CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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Cruise Weekly has reported all of the important cruise industry stories since 2007. Subscribers receive a weekly newsletter each issue with all the details behind the stories below.
LINDBLAD Expeditions has laid the keel for its first polar newbuild and revealed it will be named National Geographic Endurance.
UNIWORLD has marked the first anniversary of its agent training portal, Uniworld University, by announcing significant enhancements for the platform.
INFRASTRUCTURE NSW has recommended the NSW Government prepare a strategic business case by the end of 2018 for providing additional cruise berthing capacity in Sydney.
EUROPEAN Waterways has announced the completion of a 400,000 upgrade program for its hotel barges, including new bathrooms and Mercedes-Benz excursion vans.
HELLOWORLD Travel has taken aim at Viking Cruises after the line terminated its agreement with The Cruise Team “with no cause and with very little notice”.
A significant shift by Windstar Cruises away from direct bookings towards an agent-friendly stance has led to increased profitability for the business, with the travel trade selling higher category cabins, on longer cruises and further in advance of departure.
PRINCESS Cruises’ Sun Princess will spend a record 121 days homeporting in Western Australia’s Fremantle during the 2019/20 cruise season.
SYDNEY regulars Voyager of the Seas and Explorer of the Seas will be part of a US$900m fleet modernisation program flagged by Royal Caribbean Int’l.
ROYAL Caribbean Cruises has appointed Adam Goldstein as its vice chairman from May.
CORAL Expeditions was busy showing off Coral Discoverer on Fri, hosting media on board for lunch and trade in the evening.
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