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Azamara to scale back Aussie visits?
Tuesday | Aug 29 2017AZAMARA Club Cruises’ president and chief executive officer Larry Pimentel has hinted at a reduction of the line’s capacity in Australian waters.
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Carnival plans Brisbane
Monday | Aug 28 2017CARNIVAL Cruise Line will deploy a ship to Queensland year-round once suitable terminal facilities become available in Brisbane, forming the next step in a “managed growth” plan for the Australian market.
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Industry aim to simplify
Monday | Aug 28 2017CRUISE Lines and travel agents will need to reduce complexity and simplify the experience for travellers as the next phase in the industry’s evolution, senior Carnival executive Terry Thornton told Cruise360 on Fri.
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2020 target questionable?
Monday | Aug 28 2017STEVE Odell, CLIA Australasia chairman echoed the doubt cast on the association’s cruise pax goal by RCL Cruises and P&O execs, but did not confirm if the target would be revised.
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2m Oz guests by 2020 a pipe dream?
Monday | Aug 28 2017THE realities of Sydney’s infrastructure constraints is setting in, with Adam Armstrong, md Australia and New Zealand, Royal Caribbean Cruises emphatic CLIA Australasia’s target of 2m cruise passengers by 2020 would not be achieved
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A decade of RCL in Australia
Thursday | Aug 24 2017ROYAL Caribbean Cruises will celebrate its 10th year of sailing to Australian waters this year, promising agents and guests “some very special birthday surprises” throughout the season.
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Ponant expeditions brox
Thursday | Aug 24 2017PONANT has released it first brochure dedicated to global expeditions, with a whopping 65 polar and tropical voyages scheduled to sail between Jun 2018-May 2019.
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Garden Island move?
Tuesday | Aug 22 2017DEFENCE contractor Thales Australia is expanding its operations in Newcastle prior to the NSW Governments’ release of a solution to the cruise infrastructure crisis in Sydney Harbour, promised by the end of 2017 (CW 10 Aug).
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Aussie tech for Fred Olsen
Thursday | Aug 17 2017UK-BASED Fred Olsen Cruise Lines has awarded a fully managed communications contract to Speedcast International Limited, a Sydney technology firm listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
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Carnival sustainability site
Thursday | Aug 17 2017CARNIVAL Corporation has launched a new website detailing ongoing sustainability efforts across the group’s 10 cruise brands.
