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RSSC’s Qld showcase
Wednesday | Jun 14 2023REGENT Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) recently gave a select group of South East Queensland travel advisors an exclusive advance preview of the line’s new 2025-2026 Voyage Collection (CW 06 Jun).
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Island Escape sold for US$5.5 million
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023THE receivers of the collapsed Island Escape Cruises have confirmed the sale of the line’s 32-passenger Island Escape newbuild for just US$5.5 million, under orders made by the Federal Court of Australia subsequent to the ship’s arrest in Broome last year (CW 25 Aug 2022).
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MSC Euribia named in Copenhagen
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023MSC Cruises has officially named its new flagship MSC Euribia (pictured) in Copenhagen.
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Holland America gets up close
Tuesday | Jun 13 2023HOLLAND America Line has expanded its ‘Alaska Up Close’ program with new culinary and cultural experiences.
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Scenic $26m settlement
Friday | Jun 9 2023SCENIC Luxury Cruises & Tours said while it is disappointed at the decision in the long-running class action relating to the 2013 European floods (CW breaking news), “the outcome is in line with our financial provisioning, given the previous court decisions and subsequent appeals”.
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CW readers say no to Yarra Bay
Friday | Jun 9 2023ALMOST every Cruise Weekly reader supports the development of a third cruise terminal in Sydney – but not in Yarra Bay.
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Hurti zero-emission ship
Thursday | Jun 8 2023HURTIGRUTEN has unveiled its first zero-emission ship, which is claimed to be “the world’s most energy-efficient cruise vessel”.
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Viking blasts off to Saturn
Thursday | Jun 8 2023VIKING’S newest ocean ship Viking Saturn has been named in New York Harbor at Manhattan Cruise Terminal.
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NSW neglecting cruise’s importance
Wednesday | Jun 7 2023CARNIVAL Corporation President Australia Marguerite Fitzgerald (pictured) does not believe the Government of New South Wales sincerely recognises the value of the cruise industry to the state.
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Virgin Voyages revamps Resilient season
Wednesday | Jun 7 2023VIRGIN Voyages’ cancellation of four trans-Tasman Resilient Lady cruises in 2024 (CW breaking news yesterday) is “due to market demand”, with the line saying it has “received significant feedback from our Sailors and travel advisors who shared some of the challenges the prior schedule presented with the various departure and arrival ports”.
