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Five Princess ships for Australia
Friday | Sep 4 2020PRINCESS Cruises yesterday released its plans for the 2021/22 Australian season, which will see the local deployment of Coral Princess and Royal Princess for the first time.
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Cruise ban extended to Dec
Friday | Sep 4 2020CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has acknowledged the extension of the cruise ship suspension in Australian waters (CW breaking news), and has flagged the formation of a working group with government to “progress a pathway to a carefully managed and responsible resumption of cruise tourism in Australia at the earliest possible time”.
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New CLIA learning course
Friday | Sep 4 2020CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has introduced a new course on the world’s great rivers.
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Katz chats govt, pathway to return
Thursday | Sep 3 2020CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia Managing Director Joel Katz has reinforced his organisation is constantly engaging the Australian and NZ govts.
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Virtuoso “disappoints” Crystal
Thursday | Sep 3 2020CRYSTAL Cruises says it is disappointed at a letter sent by the Virtuoso consortium to its members, with the cruise line reaffirming that despite the disruption caused by COVID-19 it “remains committed to honouring our contractual obligations with guests and travel partners”.
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An over-whale-ming time
Thursday | Sep 3 2020A group of Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) Queensland travel partners last week had a whale of a time transforming into marine biologists for the day.
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Azamara plots 2021/22 Australasia
Wednesday | Sep 2 2020AZAMARA Cruises looks set to deploy its Azamara Journey (pictured) in local waters over the 2021/22 summer season, with the cruise line releasing itinerary details this week, including a full circumnavigation of New Zealand.
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Silversea over the Moon
Wednesday | Sep 2 2020SILVERSEA Cruises’ Silver Moon (pictured) successfully carried out her sea trials late last month ahead of the ship’s scheduled delivery on 30 Oct.
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Viking pushes 2021-23
Tuesday | Sep 1 2020VIKING has today launched a major sale on voyages departing in 2021, 2022 and 2023, along with a dedicated digital brochure which can be customised by travel agents via the Viking Marketing Centre.
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A-ROSA attracting
Tuesday | Sep 1 2020SINCE its resumption of cruising in Jun (CW 24 Jun), A-ROSA River Cruises has noticed an increase in bookings from guests who traditionally book ocean cruises.