The World’s largest cruise ships

Passenger ships have been increasing in size for many years. A hundred years ago, Hamburg – America Line’s SS Imperator was the world’s largest passenger ship at 51,500 tons. Today many cruise ships are two or three times that size. 1. Allure of the Seas and two other ships of Royal Caribbean International’s Oasis Class …

Queen Mary 2 in Melbourne

While the Queen Mary 2 was in Melbourne I was lucky enough to enjoy lunch and a walk around on this lovely ship. The first impression is the size of the ship. At 151,400 tons and  nearly four football fields in length it is an imposing ship. When walking onboard it is like stepping back in …

Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 will make a 12-night cruise to New Zealand from Sydney in March 2013

The Queen Mary 2 will visit Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, the Bay of Islands and Milford Sound, with fares from $3329. The cruise will go on sale in Australia/New Zealand on 13 July 2011 – a day ahead of the global launch. Cunard says the sailing has been sparked by strong bookings for the ship’s planned …

Cruise Offers Wins Cunard, Princess & P&O Awards

Cruise Offers and Travelrite International were very pleased to reach the top sales awards for Cunard and Princess (Diamond Agents) and high sales (Sapphire Agent) for P&O. The photo shows the Directors of Cruise offers and Travelrite, receiving their partnership plaques for 2011 with David Clarke and Sally-Anne from the Cunard, Princess and P&O brands. Thank …