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Crystal launches Open Deposits
Thursday | Jan 5 2023CRYSTAL Cruises is inviting former guests to join its new Open Deposits program, offering priority bookings on itineraries, stateroom & suite selections, and experiences, for the brand’s inaugural season under its new Abercrombie & Kent ownership (CW 23 Jun 2022).
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Celeb lets the fun be-gin
Thursday | Jan 5 2023IT’S all aboard Celebrity Cruises’ exclusive Four Pillars Gin sailing (CW 16 Sep 2022), with the line calling on all culinary connoisseurs to join the Celebrity Eclipse voyage.
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Third ship denied entry into NZ
Wednesday | Jan 4 2023REGENT Seven Seas Cruises’ (RSSC) Seven Seas Explorer (pictured) has become the third ship in under a month to be refused entry into New Zealand due to a “dirty hull”.
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NCL back in New Zealand
Wednesday | Jan 4 2023NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) has marked its return to New Zealand after three years, with Norwegian Spirit (pictured) sailing into Dunedin on Thu.
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RSSC back in Australia
Tuesday | Jan 3 2023REGENT Seven Seas Cruises’ Seven Seas Explorer, dubbed “the most luxurious ship ever built”, arrived into Sydney Harbour on Thu, on her first call to Australia during the vessel’s maiden voyage Down Under.
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New year, new Carnival
Tuesday | Jan 3 2023CARNIVAL Cruise Line has named American celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse as its Chief Culinary Officer, which will see another Emeril’s Bistro feature on Carnival Jubilee in Dec.
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Sommer: Spirit the perfect ship for Aus
Friday | Dec 23 2022NORWEGIAN Cruise Line’s Norwegian Spirit is the perfect ship for the Australian market, following her USD$100 million bow-to-stern revitalisation, President & Chief Executive Officer Harry Sommer told CW.
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PTM goes double Dutch
Friday | Dec 23 2022THE recent inaugural departure of Tauck’s Dutch Waterways cruise was joined by TravelManagers’ Kerstin Rheinlander, who was one of just three Australian travel advisors aboard.
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Carnival Corp to offload three ships
Thursday | Dec 22 2022CARNIVAL Corporation says it is “continuing to close the gap” towards profitability, releasing figures for the three months to 30 Nov, showing improvements on revenue per passenger cruise day, improved cancellation trends and a “measurable lengthening in the booking curve across all brands”.
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HAL spices up Christmas
Thursday | Dec 22 2022HOLLAND America Line (HAL) has chosen 11 winners for its popular Gingerbread housemaking competition.