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NCL’s biggest W4W yet
Friday | Sep 1 2023NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) is this year turning its annual Walk for Wellness initiative into an industry-wide event, opening registrations to everyone from the travel sector, in an attempt to set a world record.
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ACA celebrates 25th annual Conference
Friday | Sep 1 2023THE Australian Cruise Association (ACA) this week held its 25th annual Conference in Wollongong, with spirits high ahead of a bumper upcoming season, and the lifting of New South Wales’ COVID protocols.
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All the way with Wollongong
Friday | Sep 1 2023PORT Authority of New South Wales Chief Executive Officer Philip Holliday (pictured) has lent his support to Port Kembla over Garden Island as the site of a third cruise terminal to service greater Sydney.
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Aurora to expand through Vantage
Thursday | Aug 31 2023AURORA Expeditions’ new Vantage Explorations brand, recently acquired by the cruise line’s offshoot company Pacific Travel Partners (CW 29 Aug), will offer a different range of voyages in new destinations, potentially including Australia, Chief Marketing Officer Hayley Peacock-Gower (pictured) has confirmed to Cruise Weekly.
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Cruise plan for a sustainable future
Thursday | Aug 31 2023THE local cruise industry needs to start planning for the next 10 years now, and doing so sustainably, Australian Cruise Association (ACA) Chief Executive Officer Jill Abel has said.
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ACA ‘Gongs in 25th annual conference
Thursday | Aug 31 2023THE Australian Cruise Association (ACA) kicked off its 25th annual Conference in Wollongong yesterday, with spirits high ahead of a bumper upcoming season, and the lifting of New South Wales’ COVID protocols.
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Coral East Indies 2024
Thursday | Aug 31 2023CORAL Expeditions is expanding its East Indies itineraries with a number of new voyages next year, including a circumnavigation of Sumatra, a voyage in Borneo, and a Sulawesi expedition.
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FCTG to debut CruiseHQ
Wednesday | Aug 30 2023FLIGHT Centre Travel Group’s (FCTG) new cruise wholesale operation is expected to be named CruiseHQ, Cruise Weekly can exclusively reveal today.
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Hurti ships meet up
Wednesday | Aug 30 2023THE world’s first battery-hybrid cruise ships – Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen and Fridtjof Nansen – met in the Northwest Passage earlier this week (pictured).
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Another year of Wonder
Tuesday | Aug 29 2023DISNEY Cruise Line will deploy its Disney Wonder in Australian waters for a third time for the 2025/26 season, with port schedules confirming the company’s long-term commitment to the local market, as anticipation builds for the ship’s maiden arrival in Oct.
