Around 70 ships from 27 different companies are sailing in Aussie waters this summer, including three new cruise companies. And for the land-based companies who keep them sailing, business is booming.
Since 1933 a regular armada of white hulls representing the Peninsular and Oriental Shipping Line, to give the company its full title, have coursed through the Heads, and pushed out again with a new manifest of passengers.
More than a million Aussies go on a cruise from Australia every year, with Sydney one of the most sought-after cruising ports in the world. But the origins of the $5b industry in the nation dates back over 90 years and can be traced to two ships.
Survivors of a volcanic eruption that killed 22 cruise ship passengers, including 14 Australians, off the coast of New Zealand have succeeded in having back-up legal action in Australia delayed until a Florida court case is decided.
The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 35-year-old man who went overboard from a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean this week, the military branch said.
Thousands of people have signed a petition calling for a much-loved bird from Broome to be returned home after it accidentally stowed away on a cruise ship and ended up 1300km away in Bali.
From hearts to words, airline pilots and those behind the controls of smaller planes sometimes fly unusual routes to create radar patterns, with ships also able to create fun designs.
The Seven Seas Explorer by Regent Cruises cost $680 million to build, which includes a $9 million art collection featuring pieces by Picasso and Changall.
Ritz-Carlton's highly-anticipated superyacht cruise has finally made its debut, three and a half years after its maiden voyage was originally scheduled to begin.
Former nurse Susan Karpik admitted she'd been extremely naive in expecting Princess Cruises to eliminate coronavirus from the Ruby Princess before it left Sydney.