News
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US cruise report hails COVID response
Tuesday | Jan 18 2022THE global cruise sector has been lauded for the changes it has introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in a major final report released by US Federal Maritime Commissioner, Louis Sola.
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Galapagos reserve grows
Tuesday | Jan 18 2022LASSO Guillermo, President of Ecuador, has signed an official declaration which expands the boundaries of the Galapagos Marine Reserve by a further 60,000 square kilometres.
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Ponant on TV
Tuesday | Jan 18 2022PONANT’S documentary film “Beyond the Polar Circle” (CW 05 Oct 2021) will be aired on free-to-air TV this weekend across a range of Prime 7 regional channels.
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SeaDream upgrade
Tuesday | Jan 18 2022SEADREAM Yacht Club has unveiled a US$10m refurbishment project on its fleet, which is seeing public areas and staterooms taken back to “bare steel” according to Executive VP, Andreas Brynestad.
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Oceania appoints
Tuesday | Jan 18 2022OCEANIA Cruises has announced the appointment of Ryan McPherson as the key point of contact for travel partners in NSW, Vic, ACT & Tas.
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Porthole 18 Jan 22
Tuesday | Jan 18 2022ICONIC Aussie rock band AC/DC haven’t taken to the seas for a themed cruise – but maybe they should, given the debut of Carnival Cruise Line’s latest marketing tagline in the USA.
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CW for Tue 18 Jan 2022
Tuesday | Jan 18 2022Major report hails cruise COVID response, Galapagos reserve expansion, Oceania upfront comm and more
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NCLH opts in for new CDC program
Monday | Jan 17 2022NORWEGIAN Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has become the first major operator to confirm it participation in the new voluntary Centers for Disease Control (CDC) program (CW 14 Jan) which is now in effect following the expiration of the temporary Conditional Sale Order on Sat.
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Azzurra to debut in Mar
Monday | Jan 17 2022SCENIC Group has confirmed that its new Emerald Azzurra (CW 03 Feb 2020) will commence operations on 11 Mar with a departure from Aqaba, Jordan.
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Planets continue to align for Viking
Monday | Jan 17 2022VIKING Cruises has confirmed that its new Viking Neptune which was floated out from the Ancona shipyard in Italy last week (CW 14 Jan) is set to debut in Nov, with a maiden season in the Mediterranean.
