Coral Expeditions is already looking a little different after its NRMA deal, and we’re not talking about the new chaise longue in the office reception area.

Sycamore Partners has wasted no time since announcing its acquisition of Azamara. Staff have even managed to fit in a couple of celebratory pub lunches.

While many cruise companies are offloading some of their ships to stay afloat during the pandemic, Royal Caribbean is selling an entire brand.

Despite what the headline suggests, the cruise group isn’t offering agents to take a dip in a literal pool of cash, much to our disappointment.

The boutique cruise line has tripled the size of its local sales team with a slew of new appointments, as well as revealing its new restart date.

This week’s Cruise Wrap is so hefty, we reckon that if each letter weighed a tonne, it would equate to a 4,000-pax ship. However, we’re not mathematicians and we also haven’t made any effort to count each individual letter.

Travel Weekly is tickled pink to present you with this week’s Cruise Wrap, and that’s not only because it was the last thing standing between us and lunch.

Get set for Travel Weekly’s famous Cruise Wrap! And by famous, we mean our editor’s mum prints it out and sticks it on her fridge.

This week’s Cruise Wrap is best enjoyed while listening to the song “Cruisin'”. The Smokey Robinson version, that is – not that corny cover by Gwyneth Paltrow and Huey Lewis.

Sick of booking cruises and flights across multiple platforms? Prepare to have your problems sail/fly away with this news.

After reading this week’s Cruise Wrap, we’ve swapped our sea legs for dancing shoes on account of a few theatrical announcements and way too many shots of espresso.

There are three things that matter most on a Friday: Flavour of the Week, industry gossip and a few bottles of rosé. Two of those come standard, but we suggest drinking the other while reading this.