Fijian cruise ship aground on reef
BLUE Lagoon Cruises' 55-metre vessel Fiji Princess ran aground on a reef near Monuriki Island on Saturday [4 April], according to reports from the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation...
BICT farewells busy summer season
THE ARRIVAL of the home-ported Carnival Luminosa last December was a highlight of the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal’s just ended summer cruise season. The season, which...
Emergency fuel surcharge for Spirits, Fomo fame awaits
TT LINE has bowed to the inevitable and announced a 15% emergency fuel surcharge (EFS) for passenger/vehicle bookings on the Spirit of Tasmania ferries. The EFS applies to all new...
Connemara detained; passenger overboard in Cook Strait
THE TROUBLE-plagued Cook Strait ro-pax Connemara is under Maritime New Zealand detention following a port state control inspection in Wellington. The vessel has been out of...
New Zealand frets over end of emergency tug contract
AS THE Bluebridge Cook Strait ro-pax Connemara remains out-of-service for a second week due to apparently unresolved technical problems, the Maritime Union of New Zealand (MUNZ)...
Auckland unveils cruise future
AUCKLAND will open a new international cruise ship terminal, named Te Waharoa, in early 2027 in what the port says is part of its aim to further revitalise downtown Auckland and...
New Zealand ferries pledge to maintain services
COOK Strait ferry operators KiwiRail and StraitNZ have undertaken to maintain services ‘for now’ between Wellington and Picton, regardless of soaring fuel costs. The pledge comes...
Myrmell heading to Saudi Arabia
FORMER Carnival Australia president and current Journeys Beyond chief operating officer Sture Myrmell has been appointed president of Saudi Arabia’s AROYA Cruises. Mr Myrmell...
ATSB releases preliminary cruise ship grounding report
A COMBINATION of factors contributed to the grounding of Coral Expeditions’ Coral Adventurer off the east coast of Papua New Guinea late last year, according to the Australian...
Cooker cooked again
KIWIRAIL’s Interislander Line is once more down to a single ferry on Cook Strait after a technical problem detected last weekend now cannot be resolved before next weekend....
IV spirited away to Melbourne
TT Line has relocated the idle Bass Strait ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania IV from Corio Bay, Geelong to a lay-up berth at the former Williamstown Dockyard in Melbourne. The vessel has...
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MUA and Carnival at odds over inspections
CARNIVAL Cruise Line and the Maritime Union are at loggerheads over inspection rights following an apparent incident on Monday at Sydney’s Circular Quay. The MUA said their...
‘Let’s cruise’ says PANSW, as price incentives announced
PORT Authority of New South Wales has announced price incentives to encourage cruise lines to visit during the chillier months of the year. A PANSW spokesperson said the sector...
Sydney’s Scenic expands cruising view
SYDNEY-based Scenic Group is embarking on further river cruise expansion in Europe and Asia with three new ships to be delivered in 2027 and 2028. The luxury vessels, including...
Fifth Spirit ends Scottish vacation
TT LINE ro-pax Spirit of Tasmania V departed Leith, Scotland at 1444 hours on Saturday [7 March] according to AIS, on its delayed delivery voyage to its home state. As with...
