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APT AmaWaterways offers an array of excellent cruise holidays with ten luxury ships on the rivers of Central Europe. Originally a partnership between family-owned Australia Pacific Touring (APT) and world river cruise specialist, Amadeus Waterways, m.... More »

Avalon Waterways’ young fleet of nine European river ships (with two more to be launched in 2012) is aimed at Australian, New Zealand and North American guests in their 50s or older, as reflected by its cuisine, hotel-style twin beds (or queen), and .... More »

Azamara Club Cruises’ strengths are destination immersion, high-quality dining, and personal service. Its two ships, Journey and Quest, take up-market and experienced travellers to 140 ports in 50 countries. Nearly 40 new ports will be added to their.... More »

Carnival Cruise Lines is the largest cruise line in the world, carrying one-fifth of all cruise passengers. About half are first-timers. Carnival delivers a well-packaged cruise vacation for guests of all ages. This is great mainstream cruising value.... More »

Celebrity Cruises (with the “X” on the funnel) is a premium line with a taste for luxury. Its vessels are spotless, filled with flowers and contemporary artworks. Celebrity delivers a north-American cruise experience at a modest price, with high leve.... More »

Coral Princess Cruises is Australia’s longest-established adventure cruise operator. Its three vessels carry from 50 to 72 passengers. Coral Princess plies the warm waters of Australia’s Barrier Reef, seasonally relocating to the Kimberley coast of W.... More »

Costa Cruises is a British-American Italian cruise line based in Genoa, Italy. It has the largest and most modern cruise fleet in Europe. Fifteen vessels (as of 2012) provide holidays in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe, Caribbean, South America, I.... More »

Cunard Line is a British-American company based in Southampton, and a leading operator of trans-Atlantic routes. Cunard is a luxury brand trading on its British traditions and display of maritime history. Its vessels, with trademark red and black fun.... More »

Holland America Line’s 15 ships, with dark blue hull and white superstructure, bear the suffix ‘-dam’, after dams on rivers in the Netherlands, and the four points on the compass. Accordingly, itineraries circle the globe visiting over 320 ports on a.... More »

MSC Cruises emphasises a strongly Italian-based ambience and Mediterranean sailings. Itineraries reach out to Northern Europe, the North American Atlantic seaboard, the Caribbean, and South America. Its newest ships offer specialty restaurants, pools.... More »

This long-established and Australian-crewed expedition line specialises in cruising the north-west coastline of Australia. Cruises also extend around the continental coastline, Papua New Guinea and the Melanesian islands. Its vessel True North immers.... More »

Norwegian Cruise Line, based in Florida, was the originator of modern cruising and has a strong record for cruising innovations. The company is best known for its Freestyle Cruising concept, which means that there are no set times or seating arrangem.... More »

Oceania Cruises, based in Florida, operates five luxury cruise ships on world-wide itineraries. Three ships are the very popular 33,000 GT Explorer Class vessels – with that smaller ship ambiance couched in luxury – and two larger 66,000 GT ships ent.... More »

Orion Expedition Cruises is an Australian based luxury expedition cruise line that was formed in 2004. OEC operates two vessels, mv Orion and newly-fitted mv Orion II, both 4000 GT and carrying around 100 passengers. The company’s mottos of “a path l.... More »

A descendant of the world’s first passenger line, British-owned P&O Cruises Australia operates four cruise ships out of Australian and New Zealand ports. Their presence is the backbone of a fast-growing interest in cruising in Australia. All four ves.... More »

The oldest cruise line in the world, British/American-owned P&O Cruises is based in Southampton, England. The line’s seven vessels provide all the trimmings that British passengers have come to expect. For most of the year cruises depart from Southam.... More »

Sun, Dawn and Diamond Princess operate from Australasian ports on regional and world voyages. Princess Cruises is a premium British-American cruise line based in California. Of the TV series “Love Boat” fame, Princess Cruises has a contemporary fleet.... More »

Regent Seven Seas Cruises, headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, has three luxury mid-size vessels aimed at the up-market executive level of cruising. Guests number in the hundreds rather thousands. Seven Seas’ fleet visits over 300 ports and ex.... More »

RCI controls one quarter of the world cruise market. Its 22 large ships include Allure and Oasis of the Seas, the world’s largest cruise vessels at 220,900 GT. The fleet’s pioneering features include: mini-golf, the Solarium (an adults-only indoor/ou.... More »

Scenic Tours, based in Switzerland, is the only Australian owned and operated river cruising company in Europe. In February 2012 Scenic Tours launches its sixth five-star ‘Space-ship’ for European rivers, exclusively designed by Europe’s top ship des.... More »

Seabourn Cruise Line (“The Yachts of Seabourn”) is an ultra luxury cruise line headquartered in Miami. The readers of Travel + Leisure have voted Seabourn the World's Best Small-Ship Cruise Line for the third consecutive year. This year, Seabourn ach.... More »

Silversea Cruises operates six luxury cruise ships that sail itineraries around the world. Their smaller ships offer highly personalised onboard service, and a life-enriching travel experience to rarely-seen harbours. The onboard atmosphere is that o.... More »

Los Angeles-based Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection has a fleet of eleven boutique, hotel-style ships with over 500 departures from which to choose. More than 40 itineraries along 12 rivers traverse over 20 countries throughout Central and Ea.... More »