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Cunard out of Asia, Australia
Monday | Nov 6 2023CUNARD’S Japan deployments are also a casualty of the cruise line’s decision to deploy its Queen Elizabeth in the Americas in two year’s time (CW breaking news Fri), with the pivot seeing the ship sailing in Alaska during the northern summer and then the Caribbean in 2025/26.
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Uniworld’s pyjama party
Monday | Nov 6 2023FLIGHT Centre Travel Group Independent’s top advisors from around the world are currently enjoying the delights of the Danube aboard Uniworld Boutique River Cruises’ Beatrice as she cruises from Budapest to Vienna.
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NCL announces new Prima Plus class
Friday | Nov 3 2023NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) has opened sales for its new Norwegian Aqua (render pictured), the first ship of its next-generation Prima Plus class.
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Hurtigruten doubles down on trade
Friday | Nov 3 2023HURTIGRUTEN’S Asia-Pacific office will continue to represent both the Hurtigruten Norway coastal cruising product and the recently rebranded HX Hurtigruten Expeditions range (CW 25 Sep), with the local operation led by Damian Perry (pictured right) now punching well above its weight in the global passenger mix.
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Perfecting Papeete’s port
Friday | Nov 3 2023THE Cruise Port of Papeete in Tahiti is nearing the completion of a major renovation (render pictured), which is on track to be formally unveiled to the public by the end of this year.
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NCLH axing Israel 2024
Thursday | Nov 2 2023NORWEGIAN Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has confirmed it’s in the process of cancelling all calls to Israel in 2024 for its Norwegian, Oceania and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands, as it continues to closely monitor the escalating conflict in the region.
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Cruise through Savenio Symposium 2023
Thursday | Nov 2 2023WITH almost 50% of the Savenio Symposium attendees representing cruise suppliers, Savenio members cruised through luxury updates from each of these key suppliers.
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Final White Island verdict
Wednesday | Nov 1 2023THE company operated by the owners of New Zealand’s volcanic White Island was yesterday found guilty of breaching workplace safety laws, in the long-running case following the eruption which killed and injured a number of passengers on a Royal Caribbean Ovation of the Seas shore excursion (CW 10 Dec 2019).
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NCL’s Walk for Wellness: Week 4
Wednesday | Nov 1 2023NORWEGIAN Cruise Line’s (NCL) 4th Annual Walk for Wellness has officially finished in spook-tastic fashion! Participants were treated, or tricked, into a final surprise and delight challenge leaning into Halloween. Participants were also asked to Think Entertainment on their walks for the final week, in celebration of the cruise line’s fabulous entertainment at sea.
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Edge to return in 2025/6
Tuesday | Oct 31 2023CELEBRITY Cruises is already plotting a third Australasian season for its Celebrity Edge, which will make her Down Under debut in early Dec this year.
