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Cruise lines offer greater flexibility
Monday | Mar 9 2020A NUMBER of cruise lines have significantly altered their cancellation policies in the wake of ongoing COVID-19 anxiety, offering guests more flexibility when rescheduling cruise trips.
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Viking shines light on Sun
Monday | Mar 9 2020VIKING Cruises says it is “extremely disappointed” by a decision made by Indonesian authorities to block Viking Sun’s entry to the Javan capital of Semarang over the weekend.
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Breathing new spirit into Geelong
Friday | Mar 6 2020TOURISM Greater Geelong and The Bellarine’s Executive Director, Brett Ince, believes the Spirit of Tasmania would represent a “great opportunity” for the region’s tourism industry if she were to be redirected to the area from Melbourne.
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Grand Princess scare
Friday | Mar 6 2020PRINCESS Cruises has confirmed that it is working with the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention to determine if a small cluster of COVID-19 cases in California originated from its recently completed Grand Princess Mexican voyage, which sailed between 11-21 Feb.
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McClelland takes Cruisewatch role
Thursday | Mar 5 2020CRUISE meta-search engine Cruisewatch has welcomed aboard former Cruiseco Chief Executive Officer Amanada McClelland (pictured) as a project representative for Australia.
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Jewel be back!
Thursday | Mar 5 2020NORWEGIAN Jewel has farewelled Australasia following her third local season.
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Viking allows free 24-hour cancellations
Wednesday | Mar 4 2020VIKING Cruises has announced an “unprecedented” change to its cancellation policy, temporarily allowing customers booked on any upcoming voyage in 2020, 2021 or 2022 to cancel their trip with just 24 hours notice.
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Royal debuts Flight Finder
Wednesday | Mar 4 2020ROYAL Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has launched a new booking tool called Flight Finder, allowing agents to purchase flights and transfers for cruises all on the one streamlined booking portal.
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UTracks pedals new ship
Wednesday | Mar 4 2020EUROPEAN holiday operator UTracks has announced plans to introduce a new 67-metre vessel to its fleet next month, where she will sail through the canals of the Netherlands and Belgium.
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APT and Scenic help with deferrals
Tuesday | Mar 3 2020SCENIC and APT are among the latest cruise and tour operators to provide agent-friendly options for clients impacted by uncertainty around the global COVID-19 crisis.
