Tony Archbold, senior director of sales & marketing Australasia for Holland America Group, hosted a media dinner at Ursula’s Paddington on Thursday to highlight company milestones.

Scenic Eclipse II, which was forced to cancel its 2021 maiden season in Australia due to COVID-19 restrictions, will cruise around Queensland and the Northern Territory in 2024.

With great fanfare, P&O Cruises Australia’s flagship Pacific Explorer became the first to dock at the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal at the northern mouth of the Brisbane River on Thursday.

Ponant Asia Pacific Chairman Sarina Bratton will be a keynote speaker at the New Zealand Cruise Association’s 2022 annual conference in Auckland on August 18.

There was great excitement at Sydney’s White Bay Cruise Terminal late Tuesday when P&O Cruises Australia’s flagship Pacific Explorer departed on the company’s first cruise since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Capt. Philip Holliday, chairman of the Australian Cruise Association, welcomed the election of Ben Angell to the chair of Cruise Lines International Association Australasia.

AmaWaterways is heralding its Mekong River return on Oct. 17 with a limited-time two-for-one land package offer for select 2022 departures.

Ben Angell, VP and MD of Norwegian Cruise Line APAC, replaced Gavin Smith who concluded his two-year term as chairman of Cruise Lines International Association Australasia at its annual general meeting Tuesday.

Oceania Cruises entered a new partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA).

Windstar Cruises became the latest line to cancel its planned Asia season, citing 'continued uncertainty regarding ports reopening in the region.'