Headlines
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Our focus remains on the future
Wednesday | Aug 19 2020JOEL Katz is the Managing Director Australasia of Cruise Lines International Association.
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Bahamas welcomes cruise
Wednesday | Aug 19 2020THE Bahamas has changed its stance on cruise ship passengers, with local officials hoping cruising will return to Nassau upon the resumption of the industry.
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Nine’s ACA slams cruising again
Tuesday | Aug 18 2020CARNIVAL Australia has staunchly defended the cruise industry in a response to another highly critical story on Channel 9’s A Current Affair (ACA) last night which questioned the sale of trips departing from Australian ports within the next 10 weeks despite the current Gov’t cruise ban.
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Silversea expeditions
Tuesday | Aug 18 2020SILVERSEA Cruises has unveiled a new collection of expedition voyages for 2021-22.
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Ruby Princess probe slams NSW Health
Monday | Aug 17 2020THE New South Wales Special Commission of Inquiry into the Ruby Princess has found a number of “serious mistakes” by NSW Health in handling the arrival and disembarkation of the ship in Sydney on 19 Mar.
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UnCruise urges testing to save industry
Monday | Aug 17 2020SEATTLE-BASED UnCruise Adventures has been lobbying United States Congress for the introduction of rapid COVID-19 testing which it says would “change the game” in terms of a return to cruising.
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Viking sets off for Mars
Friday | Aug 14 2020THE eighth Viking ocean cruise ship will be named Viking Mars, with the moniker revealed during this week’s video update on the cruise pause by the line’s founder Torstein Hagen (CW yesterday).
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HAL virtual voyage
Friday | Aug 14 2020HOLLAND America Line (HAL) is taking cruisers on a week-long virtual voyage to Norway.
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Viking cancels all 2020 voyages
Thursday | Aug 13 2020VIKING Chief Executive Officer Torstein Hagen (pictured) is optimistic about the prospects for cruising in 2021, despite overnight announcing the decision to extend the cruise line’s current global pause until the end of the year.
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Silversea Marketing Central
Thursday | Aug 13 2020SILVERSEA Cruises has enhanced its online marketing toolkit for travel advisors with the launch of a new Marketing Central.
