The ship is the second to arrive in Sydney with an outbreak in the space of a week, prompting Travel Weekly staff to wield bottles of hand sanitiser like mace during our commute.

Carnival Cruise Line seems to have introduced a policy to only acquire ships from other cruise lines whose names all begin with a C. Celebrity Cruises better watch out!

The Sydney Harbour was blessed with some loud honking and a nice bit of cheering as the cruise ship launched off to the sunshine state.

In a very suspiciously timed announcement, Airlie Beach appears to be indulging Australia’s fascination with larger than life roadside attractions.

Three of Queensland’s peak tourism bodies have called for government action to control sharks, after two foreigners were hospitalised following an attack.

The man’s friend must have extremely pointy finders to have been mistaken for a shark. Perhaps it was just wishful thinking.