Cruise ship Coral Princess due in Newcastle in July as Princess Cruises and Viking Cruises advertise stops in the Hunter

Ian Kirkwood
Updated April 18 2022 - 4:33pm, first published 4:30pm
BACK IN THE FRAME: P&O's Pacific Exporer in Sydney Harbour on Easter Monday, the first cruise vessel arriving in NSW since a federal government ban in March 2020 during the Ruby Princess debacle. Picture: Bianca Di Marchi
BACK IN THE FRAME: P&O's Pacific Exporer in Sydney Harbour on Easter Monday, the first cruise vessel arriving in NSW since a federal government ban in March 2020 during the Ruby Princess debacle. Picture: Bianca Di Marchi

NEWCASTLE'S first cruise ship is not booked to arrive until July, but six stops at least are expected across the second half of the year as the industry returns after two years of the COVID pandemic.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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