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Pacific Explorer hosts business chiefs
Tuesday | May 10 2022THE top echelon of the NSW business community gathered onboard P&O’s Pacific Explorer last night, with the ship docked at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal hosting its first formal event in more than two years.
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River cruise firms positive for 2023
Tuesday | May 10 2022AUSTRALIAN and New Zealand river cruise and tour operators selling products on the Danube River in Europe are generally confident about a strong recovery in 2023, but have expressed significant reservations about prospects for the current year.
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VIVA has found the ONE
Tuesday | May 10 2022GERMAN river cruise operator VIVA Cruises has launched its first-ever new build ship, VIVA ONE (pictured), which features environmentally friendly hybrid technology and a host of other sustainability features.
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Royal: “strong demand environment”
Monday | May 9 2022ROYAL Caribbean Group is now seeing its booking levels exceed pre-pandemic 2019 records, with Chief Executive Jason Liberty (pictured) saying the company is encouraged by ongoing strong demand for cruising and a steady acceleration in booking volumes – despite the impact of Omicron earlier in the year and “the horrific conflict in Ukraine”.
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Carnival back in town
Monday | May 9 2022CARNIVAL Cruise Line has announced its first sailing out of Australia on 02 Oct, its first back in local waters in more than two years.
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RCI looking at year-round cruising
Friday | May 6 2022ROYAL Caribbean International (RCI) is considering deploying ships in Australian waters year-round, with the line’s local Vice President & Managing Director Gavin Smith saying the pandemic had created new opportunities to rethink its previous stance on seasonality.
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Cunard 23-24 local season
Friday | May 6 2022CUNARD Line is inviting cruisers to explore all corners of the world with its new 2023 and 2024 sailings, which include visits from three of the brand’s four-ship fleet.
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Le Ponant to cruise Kimberley in 2023
Thursday | May 5 2022PONANT has announced the Australian debut of its iconic three-masted ultra luxury yacht Le Ponant (pictured), which will cruise the Kimberley region next year.
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Feeling the Wonder
Thursday | May 5 2022ANGELA Jenkinson and Noriye Oto (pictured) from Arrivia are among the Australian travel industry partners aboard Royal Caribbean International’s new Wonder of the Seas in Europe this week.
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Close-to-home refocus
Wednesday | May 4 2022BOOKING patterns for Oceania Cruises have changed post-pandemic, with Australians changing their focus from Europe to close-to-home.
