Miss any shipshape updates this week? Get up to speed with the latest intel, thanks to our weekly wrap of all the news making waves in cruising right now.
Finally! There’s so much going on in the world of cruising again (Hurrah!).
So to make your life easier in navigating it all, we’ve fathomed it all out by curating a wrap of the latest news you need to know this week.
Welcome aboard. The sail-away party starts right here.
Citizen scientists! Get on board with Intrepid Travel in Antarctica
Eco-conscious cruisers can live out their marine biologist dreams with Intrepid Travel’s first Citizen Science program in Antarctica, available on all departures aboard new expedition ship Ocean Endeavour, which makes her inaugural sailing in November 2022.
Read on for more here.
Extra day of splashtastic fun for first Carnival Spendor sailing back in Oz
Carnival Cruise Line is treating guests booked for Carnival Splendor‘s first cruise back in Australia with a free extra day of fun, now setting sail from Sydney on Friday 1 October 2022 and bumping up the itinerary to four days including a stop at Brisbane’s Tangalooma Island.
Find out more at carnival.com.au
Oceania Cruises offers an ocean of incentives for guests and advisors
Oceania Cruises has extended its OLife Ultimate package to guests with a raft of benefits on 2022 and 2023 sailings that include free access to amenities plus 15 per cent off 2022 bookings. Travel advisors will receive an AUD$200 gift voucher for every new booking made before 31 August 2022 plus the chance to win a case of wine, valued at AUD$400.
Find out more at oceaniacruises.com
Save up to $8,000 per couple with Viking’s 25th Anniversary Sale
Viking has launched its 25th Anniversary Sale with exclusive savings of up to $8,000 per couple on all 2023 and 2024 river cruises and a selection of popular 2023 and 2024 ocean and expedition voyages, valid on all new bookings until 31 October 2022.
Itineraries include:
- 23-day Secrets of Southeast Asia ocean cruise from Bali to Singapore from $4,995pp, save up to $8,000 per couple
- 15-day Grand European Cruise river cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest from $3,995pp cruise only, save up to $5,600 per couple
- 15-day Chilean Fjords & Patagonia Explorer expedition cruise from Buenos Aires to Santiago from $13,995pp, save up to $5,000 per couple
Find out more at vikingcruises.com.au
Exclusive Shipboard Credit on Silversea Cruises with Creative Cruising
Raise your glasses to USD$400 Shipboard Credit per suite on Silversea Cruises’ 2023 Europe voyages available exclusively through Creative Cruising and valid for the first 20 suites booked by 30 September 2022. Plus, book a Silversea Cruises’ Door-to-Door All-Inclusive fare for 15 per cent reduced deposit (normally 25%) on all worldwide voyages through to 31 March 2023 for bookings made by 31 August.
Find out more at creativecruising.com.au
Up to 30% off 2022/23 Chimu Adventures cruises to Antarctica
Take advantage of reduced capacity and great savings this Antarctic cruise season and nab up to 30 per cent off 2022/23 Chimu Adventures Antarctic cruises with fantastic deals on last-minute departures and longer, luxury voyages.
Itineraries include:
- 14-day Complete Antarctica from AUD$13,360pp
- 11-day Classic Antarctica from AUD$8,560pp
- 12-day Best of Antarctica from Punta Arenas from AUD$11,186
Find out more at chimuadventures.com/sale/antarctica-special-deals
Shipshape style: Norwegian Prima heads out of Venice
NCL took delivery of its first Prima Class ship, Norwegian Prima, from Venice’s renowned Fincantieri shipyard recently ahead of her debut in August 2022 where she will be the first major cruise ship to be christened in Iceland by godmother and popstar Katy Perry.
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