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Royal lands in Noumea
Tuesday | Jun 26 2018ROYAL Caribbean Cruises has announced a series of new evening shore excursions for its first-ever overnight call to New Caledonia’s capital Noumea.
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Mariner flaunts fit-out
Tuesday | Jun 26 2018FOLLOWING a US$120 million (A$162 million) makeover, Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the Seas is now sailing short getaway cruises to the Bahamas out of its new home at Port Miami.
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Cruise360 program details released
Thursday | Jun 21 2018PROGRAM details are now available for Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia’s Cruise360 conference, to be held at the Hyatt Regency Sydney on 31 Aug.
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Le Laperouse arrives
Thursday | Jun 21 2018LUXURY expedition cruise line Ponant has welcomed its new vessel Le Laperouse, the first of the six Ponant Explorers series.
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Carnival’s Aussie Spirit
Thursday | Jun 21 2018CARNIVAL Cruise Line held an event in Sydney last night to celebrate the launch of its largest ever Australian program in 2020.
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Azamara pursues expert godmothers
Thursday | Jun 21 2018AZAMARA Club Cruises’ third ship, Azamara Pursuit, will be christened on 28 Aug in Southampton by two godmothers — AFAR Media’s Ellen Asmodeo-Giglio and Travel Weekly UK’s Lucy Huxley.
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Royal brings luxury Silversea aboard
Tuesday | Jun 19 2018ROYAL Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has purchased a 66.7% stake in the luxury line Silversea Cruises (CW breaking news 15 Jun), considerably bolstering its luxury and expedition credentials.
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Viking Orion lifts off
Tuesday | Jun 19 2018AMERICAN chemist and retired NASA astronaut Dr Anna Fisher christened Viking’s fifth ocean ship, Viking Orion, at a spectacular celebration in Livorno, Italy on 15 Jun.
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MSC ramps up to five
Tuesday | Jun 19 2018MSC Cruises’ newly ordered Meraviglia-class ship, scheduled to launch in 2023, will be the line’s fifth LNG-powered ship to be built at STX France.
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Golden Princess reborn
Tuesday | Jun 19 2018PRINCESS Cruises’ Golden Princess will boast a raft of new enhancements when she arrives in Melbourne to service her biggest ever New Zealand season in 2018/19.
