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Royal exceeds guidance
Friday | Jul 28 2023ROYAL Caribbean Group (RCG) has upgraded its full-year profit expectations by a hefty 33% after seeing a particularly good second quarter result based on “stronger pricing on closer-in demand and further strength in onboard revenue”.
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HAL joins the choir
Friday | Jul 28 2023HOLLAND America Line (HAL) has announced a new entertainment offering for its 14-day Australia and New Zealand cruise, which sails from Auckland to Sydney on 27 Jan next year.
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Sir Branson to Voyage Down Under
Thursday | Jul 27 2023“LET’S start the countdown clock,” Virgin Voyages founder and human headline, Sir Richard Branson shared via video message at the first of the cruise line’s Australian roadshows in Sydney yesterday (CW 24 Jul).
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Captain Cook announces CLIA partnership
Thursday | Jul 27 2023CAPTAIN Cook Cruises Fiji is set to grow its presence in the Australian and New Zealand markets, after announcing a new partnership with Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).
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Crystal sets itself up for expansion
Thursday | Jul 27 2023CRYSTAL Cruises is in advanced stages of appointing a new key account manager in Sydney, along with an Australian call centre which will be located in new Melbourne offices of sister company Abercrombie & Kent.
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Hapag-Lloyd adds English
Thursday | Jul 27 2023EUROPEAN cruise operator Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed it will once again offer cruises in both German and English, with the significant change targeting cruisers from Australia and Asia.
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MSC appoints Devries, will pay trade more
Wednesday | Jul 26 2023MSC Cruises has introduced an enhanced Future Cruise Programme, which is set to benefit both travel advisors and the line’s guests (CW breaking news yesterday).
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Crystal Cruises sets sail once again
Wednesday | Jul 26 2023A MOMENTOUS milestone was achieved overnight by the reborn Crystal Cruises, with its first departure since the iconic brand was acquired by the A&K Travel Group last year (CW 23 Jun 2022).
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Aurora switches Arctic ships
Wednesday | Jul 26 2023AURORA Expeditions’ Greg Mortimer has sustained propeller damage, with the remainder of the vessel’s current Arctic season to be operated by sister ship Ocean Explorer, which was previously operated under a charter by collapsed US travel company Vantage Deluxe World Travel (CW 03 Jul).
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MSC carbon intensity down
Tuesday | Jul 25 2023PROGRESS has been achieved across all six of MSC Cruises’ Sustainability Action Plan’s key workstreams, as highlighted in the line’s 2022 Sustainability Report.
