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Virgin hits an ace
Friday | Nov 12 2021VIRGIN Voyages has recruited a group of world-class athletes to join its team via specialised private investment platform Patricof Co.
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Cruise pause destroys P&O plans
Thursday | Nov 11 2021AMID continuing uncertainty about the resumption of cruising Down Under, P&O Cruises Australia has cancelled its Adelaide, Fremantle and Cairns homeport seasons for next year (CW breaking news yesterday).
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RCYC joins Bonvoy
Thursday | Nov 11 2021THE Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection (RCYC) has joined Marriott Bonvoy, with members of the hotel chain’s loyalty program now able to earn and redeem points on the cruise line’s sailings.
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Enchanted debuts
Thursday | Nov 11 2021PRINCESS Cruises has showcased its new Enchanted Princess ahead of her special naming ceremony on 14 Dec.
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Walk for Wellness winners
Thursday | Nov 11 2021NORWEGIAN Cruise Line has thanked its valued travel partners for taking part in this year’s Walk for Wellness challenge, in which participants trekked a collective distance of almost 140,000km.
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Fain to step down as Chief Exec of RCG
Wednesday | Nov 10 2021ROYAL Caribbean Group (RCG) CEO Richard Fain is stepping down after more than 33 years at the top of the company.
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Older generations to move from cruise?
Wednesday | Nov 10 2021WHILE older generations of travellers may have been a popular and responsive segment for the cruising industry in pre-COVID times, they are now less likely to cruise post-COVID, the University of Queensland’s Cruising in the COVID-19 era study has found.
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MSC fundraising for Haiti
Wednesday | Nov 10 2021THE MSC Foundation, Food For The Poor, and Miami-Dade County have joined forces to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Haiti.
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CLIA members adopting green tech
Tuesday | Nov 9 2021CRUISE Lines International Association’s (CLIA) 2021 Environmental Technologies & Practices Inventory found 52% of new build capacity by members will rely on liquified natural gas for primary propulsion, an increase of 3 percentage points compared to last year.
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RSSC begins construction on Grandeur
Tuesday | Nov 9 2021REGENT Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) has begun construction on Seven Seas Grandeur (render pictured) with the ship’s steel-cutting ceremony taking place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona last Tue.
