HIT song What about me? may be popular in the karaoke bars of cruise ships around Australia, but now the sector is asking that same question when it comes to port infrastructure. The report, commissioned by cruise operator Carnival Australia, said that multi-purpose berths, with facilities to handle cargo and passengers,..read more

THE largest passenger cruise ship to visit Newcastle brought Hunter Street Mall one of its biggest crowds yesterday.

A dream cruise it most definitely was not. In one of the most expensive and embarrassing bungles in recent shipping history, the P&O liner Aurora has been forced to abort its 103-day "grand voyage" at a stated cost to its operating company of ##22 million ($54 million).

A leisurely cruise aboard a traditional vessel in perfect blue waters - it sounds magical. Kendall Hill, and his 18 shipmates, are taken for a ride in the Med.

WHEN I began working on the Cruise Hunter project I was told by professionals in the cruise industry that it would take three to five years to get the first cruise ship into Newcastle port.