Headlines
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My Cruises launches Cruise Academy
Thursday | May 26 2022IGNITE Travel Group is working to address the industry staffing crisis with the launch of its own in-house My Cruises Cruise Academy, a training program aiming to equip participants with the skills required to succeed as a cruise sales consultant.
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AIDA’s accessibility push
Thursday | May 26 2022AIDA Cruises’ new expert advisory council on accessible cruising went to work last week aboard AIDAperla.
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Angell spreads wings as CLIA Chair
Wednesday | May 25 2022NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) Vice President & Managing Director Asia-Pacific Ben Angell (pictured) has been elected as the new local Chair of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA).
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Carnival: travel enthusiasm is back
Wednesday | May 25 2022A Carnival Cruise Line study with the University of Florida has found a shift in traveller priorities for the upcoming cruise season, with passengers caring more about the “with” rather than “where” when planning a vacation.
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AQV blows over the Windy City
Wednesday | May 25 2022AMERICAN Queen Voyages’ (AQV) Ocean Navigator has been welcomed to Chicago’s Navy Pier, her maiden arrival at the destination.
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Sylvia Earle inaugural season drops
Tuesday | May 24 2022AURORA Expeditions has announced Sylvia Earle’s (render pictured) maiden voyage, and her christening by the ship’s namesake marine biologist.
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Oceania, MCA sign pact
Tuesday | May 24 2022OCEANIA Cruises has announced a new partnership with the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA), located on George Street in Sydney.
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Carnival ready to christen Brisbane
Monday | May 23 2022ONE of the highlights of Carnival Corporation’s return to sailing in Australia will be its christening of the Brisbane International Cruise Terminal (BICT), with the company’s P&O Australia’s Pacific Explorer to be the first leisure vessel to utilise the facility when it arrives for the first time later this week.
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Ponant on the road again
Monday | May 23 2022PONANT is demonstrating its commitment to the Australian travel industry through its attendance at conferences around the country this year.
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Viking Mars ready for ANZ
Friday | May 20 2022VIKING’S newest ocean ship, Viking Mars, has been named in Malta, as excitement builds around the ship’s upcoming Down Under deployment late in 2022.
