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Eclipse basks in WA success
Monday | Sep 8 2025COINCIDING with the start of the 2025 Australian Cruise Association conference last week, Fremantle welcomed the mighty Scenic Eclipse II into its harbour for the first time recently.
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WA secures a gem of a ship
Friday | Sep 5 2025SAPPHIRE Princess (pictured) will be the Princess Cruises ship to call Fremantle home in 2027-28, it has been confirmed (CW 01 Sep).
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Aurora hits 22 countries
Friday | Sep 5 2025BOOKINGS are now open for Aurora Expeditions’ 2027 Small Ship Cruises season, which features 21 unique itineraries that will visit 22 countries.
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ACA rocks out at biggest-ever conference
Friday | Sep 5 2025THE Australian Cruise Association (ACA) is today rounding out its biggest-ever annual conference, welcoming around 160 delegates to Esplanade Hotel Fremantle by Rydges in Perth.
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ACA jams out in Fremantle
Friday | Sep 5 2025THE Australian Cruise Association’s (ACA) annual conference came to a close last night, with a rock ‘n’ roll-themed gala dinner at Freo.Social.
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Celebrity opens doors to its river ships
Thursday | Sep 4 2025CELEBRITY Cruises has pulled back the curtain to offer a look at its forthcoming river ships, which it says will feature “game-changing” open decks, an infinity-edge plunge pool, and more.
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Ama leans into history
Thursday | Sep 4 2025RENOWNED battlefield historian Mat McLachlan (pictured) has joined forces with AmaWaterways to launch a new series of history themed river cruises in 2027.
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ACA conference opens in Freo
Thursday | Sep 4 2025THE Australian Cruise Association (ACA) is “very confident” much of the forces working against the local cruise market are settling, the organisation’s Deputy Chair Brendan Connell has said.
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Karst: Aussies valuable to river cruising
Wednesday | Sep 3 2025AUSTRALIANS are some of the most valuable river cruise guests in the world, AmaWaterways Chief Brand Ambassador and co-owner Kristin Karst has told CW.
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Legend hits the seas
Wednesday | Sep 3 2025ROYAL Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas has floated for the first time (pictured), with the newest Icon-class ship reaching a major milestone in preparation for her Aug 2026 debut.
