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Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth as seen in a file picture.

Cruise turns back to Australia, abandons Bali leg after COVID outbreak

Indonesian authorities have requested that an Australian cruise ship carrying about 2100 passengers and crew abandon the Balinese leg of its 25-day tour, following a COVID-19 outbreak on board.

  • Harriet Alexander

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A panoramic aerial view of the historic town of Dubrovnik,

Yes, a European cruise should be on your 2023 holiday wishlist

Cruising is back and Europe has more options than any other continent with every port providing a wealth of attractions and experiences.

  • Brian Johnston
Matt Gilbertson in character as Hans the German accordionist.

Australian cabaret star injured in orchestra pit fall near Turkey

Matt Gilbertson will be airlifted to London for treatment after suffering a badly injured foot and damaged spine while performing on a cruise ship.

The Coral Princess pulled into Circular Quay just before sunrise on Wednesday morning.

COVID-stricken cruise ship docks in Sydney

The Coral Princess arrived at Circular Quay just after 6am on Wednesday with more than 100 positive crew and passengers on board.

  • Sarah Keoghan
The Coral Princess is based in Brisbane, and travels regularly up and down the east coast of Australia.

COVID spreads through cruise ship docked in Brisbane

The outbreak aboard the Coral Princess comes as COVID hospitalisations in Queensland continue to rise.

  • Stuart Layt
P&O’s Pacific Explorer docking at the new Brisbane International Cruise Ship Terminal on Thursday morning.

‘Cruising is back’: New Brisbane terminal finally welcomes passengers

Brisbane’s new $177 million international cruise ship terminal became operational last year, but its use was limited.

  • Cameron Atfield
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The Coral Discoverer.

Cruise ship warning as first vessel allowed into WA waters suffers COVID-19 outbreak in Broome

At least 12 of the 72 people on board the Coral Discoverer tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday and were forced off the ship and into hotel isolation. 

  • Heather McNeill
Sydneysiders can expect a familiar sight to return to the Harbour from Sunday as the ban on cruise ships lifts.

Cruise ships back in Sydney Harbour after two-year COVID ban lifted

The federal government ban on cruise ships lifts on Sunday, marking a major step in the country’s tourism reopening and pleasing the more than a million Australians who take to the seas each year.

  • Anthony Segaert
An aerial view of an Oasis class cruise ship.

World’s biggest cruise ships to dock at Eden under NSW government plan

The southern NSW cruise industry will be dramatically expanded under a state government proposal to attract some of the world’s largest ships to the Sapphire coast.

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk gives the state’s COVID update.

Queensland cruising industry could be restarted as state records local case

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk would not say whether Queenslanders would be allowed to travel interstate or overseas by Christmas.

  • Felicity Caldwell