Headlines
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Plenty of Celebs on the river
Friday | Sep 12 2025CELEBRITY Cruises Vice President International Giles Hawke believes the line will benefit from a steady funnel of passengers from around the sector into its new river cruise product (CW 04 Sep).
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Shorex vital to deployment
Friday | Sep 12 2025A strong shore excursion program is one of, if not the most important factor to influencing deployment, attendees at last week’s Australian Cruise Association (ACA) conference were told.
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Explora to debut in Asia
Thursday | Sep 11 2025EXPLORA Journeys has revealed its new collection of cruises for 2027-28, which will see the line make its debut in Asia, and launch its fifth ship, Explora V.
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Ponant gets tied up in yachts
Thursday | Sep 11 2025FRENCH cruise line Ponant Explorations Group will introduce a new brand to formalise its growing catamaran yachting division (CW breaking news).
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Douglas Mawson delivered
Thursday | Sep 11 2025SHIPBUILDER China Merchants Group has delivered Aurora Expedition’s new ship Douglas Mawson (CW 17 Jul), which is set to be the final vessel in her class.
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Celebrity confirms sailings to Lelepa
Wednesday | Sep 10 2025CELEBRITY Cruises VP International Giles Hawke (pictured) has confirmed the line will visit the Lelepa private destination in Vanuatu, currently in development by its sister brand Royal Caribbean, CW can exclusively reveal.
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Tourism Australia has eyes on cruise
Wednesday | Sep 10 2025TOURISM Australia is working with the local cruise sector to increase the destination’s inbound numbers and grow the industry Down Under.
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Aqua new loyalty program
Wednesday | Sep 10 2025AQUA Expeditions has launched its ‘Circolo Aqua’ loyalty program, a global platform that will reward guests, top-performing advisors, and partner companies with exclusive, miles-based benefits.
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Imagining better relationships
Tuesday | Sep 9 2025“CORRECTING misconceptions” about Imagine Cruising will define much of the early work done by the package business’ newly appointed Director B2B Katrina McAlpine has said (CW 25 Aug).
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Royal’s fourth Icon underway
Tuesday | Sep 9 2025THE keel-laying has taken place at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland to mark the start of construction of Royal Caribbean’s (RCI) fourth Icon-class ship.
