Headlines
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Carnival over for Vandekreeke
Friday | Jun 18 2021CARNIVAL Cruise Line Vice President & General Manager Australia, Jennifer Vandekreeke, will leave the company in the coming weeks to take up a yet-to-be announced role within the local travel industry.
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RCI beefs up HomePort
Friday | Jun 18 2021ROYAL Caribbean International (RCI) has enhanced its trade tools, in support of its travel partners.
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MPs hear from cruise
Friday | Jun 18 2021A group of cruise industry suppliers has travelled to Canberra to press federal parliamentarians for a pathway to a restart of the industry, to help restore livelihoods and jobs.
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Cunard drops Australia season
Thursday | Jun 17 2021CUNARD Line has cancelled its planned upcoming sailings from the United Kingdom to Australia overnight, as well as the local season of Queen Elizabeth, citing the “ongoing complexities of navigating global travel”.
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Extraordinary Expeditions
Thursday | Jun 17 2021SEABOURN Cruise Line has announced its Extraordinary Expedition itineraries in Antarctica and the Amazon for 2022-2023.
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Sweden and weep
Thursday | Jun 17 2021THE ports of Gothenburg, Stockholm and Visby have collaborated for the safe restart of cruising in Sweden, which took place yesterday.
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40,000 messages beg for cruise restart
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021AUSTRALIAN politicians must now be fully aware of the grass-roots push for a cruise restart, with more than 40,000 emails sent to state and federal MPs as part of the Ready, Set, Sail campaign launched by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia (CW 12 May).
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Two more American newbuilds
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021AMERICAN Cruise Line (ACL) has confirmed orders with Maryland-based Chesapeake Shipbuilding for the construction of two more “modern riverboats” which will boost the cruise line’s river fleet to six vessels next year.
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AQSC returns to the river
Wednesday | Jun 16 2021THE American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) has debuted the first sailing of the 2021 Pacific Northwest season aboard its American Empress.
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More Island Escape Kimberley
Tuesday | Jun 15 2021NEW Zealand’s Island Escape Cruises has announced two additional nine-night Kimberley voyages to help meet surging demand for departures, with the company’s current 12-night WA itineraries almost sold out.
