| HAL Aussie direction

HOLLAND America Line carries more Australians to Europe and Alaska than “close to home” cruises, Beth Bodensteiner told media at the WLCL conference.

The next most popular destinations for Aussies cruising with HAL are Canada, New England, South America & Asia.

As the fleet evolves and larger ships are moved into other deployments, HAL plans to grow Aussies into “secondary markets”.

“We know they have interest because they’re travelling a lot there now, but it could certainly grow,” Bodensteiner said.

Meanwhile, Joe Slattery, HAL’s svp global marketing & sales told Cruise Weekly it would be “nice” to have another Australian chef back on the Culinary Council to replace Mark Best, but they are “still looking”.