In common with keen tourists from around the world, Australians are taking to cruising like ducks to water.
The cruise industry is the fastest-growing segment of travel and tourism — and Queensland, my home state, is jumping on the bandwagon big time.
Continue reading Queensland cruises into the future
Over on Quora.com, I answered this question: What would you change about the cruise industry or experience?
I gave a short response, which I’d like to expand on here. Continue reading Cruise ships can do better for solo travellers
Breathing in the fresh sea air is one of the many reasons people choose to take cruise holidays.
But a German environmental group claims that cruise passengers are at grave risk of inhaling poisonous fumes from the ship’s engines.
I recently wrote about the list price of the Airbus fleet. So, it seems only fair that I also write about the cost of cruise ships, in case you are thinking of buying one.
Now, buying a new ship is a bit different to buying a plane — they have to be custom built, you can’t get them off the rack, as it were. But you are still going to have to have fairly deep pockets.
