days ago | cruisepassenger.com.au | Tallis Boerne Marcus

    Carnival Cruises has cancelled six cruises on Carnival Adventure. These cruises were set to take place to mid 2027. It’s not yet sure why the cruises were cancelled, with possible explanations ranging from a private charter to new Aussie homeports. Carnival has cancelled around a month’s worth of sailings on the new Carnival Adventure for mid-2027. Intriguingly, at this point, the line is refusing to say why.

  • 3 days ago | cruisepassenger.com.au | Tallis Boerne Marcus

    New Zealand has confirmed that it will not ban cruise ships from Milford Sound after the government put forward a proposal in 2021. This proposal has been under consideration since 2021, making it difficult for the cruise industry to plan ahead and offer stability in New Zealand. This announcement may help New Zealand reverse the country’s trend of seeing lower and lower cruise visitation numbers.

  • 4 days ago | cruisepassenger.com.au | Tallis Boerne Marcus

    Cunard has released its deployments for the 2027/28 season, becoming one of the first lines to do so. The announcement confirms the line won’t return a ship to homeport in Australia. This follows an industry trend, with several cruise lines reducing or removing their presence in Australia. Cunard has released its deployments for the 2027/28 season, and sadly, Australia is nowhere to be seen.

  • 4 days ago | cruisepassenger.com.au | Tallis Boerne Marcus

    River cruising continues to increase in popularity, and as demand climbs, so do prices. Some cruise lines are seeing increases of 20 per cent in river cruise fares over just a two-year period. With some lines reporting strong forward bookings, the only way to beat the rises is to buy today. River cruising, particularly in Europe, is seeing such growth that lines like Viking have sold 92% of capacity for passenger cruise days for the 2025 season and 37% of its capacity for the 2026.

  • 5 days ago | cruisepassenger.com.au | Tallis Boerne Marcus

    While Carnival Luminosa is quite new to the Carnival fleet, previously serving as Costa Luminosa for Costa Cruises. it has proved a big hit after its first Australian season with its homeport in Brisbane. Shortly after being acquired by Carnival, the ship was refitted, but there is still a distinctively Italian feel to it, thanks to its Costa Cruises roots. Otherwise, it maintains the same feel as Carnival’s other family-fun ships.