The Celestyal Cruise: A Voyage To The Greek Islands

My Golden Gap year has been full of ‘firsts,’ so it seemed like a fitting way to end the European leg of my adventure with a grand finale of ‘firsts’ on board the Celestyal Crystal cruise. My maiden voyage departed from Athens, and over the course of eight days we explored four Greek islands in…

ByAngela Galloway14/10/20240Comments

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The Best Of Both Worlds: Land And Sea Holidays

People can be divided by how they want to experience a destination; some may enjoy the dynamics of travelling with a group of friends on a guided holiday while others like to take advantage of a floating hotel and only unpacking once. To make your life a little easier, we’ve listed the best trips…

ByThe Carousel22/11/20210Comments

Cruising Travel & Leisure

Silence Your Cruise Critic, Luxe Sailing Is Actually Awesome…

I’m the first to admit that my bags were packed full of assumptions, judgements and presuppositions towards my ‘luxury cruise’ from Sydney to Auckland aboard the Celebrity Solstice. As a well-seasoned traveller, I of course had the whole thing sussed before I even boarded the massive vessel on glorious Sydney harbour and was convinced my…

ByYvette Le Grew09/02/20170Comments

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Spooktacular Cruise Ship Arrival: Witches Skiing On Sydney Harbour!

Sydney Harbour was full of witchcraft as well as watercraft this morning, with a coven of witches greeting the superliner Carnival Spirit as she slipped into the city on the eve of Halloween. Sporting black hats, flowing capes and flying brooms, the witches swooped on the 88,500-tonne Carnival Cruise Line ship by sea and by…

ByThe Carousel15/10/20160Comments

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Eat & Cruise Around The World With Curtis Stone

Australians are finally able to taste some of Aussie celebrity chef Curtis Stones’ tantalising menu at SHARE, his first local restaurant aboard the elegant cruise ship, Sun Princess. Curtis says he is thrilled to finally share his food with Australians. The renowned chef is well known down-under but without a restaurant here, Australians haven’t been able to…

ByMillie Constable19/06/20160Comments

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Jessica Minh Anh Turns Sydney Harbour Into A Catwalk

Jessica Minh Anh is a visionary when it comes to catwalks. She has created a 4000-feet catwalk over the Grand Canyon and the Eiffel Tower and now she is going to transform the sundeck of the luxurious Costa Luminosa cruise ship in Sydney into the world’s newest and most creative runways. With the iconic backdrop featuring Sydney…

ByThe Carousel11/03/20160Comments

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7 Cruise Myths Debunked

I love big open spaces, being active, fresh food and have a tendency towards travel sickness. According to most stereotypes, I am not the ideal cruise-goer. Not to mention that this was ‘a cruise to nowhere’, meaning that we didn’t have a new place to explore when we docked. However, my trepidation was unfounded and after…

ByVictoria Webster07/03/20160Comments