News
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Ambition charter
Monday | Aug 22 2022THE Scottish Government has chartered Ambassador Cruise Line’s Ambition (formerly AIDAMira) to house Ukrainian refugees.
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Porthole 22 Aug 22
Monday | Aug 22 2022FANS of the Game of Thrones fantasy TV series can relive their wildest dreams aboard several Celebrity Cruises departures next year.
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CW for Fri 19 Aug 2022
Friday | Aug 19 2022NZ Cruise Association conference, Tasmania seeks to ban big ships, P&O debuts new show, CLIA and NZCA renew pact and more
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Bratton: regulate, but be clever about it
Friday | Aug 19 2022SARINA Bratton, Asia-Pacific Chair of Ponant Cruises, has warned increasing regulation of the NZ cruise sector is likely to be counterproductive, with the country needing a cruise industry with “varying scales and experiences”.
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Virtuoso cruise celebration
Friday | Aug 19 2022CRUISE lines and their trade partners from across the globe let their hair down this week in Las Vegas on the “Cruise Night Out” session of Virtuoso Travel Week.
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CLIA, NZCA pact
Friday | Aug 19 2022CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has renewed its Memorandum of Understanding with the NZ Cruise Association (NZCA), which was first signed in 2017.
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NZCA holds 8th annual conference
Friday | Aug 19 2022THE New Zealand Cruise Association (NZCA) yesterday welcomed stakeholders from across the industry to the first conference in three years.
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Tassie cruise alert
Friday | Aug 19 2022THE Tourism Industry Council of Tasmania (TICT) has called for a five year ban on “mega” cruise ships entering the state, as well as a cap on daily passenger numbers and extra fees for vessels visiting protected areas, as part of a “more sophisticated approach” to the industry.
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Hong Kong cruise back on agenda?
Friday | Aug 19 2022ROYAL Caribbean International has made a formal presentation to Hong Kong’s Legislative Council, detailing protocols and plans for a proposed cruise restart in the Asian city according to the South China Morning Post.
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Filling the bicky tin
Friday | Aug 19 2022CRUISE lines continue to raise capital to fund their operations, with Virgin Voyages this week taking on US$550 million in funding and “additional continued support” from its lenders in order to continue to execute the line’s growth strategy.
