News
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Martinoli support
Monday | Mar 30 2020SILVERSEA Cruises CEO Roberto Martinoli has issued a message of support to the industry, reassuring those impacted by COVID-19 that the cruise sector will return stronger than ever.
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Refugees on ships
Monday | Mar 30 2020THE European Union has been called on by German NGO Sea-Watch to use cruise ships to evacuate refugees from Greek migrant camps to prevent the “exponential” spread of COVID-19.
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Zaandam gets nod
Monday | Mar 30 2020HOLLAND America Line’s Zaandam has been granted permission to transit the Panama Canal on humanitarian grounds, after previous indications it would be blocked because of on-board cases of COVID-19.
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Hurtigruten cares
Monday | Mar 30 2020IN THESE times of uncertainty, Hurtigruten is offering flexible and risk-free rebooking – see cover page.
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Porthole 30 Mar 20
Monday | Mar 30 2020ALTHOUGH its ships are currently not sailing, Seabourn Cruise Line set Seabourn Encore out on a mission to cheer the world up and “send a little love”.
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CW for Mon 30 Mar 2020
Monday | Mar 30 2020Government delays cruising further, Chinese port launched, Celebrity hits Apex, Zaandam gets nod, Martinoli support, refugees on ships and more.
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CW breaking news – Australian government extends cruise ship ban
Saturday | Mar 28 2020Cruise operations now suspended until 15 June 2020. The Australian Government is believed to have extended…
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Final Hurtigruten guests repatriated
Friday | Mar 27 2020THE last guests who were on board Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen, including 122 Australians, are now on their way home, 10 days after the ship’s original disembarkation date.
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Allison defends protocols
Friday | Mar 27 2020PRINCESS Cruises SVP Asia Pacific Stuart Allison has released a public message defending the cruise line’s handling of the Ruby Princess’ disembarkation in Sydney last week.
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Easing the Payne
Friday | Mar 27 2020AUSTRALIA’S Foreign Minister Marise Payne has applauded cruise lines for acting “constructively” in the pursuit of repatriating Australians stranded overseas on cruise ships.