News
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Cruise recognises its top achievers
Monday | Feb 17 2020THE Australia and New Zealand cruise industry temporarily set aside recent challenges to honour its best and brightest over the weekend at the 19th Annual Cruise Industry Awards in Sydney (CW breaking news).
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Spectrum’s charitable move
Monday | Feb 17 2020ROYAL Caribbean Cruises (RCL)has announced Spectrum of the Seas will be redeployed from China to Australia in the “coming weeks” to offer communities who battled the recent bushfire crisis free sailings aboard the vessel (CW breaking news).
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Ann Sherry inducted
Monday | Feb 17 2020FORMER Carnival chief Ann Sherry has been inducted into the cruise sector’s Hall of Fame, in recognition for the pivotal role she has played in the industry’s success for more than a decade.
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Royal Beach Club
Monday | Feb 17 2020ROYAL Caribbean International has forged a new agreement with the Government of Antigua and Barbuda to build its first Royal Beach Club.
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Dreaming of Melb
Monday | Feb 17 2020DREAM Cruises’ Explorer Dream last week made her inaugural arrival in Melbourne as part a seven-night itinerary that left Sydney on 09 Feb.
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MSC Abu Dhabi deal
Monday | Feb 17 2020MSC Cruises has signed a long-term agreement with Abu Dhabi Ports that will see the cruise line receive priority berthing rights at the city’s main cruise passenger gateway, Zayed Port and Sir Bani Yas Island, located 170km off the UAE coast.
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Guest tests positive
Monday | Feb 17 2020A PASSENGER who recently disembarked from Holland America Line’s (HAL) troubled Westerdam vessel has tested positive for the coronavirus.
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Jewel’s false alarm
Monday | Feb 17 2020NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) has pushed back against mainstream media reports last Fri that claimed Norwegian Jewel was in “lockdown” for a possible coronavirus case.
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Sell Three, Sail Free
Monday | Feb 17 2020SILVERSEA Cruises has launched its Sell Three, Sail Free promotion, which will see any agent who makes three new bookings on select Silversea voyages between 01 Apr and 31 Dec 2021 score a free expedition voyage.
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Porthole 17 Feb 20
Monday | Feb 17 2020GUESTS confined to their rooms aboard the Princess Cruises’ Diamond Princess have made the best out of an unfortunate situation, forming life-long friendships with fellow passengers during the ship’s 14-day quarantine.
