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Cruiseabout raises the bar
Wednesday | Apr 1 2026CRUISEABOUT has announced a record-breaking culture score, achieving a 94% employee satisfaction rate in its annual Great Place to Work survey – the highest result of any Flight Centre Travel Group (FCTG) business.
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Avalon airfare deals have taken off
Wednesday | Apr 1 2026AVALON Waterways is now offering flight-inclusive packages – a feature head of commercial Brett Simon believes is now more important than ever.
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Scenic marks 40 years
Wednesday | Apr 1 2026SCENIC Group celebrated its 40th anniversary with partners watching a performance of The Phantom of the Opera over the Sydney Harbour last night.
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Royal Caribbean needs a Hero
Tuesday | Mar 31 2026ROYAL Caribbean has announced its fourth Icon class ship, the family-friendly Hero of the Seas, arriving in Miami in Aug next year.
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Strong Bris summer
Tuesday | Mar 31 2026THE Brisbane International Cruise Terminal (BICT) has farewelled what it has described as “a strong summer season”, reinforcing the city’s importance as a cruise gateway for Australia and the Pacific region.
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Destinations done differently
Tuesday | Mar 31 2026LUXURY cruise passengers are shifting the way that they engage with destinations, a number of cruise executives revealed to Cruise Weekly’s sister publication, Travel Daily.
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Agents get a whiff of Cologne
Tuesday | Mar 31 2026DURING Avalon Waterways’ recent training charter (see page 1), Avalon Envision called into Cologne, one of Germany’s largest cities.
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NCLH’s board shake-up
Monday | Mar 30 2026FOUR Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) directors have agreed to resign and have been replaced by new independent members, following pressure from activist shareholder Elliott Investment, with CEO John Chidsey as chairman.
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Avalon celebrates the small wins
Monday | Mar 30 2026AVALON Waterways is continuing to compete in an increasingly tight river cruise market by making marginal gains in areas such as onboard environment and ship design, the line’s president Pam Hoffee revealed to Cruise Weekly.
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Casablanca triple call
Monday | Mar 30 2026GLOBAL Ports Holding’s Casablanca Cruise Port marked its first-ever triple ship call last week, a milestone which the parent company said reinforces its “position as a key gateway to Morocco and a growing hub within the global cruise network”.
