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NCLH ramps up presence
Thursday | Jan 19 2017NORWEGIAN Jewel will return to Australia in Nov 2018 for a second season homeporting out of Sydney, Cruise Weekly can exclusively reveal.
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Ponant Kimberley 2018
Tuesday | Jan 17 2017PONANT has released the new departure dates for its 2018 Kimberley season, following the successful promotion of its debut 2017 voyages to the far north.
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Viking Spirit down under
Tuesday | Jan 17 2017VIKING Cruises confirmed on Fri it will operate a series of sailings aboard the brand new Viking Spirit in Australia during its inaugural season when it enters service in 2018/19.
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Meadows champions agents
Thursday | Jan 12 2017THE president of luxury cruise line Seabourn, Rick Meadows, believes agents are making a comeback in the USA in the face of online competition, offering a more personalised and qualified service.
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NCLH Aussie expansion
Thursday | Jan 12 2017NORWEGIAN Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) plans to boost the size of its Australian business this year and is appointing a dedicated sales team for Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Cruise Weekly can exclusively reveal.
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“Golden age of cruising”
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017THERE’S never been a better time to cruise than now, Carnival Corporation ceo Arnold Donald said in Singapore on Sat at the christening of Seabourn Encore.
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Seabourn Syd homeport
Tuesday | Jan 10 2017ULTRA-LUXURY cruise line Seabourn will be the most lavish small ship operator to make Sydney a homeport during the Australian 2019/20 wave season.
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Carnival’s new ‘Ocean Medallion’
Thursday | Jan 5 2017CARNIVAL Corporation ceo Arnold Donald (pictured) overnight launched a new interactive technology platform which he claims will “transform vacation travel into a highly personalised and elevated level of customised service for millions of guests”.
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Swan Hellenic, VOD collapse
Thursday | Jan 5 2017ALL Leisure Group, the British operator of Swan Hellenic Cruises and Voyages of Discovery, has been placed in administration, impacting around 13,000 cruise pax booked on future departures.
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Orion Antarctic cancellations
Tuesday | Jan 3 2017LINDBLAD Expeditions has been forced to cancel a series of Antarctic sailings this month after its National Geographic Orion suffered a power failure while cruising south of the Antarctic Circle during its 14-day Christmas voyage.
