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Luxury cruises
A look at the world's ultra luxury cruise companies and liners
A medium-sized liner can emit as much pollution as 12,000 cars, according to the Marine Pollution Bulletin. Photo: Shutterstock
Tourism

Why cruise lines face near impossible sustainability goal

Cruise companies are heeding the call to be more sustainable but critics have a point: much more needs to be done.

Asia travel

Mekong cruise: a passage through history both ancient and modern

The Philippines

Piracy threat prompts dark sail for cruise ship in Philippine waters

Tourism

French Polynesian cruise shows every storm cloud has a silver lining

Cruise passengers forced off course by storms get a rare glimpse of the Marquesas Islands before the weather breaks for a postcard finish.

Hive Oa tribespeople host a dance for Windstar passengers who detoured to the Marquesas Islands. Photo: TNS
Asia travel

Recap | Explore Australia, from its Aboriginal history to its moon landing role

The land Down Under boasts diverse attractions for tourists, from ancient Aboriginal culture to its crucial roles in space exploration and the Apollo moon landing.

Tourism

Bermuda beyond the cruise hot spots and beaches

Bermuda may be a quick stop for Caribbean cruises, but those who stay for longer discover a laid-back archipelago focused on wreck-diving and cricket.

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Tourism

Want the best Nile River cruise? 14 tips for a fantastic trip

Should you start in Cairo, Luxor or Aswan? Which temples to visit? What are typical prices? Here’s how to have the best Egypt river trip.

The Philae Temple of Isis, in Egypt, is a beautiful landmark well worth including in your Nile River cruise itinerary. The nearby Unfinished Obelisk is also well worth a visit. Photo: TNS
Australia

Australian cruise ship operator denies staff dressed in Ku Klux Klan fancy dress

P&O Cruises Australia said the staff, who appeared in all-white jumpsuits and cone-shaped hats, were actually dressed as ‘snow cones’.

Asia travel

Disney opens bookings for 2025 Asia cruises on its biggest liner

The Disney Adventure, a floating theme park, will make her maiden voyage from Singapore next December. Tickets go on sale on Tuesday.

Hong Kong transport

Cruise operator ‘surprised’ by Hong Kong tourism minister’s sacking

Spectrum of the Seas ship arrives at new home port, as operator responds to departure of minister who oversaw chaotic terminal transport.

Friday marked the return of the 168,666-tonne Spectrum of the Seas, which can accommodate 5,622 guests. Photo: Dickson Lee
Tourism

What sets Disney cruises apart from its parks? The luxury experience

By 2031 the company will have 13 ships, up from its current five. These are billion-dollar investments – but Disney thinks they’re worth it.

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Disney Cruise Line’s ship the Disney Wish in Germany, 2022. By 2031, the company will have 13 ships, up from its current five. Photo: TNS
Luxury travel

What it’s like aboard a Ritz-Carlton cruise by superyacht

We set sail on the maiden voyage of the luxurious Ilma, the second ship to be launched under The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection.

European Union

Residential cruise passengers wait for months to board a 3-year cruise

The residential cruising business has proved a troubled one, with just one ship of its kind, MS The World, launched in 2002, in operation.

China's economic recovery

Explainer | Is China charting a new course with its ‘second golden age’ of cruise tourism?

China is making waves in the international cruise industry following the maiden voyage of its first home-grown large cruise liner at the start of this year.

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Passengers take photos before boarding China’s first domestically built cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, in Shanghai in January. Photo: AFP
Tourism

Discover a land of snow and ice cruising through this Arctic archipelago

Norway’s Svalbard region is popular with tourists wanting to see polar bears up close, but with new environmental regulations coming into force, it’s time to discover the archipelago’s many other attractions

Secret Atlas’ MV Vikingfjord cruises the waters of Svalbard. Photo: Secret Atlas
Tourism

This cruise showcases the majestic natural beauty of Australia’s Kimberley region

Even the most seasons travellers will be left in awe by the prehistoric art galleries, teeming wetlands and ancient rock landscapes of northern Australia’s Kimberley region

Hong Kong economy

Does Singapore deal with Disney Cruise Line mean ship has sailed for Hong Kong?

Hong Kong’s two cruise terminals have still to recover from Covid-related lockdown.

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Food and Drinks

Mouthing Off | Thank you Asian food. I got a break from the bland on a European cruise

The views were wonderful, the food not so wonderful on a two-week cruise around Norway and Iceland – except for the novel Southeast Asian dishes occasionally snuck in, especially the Filipino cuisine.

A bowl of pork adobo, a popular Filipino dish. Photo: Shutterstock
Spain

1,500 stranded on cruise in Barcelona over passengers’ visa problems

Authorities say 69 Bolivians are not being allowed to leave the MSC Armony because they lack valid documents to enter the European Union’s border-free Schengen area.

Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong welcomes 100,000 visitors this month on 20 cruise ships

Tourism chief Kevin Yeung says tourists happy with transport arrangements, following chaotic scenes last year when passengers faced lengthy waits to get out and see sights.

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Tourism

Palau luxury cruise, for dazzling coral, white sand beaches, and war relics

The coral islands of Palau in the western Pacific are best visited by boat, and catamaran Four Seasons Explorer offers a new option for visitors to a nation with conservation in its constitution.

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Empty white sand beaches, such as this one in the Rock Islands, are one of Palau’s attractions. Photo: Lee Cobaj
Africa

Passengers start to exit cholera-suspected US cruise ship near Mauritius

The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship has been stranded off the East African island of Mauritius, following a series of gastrointestinal illnesses on board.

The cruise ship Norwegian Dawn with more than 3,000 passengers and crew onboard was finally allowed to dock in the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius on Monday. Photo: AP
Disease

US cruise ship docks in Mauritius after tests show no cholera aboard

Authorities on the island nation off the coast of east Africa prevented the Norwegian Dawn from docking over the weekend over what they said were ‘health risks’, without elaborating.

Asia travel

Destinations known | China expects a record 9 billion domestic trips during Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year in China means getting together with family, and with 9 billion domestic trips expected, it seems everyone in the nation will be on the go during the holiday.

United States

Royal Caribbean’s ‘Icon of the Seas’, world’s largest cruise ship, sets sail

The ship has 20 decks, seven swimming pools, more than 40 dining venues and bars, and room for more than 5,600 passengers.

Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the Seas, billed as the world’s largest cruise ship, sails from the Port of Miami in Miami, Florida, on its maiden cruise on Saturday. Photo: AFP
Tourism

‘Carbon-intensive holiday’: cruise emissions worse than flying and hotel stay

A recent carbon footprint comparison between a cruise holiday and a stay in a hotel plus flights has shown that going on a cruise emits double the greenhouse gases, as well as polluting the seas.

The Celebrity Cruise’s The Celebrity Xcel. Photo: Celebrity Cruises
Tourism

Antarctica in style on a luxury cruise with champagne and submersibles

As tourism rules tighten in the Antarctic, Post Magazine returns to the frozen continent to view Mother Nature at her coolest from the luxurious Seabourn Pursuit, with its inflatables and a submersible.

Luxury travel

7 most blinging airport lounges for the luxury traveller – from Dubai to Hong Kong

Across the world, these lounges offer luxury amenities to first-class travellers on the go, from spa treatments and fine dining to cigars and vintage tipples

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