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Viking reaches 100th ship milestone
Thursday | Oct 23 2025VIKING has announced the naming of its nine newest river ships during a simultaneous ceremony in Basel yesterday, which also marked the cruise line’s 100th vessel – more than any other cruise line.
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NCL opportunity grows from status match
Thursday | Oct 23 2025NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) believes it has a significant opportunity to lure guests from sister brand Oceania Cruises onto its ships through their parent company’s recently introduced Loyalty Status Honoring Program (CW 30 Sep).
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RCI unveils first-ever Alaska cruisetours
Thursday | Oct 23 2025ROYAL Caribbean (RCI) has revealed its summer 2027 adventures to Alaska, with the line to introduce its first-ever cruisetours in the Last Frontier.
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Aurora launches AI navigation
Thursday | Oct 23 2025AURORA Expeditions has become the first cruise line to integrate AI routing, as part of a collaboration with Australia-based climate technology company CounterCurrent.
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Close-to-home is NCL’s new on-ramp
Wednesday | Oct 22 2025NORWEGIAN Cruise Line’s (NCL) ability to grow its close-to-home program will be key to filling out the company’s Australian business as a whole, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer International Jason Krimmel (pictured right) said.
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Moroney: Ikon is best value cruise there is
Wednesday | Oct 22 2025THE new Scenic Ikon (CW yesterday) has been built to represent the best-value ultra-luxury product on the market, Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours Chair Glen Moroney said.
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Younger cruisers set sail
Wednesday | Oct 22 2025CRUISING is not just for retirees anymore – younger travellers, couples and families are emerging as key growth segments, according to new Roy Morgan data presented at the Australian Travel Industry Association’s Beyond Borders Travel Summit last week.
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Scenic announces Ikon-ic new ship
Tuesday | Oct 21 2025SCENIC Group has unveiled Scenic Ikon (pictured), set to join its Discovery Yacht fleet in Apr 2028 (CW breaking news).
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Sydney gets its Edge back
Tuesday | Oct 21 2025CELEBRITY Edge has officially begun her third Australian season, with 17 sailings on offer departing from Sydney and Auckland between Oct 2025 and Apr 2026 (CW 01 Oct).
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Fly-cruise on the rise
Tuesday | Oct 21 2025INTERNATIONAL cruises to destinations like New Zealand, Japan, and Europe are up by 15% this year at RAA Travel, the South Australia-based agency reported.
