Visiting Vietnam travellers cannot miss one destination that epitomises the beauty and the people of Vietnam – Halong Bay. Three hours east of the country’s capital Hanoi, Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage site featuring thousands of awe inspiring limestone rock formations, islands with caves and grottos.

With a limitless license to experience the world, passengers on board Discovery will be privy to a voyage like no other.

Following the news of Voyager of the Seas’ deployment to Australia in November 2012, e-Travel Blackboard decided to take an in depth look at the first ever megaliner to be based ‘down under’.

No sooner had Carnival christened the innovative Carnival Magic, did they announce the name of their new ship…Carnival Breeze.

Radiance of the Seas, Royal Caribbean’s Radiance Class flagship, went into dry dock last week in British Columbia and will remain there until 10 June to transform her into Australia’s biggest and newest superliner.

Doug Parker was part of the media contingent aboard the inaugural voyage and shared his experience with e-Travel Blackboard on his return to Florida last week.

I was captivated by Crystal Serenity when she passed through Sydney last week. Elegant, graceful and spacious, she epitomises the romance of cruising and was one ship I never wanted to disembark...

For someone who has loved cruise liners for as long as she can remember, the chance to tour Cunard’s Queen Elizabeth last week was a dream come true.

The world’s newest ‘ultra-luxury’ ship arrived in Sydney recently and e-Travel Blackboard was invited as part of a media contingent to tour the vessel and enjoy a decadent lunch with CEO President Pamela Conover and Captain Karlo Buer.