Photographer Lauren Bath, blogger Pauly
Vella, documentary maker Tim Charody and NZ
pop culture journalist David Farrier have been
selected as the judges for the upcoming Royal
Caribbean Instagram film-festival.
Entries for the competition are being
submitted at a rapid rate, with the final to
be held aboard one of the cruise operator’s
superliners in Sydney Harbour early next year.
Collectively, the three judges preside over an
Instagram following of more than 700,000 fans.
The world-first festival is based on Royal
Caribbean’s mantra of “Designed for WOW”,
with judges looking for 15-second examples of
“wow” moments, whatever they may be, with
a cruise and other fantastic prizes up for grabs.
More details at www.instafilmfestival.com.au.
MEAN WHILE, Southampton will become the
home port for the second of Royal Caribbean
International’s new Quantum class of ship –
Anthem of the Seas – from its Apr 2015 debut.
Cruises to the Mediterranean will be offered
by Anthem during its inaugural season before
it relocates to Fort Lauderdale during the
northern winter months.
“Our business has a long history with the
port of Southampton, and over the last ten
years we have annually increased the number
of cruise opportunities from the port,” RCCL
president and ceo Adam Goldstein said.
“We are now eyeing more growth with the
introduction of Anthem of the Seas to the UK
market in spring 2015”.
