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A night at the Museum
Tuesday | Nov 11 2025VIKING hosted 17 travel advisors in Melbourne for a special evening celebrating its sponsorship of the Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard exhibition, which is now showing at Melbourne Museum.
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A new Star ascends to the sky
Monday | Nov 10 2025PRINCESS Cruises’ new ship Star Princess has been christened by her godparents, celebrity wife-and-husband duo Camila Alves and Matthew McConaughey, in a ceremony in Fort Lauderdale late last week (pictured).
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NCLH’s shorter strategy paying dividends
Monday | Nov 10 2025NORWEGIAN Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) saw strong demand for shorter sailings in Q3, as its namesake NCL brand focuses more on families.
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HX goes “deeper” in 2027/28
Monday | Nov 10 2025HX has officially launched its 2027/28 season (CW 31 Oct), featuring voyages to Antarctica, Greenland, the Arctic Archipelago, Iceland, Patagonia, the Outer Hebrides, and more.
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Oceania goes ‘quiet’ in the Med
Friday | Nov 7 2025OCEANIA Cruises is set to sail its first-ever full winter season in the Mediterranean in 2027-28 aboard Oceania Allura (pictured).
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Get ready for a HAL of a season
Friday | Nov 7 2025HOLLAND America Line (HAL) has launched its 2025-2026 Australian season, which will feature Grand Voyages, Culinary Ambassador Sailings, and more.
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A&K’s Pure Amazon launches
Friday | Nov 7 2025PUJRE Amazon (pictured), Abercrombie & Kent’s (A&K) first South American riverboat, has set sail in the heart of Peru.
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Crescent relinquishes NCLH charter
Thursday | Nov 6 2025CRESCENT Seas has relinquished its charter for two outgoing NCLH ships (CW 04 Apr), instead saying it is focusing on plans for its newbuild, with the line pointing to “far exceeded expectations” for its residential cruise line concept.
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HX evolves its loyalty program
Thursday | Nov 6 2025HX has evolved its Explorers Loyalty Programme, introducing a brand-new points system with four tiers of recognition.
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Azamara goes pink with McGrath
Thursday | Nov 6 2025THE Entertainment Group has partnered with Azamara Cruises and Ecruising Travel Australia to launch the first-ever Pink Cruise: a philanthropic voyage raising funds for breast cancer through the McGrath Foundation.
