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Luxury cruises
A look at the world's ultra luxury cruise companies and liners
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Bermuda’s Monkey island where the American CIA experimented on monkeys. Photo: Lily Canter
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.

Tourism

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

Australia

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

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.

Tickets for the maiden voyage of the Disney Adventure, scheduled for December 15, 2025, go on sale on December 10 this year. Photo: Disney Cruise Line
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.

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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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.

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

Anchored off one of the pretty beaches in the Kimberley. Photo: Seabourn
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.

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.

A view of the cruise ship MSC Armony moored in the port of Barcelona, Spain. Photo: AP
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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Cruise ships Mein Schiff 5 (right) and Serenade of the Seas dock at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal. Photo: Sam Tsang
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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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.

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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.

The Norwegian Dawn cruise ship. File photo: Reuters
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.

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.

A Zodiac inflatable makes its way back to the Seabourn Pursuit in Antarctica. Photo: Peter Neville-Hadley
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

Hong Kong tourism

Exclusive | Hong Kong tourism blueprint to revamp Kai Tak’s role, minister says

Management rights of Kai Tak Cruise Terminal may be put up for tender once existing contract expires, tourism secretary Kevin Yeung says.

Luxury travel

Wealthy travellers are flocking to ‘quiet luxury cruise’ Explora I

Tour MSC Cruises’ latest offering, Explora I, which features Rolex and Cartier stores on board as well as tastefully designed suites, fine dining, spa and a Lobby Bar that you’ll never want to leave

Staying on MSC Cruises’ Explora I is the epitome of luxury travel. Photos: @explorajourneys/Instagram
Hong Kong transport

Hong Kong’s new transport set-up helps cruise passengers ‘reach city centre faster’

Throughput rate rose by 94 per cent for guests arriving on Spectrum of the Seas, managing director Jeff Bent says.

Spectrum of the Seas will use the city as its home port from December 2024. Photo: Edmond So
Hong Kong tourism

Hong Kong prepares for arrival of 4,500 passengers aboard Spectrum of the Seas

Passengers will disembark in batches, while two special bus routes will operate on Saturday and taxis will receive better updates about demand, authorities explain.

Luxury travel

Inside MSC’s new luxury cruise line, Explora Journeys and its maiden voyage

MSC Group’s latest venture Explora Journeys just launched its maiden voyage on the Explora I, leaving from Copenhagen, Denmark – here’s a peek inside the luxurious vessel

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