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Porthole 15 May 23

CELEBRATING Mother’s Day yesterday aboard Carnival Cruise Line was a number of mother-daughter and mother-son duos.

Club Med 2 sailing strong

ONE of Club Med’s strategic pillars this year is anchoring its Exclusive Collection portfolio in the market, with General Manager Pacific Michelle Davies telling Cruise Weekly the revamped Club Med 2 (CW 29 Mar) will be at the forefront of this strategy.

Prothero out

JIM Murren has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection (RCYC), which announced founder & former CEO Douglas Prothero has decided to step away.

Princess circus

PRINCESS Cruises’ new Sun Princess will feature three circus-style shows exclusively created by Cirque Eloize, staged in the vessel’s new Dome arena (CW 07 Feb).

Murray’s shining new Star

CONSTRUCTION has begun on Murray River Paddlesteamers’ (MRPS) new vessel, and the country’s first five-star river ship, Australian Star, which will offer year-round, all-inclusive, overnight cruises on the Murray River.

Porthole 12 May 23

SOLO travellers overwhelmingly prefer a cruise holiday compared to a land-based escape, according to a new survey by UK-based online cruise specialist cruise.co.uk.

On location aboardVista 12 May 23

Cruise Calendar 12 May 23

CURRENT ports of call in Australia and New Zealand.

Sommer: people, product, partnerships

INCOMING Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) Chief Executive Officer Harry Sommer has pledged to continue the company’s “100% commitment to the trade” across the Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises, and Regent Seven Seas Cruises brands.

HAL is On Deck for a Cause

HOLLAND America Line’s ‘On Deck for a Cause’ event during its Alaska cruise season will see proceeds go to the state’s parks and public lands.