Despite the promising news about Australia’s international travel restart, the cruise line has pulled the pin on a few more local departures.

Such is the dedication of Travel Weekly’s editor, he interrupted a kiss between Carnival Spirit’s resident cruise director and his fiancée just to do this interview.

This story is a bit like a pair of mismatched socks, in that it contains both good news and bad news.

We don’t really get Christmas in July, but we’ll take any excuse to overindulge in a seasonal feast or some heavily spiked eggnog.

We thought it was Friday, but our cruise wrap reminded us it was only Wednesday. However we promise it’s good for more than just that.

Get ready cruisers, there’s a new port in town. Dare we say the new terminal is full steam ahead? Sorry, we’ll stop.

If we had 2500 people drop in without notice and expect food and entertainment, we’d be livid. But this town couldn’t be happier.

Is your boss looking over your shoulder while you try and hide your Anzac Day hangover? Look busy with this easy-on-the-eye Cruise Wrap.

There was witchcraft on watercraft on Sydney Harbour yesterday as a coven of witches greeted the superliner Carnival Spirit.

The WLCL Cruise Summit 2016 opens with an entertaining performance by some Backstreet Boy wanabes.

Cruising to more destinations with new ships and more in the Big Fat Cruise Wrap.

Time on the high seas spent advancing their skill tester prowess, farewelling dead thongs, riding the steepest and fastest waterslide at sea and they even ate Carnival Spirit out of cheesecake.