And if this news wasn’t big enough for you, the cruise line also managed to make history yesterday at the North Pole.

Are you a front-row regular at the CLIA and ACA events? Well, you best jot down these new dates in your diary.

Four industry heavyweights (metaphorically speaking, of course) have gathered to highlight just how tough it is to be a travel professional right now.

More than 650 Kiwis will be left high and dry this cruise season after Ponant was forced to cancel its ‘expedition bubbles’.

The cruise line’s long-awaited New Zealand cruise season is facing an uncertain future after the NZ government denied visas to a majority of the ship’s crew.

Just when you thought there couldn’t possibly be any more ‘bubbles’, allow us to introduce you to the latest one.

These are the most influential and powerful Women in Travel right now. Though that’s not to say they’re wielding swords or anything.

The debate on Sydney Harbour and cruise ships has reared its head again, although that’s not to say it’s looking anything like the Loch Ness monster.

Industry legend, Sarina Bratton, says failure is an essential ingredient to success, although we’re not sure how good that’d taste in a cake.

A 44-hour Qantas delay! Airlines disappointing travellers! And now a “festival of failure”?! It’s the treble of crazies today, readers.

Check it out, it’s the Women In Travel Power List – chock full of the industry’s heaviest hitters!

We chat to Sarina Bratton, Chairman Asia Pacific at Ponant about being a female leader, an elite sportsperson and making waves in the cruise industry.