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Neptune safe after Antarctic incident
Wednesday | Nov 23 2022SCENIC Luxury Cruises & Tours’ Scenic Neptune, the submarine offered as one of the experiences for guests aboard Scenic Eclipse, has been safely recovered, along with its passengers & pilot, after being damaged during a deployment in Antarctica.
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Thumbs up for Viking!
Wednesday | Nov 23 2022THE Kiwi contingent aboard Viking Polaris in Antarctica this week includes First Travel Group GM John Willson and Kay Rogers from You Travel Bethlehem, who took the opportunity today to grab this photo with onboard historian David McGonigal.
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Seabourn Venture named on the ice
Wednesday | Nov 23 2022SEABOURN Cruise Line has celebrated Seabourn Venture’s maiden voyage to Antarctica, with the ultra-luxury brand’s first purpose-built expedition ship having now been formally named in the frozen continent.
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Holland America ‘Heritage Cruises’
Wednesday | Nov 23 2022HOLLAND America Line (HAL) has introduced a new ‘Heritage Cruises’ program of nearly 50 voyages revisiting historic ports, as part of the line’s 150th anniversary celebrations.
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Save the Waves milestone
Wednesday | Nov 23 2022ROYAL Caribbean Group is this month celebrating the 30th anniversary of ‘Save the Waves’, the company’s first environmental initiative.
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Quantum arrives in Airlie
Tuesday | Nov 22 2022ROYAL Caribbean International’s (RCI) Quantum of the Seas (pictured) sailed into Airlie Beach for the very first time on the weekend.
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Vanuatu says “welkam back” to RCI
Tuesday | Nov 22 2022VANUATU has said “welkam back” to Royal Caribbean International (RCI) on the weekend, with Ovation of the Seas marking the beginning of the cruise line’s long-awaited return to island destination.
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CLIA at Global Tourism Forum
Tuesday | Nov 22 2022CRUISE Lines International Association’s (CLIA) local Managing Director Joel Katz was at the Global Tourism Forum in Bali last week, which followed on from the 17th G20 Heads of State & Government Summit.
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Silversea names Endeavour
Tuesday | Nov 22 2022SILVERSEA Cruises has formally named its new Silver Endeavour in Antarctica’s Lemaire Channel, with polar explorer Felicity Aston smashing a “bottle” made of ice against the ship’s hull.
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Viking’s polar expedition rendezvous
Monday | Nov 21 2022VIKING’S Viking Polaris and Viking Octantis, the two ships which form the line’s newly built expedition fleet, met up for the first time ever on Fri, in a momentous rendezvous in the Antarctic Circle.