ICCA names new general manager (10-May-2006)
The International Cruise Council Australasia has appointed Linda Halliday as its new general manager. more

Sun Princess to operate Australian season (9-May-2006)
Princess Cruises is basing superliner Sun Princess in Sydney for the 2007/08 summer season. more

Blue Lagoon goes gold (26-Apr-2006)
Fiji’s Blue Lagoon Cruises is offering free ‘Gold Club’ upgrades on all three-night Yasawa Island ‘Club’ cruises or two-cabin family deals booked before May 31, 2006. more

Star Princess fire started on balcony (18-Apr-2006)
Princess Cruises has confirmed that a fire on the Star Princess in March started on one of the ship’s balconies and spread to other balconies, however no definitive cause has yet been determined. more

Bentours cruises the Baltics (10-Apr-2006)
Bentours is expanding its Viking River Cruises options to launch a new 21-day combined land and cruise tour of six Baltic countries – with a discount of $750 off three selected departures. more

Kids travel free on Captain Cook Cruises (5-Apr-2006)
Captain Cook Cruises is giving all children who attend the Royal Easter Show a free Café, Harbour Highlights and Sydney Harbour Explorer cruise throughout the school holidays. more

Death toll in Bahrain cruise disaster climbs to 58 (3-Apr-2006)
The death toll from a cruise boat that capsized in seas off the coast of Bahrain has climbed to 58 after the body of a man was found washed-up on shore. more

Star Princess cruises cancelled (3-Apr-2006)
Cruise operator Carnival Corp has had to take the fire-damaged Star Princess vessel out of service until mid-May and cancel the four remaining voyages in its Caribbean cruise season while it undergoes repairs in Germany. more

P&O superliner sale (17-Mar-2006)
P&O Cruises is offering sectors from 11 to 80 nights on sale on the luxury British superliners Oriana, Aurora and Artemis between December 2006 and April 2007. more

Two-for-one Barrier Reef deal (17-Mar-2006)
Creative Cruising has a selection of three and four-night Barrier Reef cruise offers with the second person sharing a cabin travelling free. more