That sinking feeling of going down feet first ...
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Column 8

That sinking feeling of going down feet first ...

...and landing on those feet for an audience with Davy Jones.

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Think COVID's killed the cruise ship? Now there's one with a roller coaster on board

Think COVID's killed the cruise ship? Now there's one with a roller coaster on board

Carnival's Mardi Gras,complete with micro-brewery and 65km/h roller coaster,has just rolled off the production line. But can it revive an industry that fell victim to coronavirus?

  • byFran Golden
Twenty things from 2020 we’d like to give the elbow to

Twenty things from 2020 we’d like to give the elbow to

This has been a year to remember,for all the wrong reasons. Here are a few things we’d love to forget - if only we’re given the chance.

  • byKarl Quinn
Push for cruise ship bubbles to get locals back on the water

Push for cruise ship bubbles to get locals back on the water

Cruise ship companies are pressuring Australia's governments to consider localised cruises pointing to economic benefits in regional Australia. Health officers are still considering possible changes on December 17.

  • byTony Moore
Good Weekend Talks:Where to now for tourism?

Good Weekend Talks:Where to now for tourism?

On this episode of Good Weekend Talks,Traveller national editor Anthony Dennis joins freelance writer Brook Turner and Good Weekend editor Katrina Strickland for a conversation about how the travel industry has coped with the coronavirus pandemic – and where it goes from here.

  • byKonrad Marshall
Political coop holds no fear for PM
Opinion
Column 8

Political coop holds no fear for PM

Unless he runs fowl of the media.

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'I’m out of here':Pandemic has not stopped travellers booking overseas trips

'I’m out of here':Pandemic has not stopped travellers booking overseas trips

Overseas travel is banned but travellers are planning and,in some cases,booking holidays abroad this year.

  • byAndrew Taylor
For those ready to cast blame over Ruby Princess,consider the Dianne Brimble tragedy

For those ready to cast blame over Ruby Princess,consider the Dianne Brimble tragedy

An earlier cruise liner death may serve as a cautionary tale for anyone who is too certain they already know who is to blame for the Ruby Princess fiasco.

  • byGeesche Jacobsen
Scramble to aid hundreds still trapped on cruise ships barred from ports

Scramble to aid hundreds still trapped on cruise ships barred from ports

Wayne Abrahams and his wife Beverley Charles sounded chipper despite being confined to their room since Tuesday.

  • byZach Hope,Andrew Taylor andJenny Noyes
'Most significant crisis in the history of travel':where to now for tourism?

'Most significant crisis in the history of travel':where to now for tourism?

The coronavirus has torpedoed the world economy,with travel both a vector for – and a victim of – an historic event that appears to have no end in sight.

  • byBrook Turner
Ruby Princess to remain off Sydney amid police investigation

Ruby Princess to remain off Sydney amid police investigation

Five other cruise ships will briefly enter the Harbour on Saturday and Sunday to swap crews before heading into international waters.

  • bySally Rawsthorne