After an absence of 946 days due to the country’s COVID-19 lockdown, Celebrity Cruises made a return to Auckland on Tuesday with its 2,850-passenger Celebrity Eclipse.

On Tuesday, Holland America Line’s Westerdam becomes the first cruise ship to visit Apia, Samoa since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Christchurch will finally be the venue for the annual conference of the New Zealand Cruise Association in 2023.

Princess Cruises’ Majestic Princess arrives in Tauranga on Saturday, marking the official start of New Zealand's 2022/23 international cruise season after a hiatus of almost three years.

One of the parties pursuing Global Dream before Disney Cruise Line emerged involves Asia cruise expert Trey Hickey and a private equity group of former KKR people.

The class action trial on behalf of passengers aboard Princess Cruises’ Ruby Princess in March 2020 is scheduled to commence in the Federal Court of Australia on Wednesday.

Ships from two Carnival brands have returned to Papua New Guinea following the country’s maritime border reopening.

The sixth Western Australia Cruise Exchange is underway in Perth with the state’s tourism minister, Roger Cook, saying the four-day event is ‘an amazing opportunity to secure new business.’

P&O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Explorer became the first cruise ship to visit Noumea on Tuesday following the reopening of New Caledonia’s maritime border.

The Hong Kong Health Bureau announced a minor relaxation of rules pertaining to cruise ships.