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Seascape trial success
Friday | Aug 26 2022MSC Cruises’ MSC Seascape (pictured), the second ship in the Seaside EVO class, has successfully completed her sea trials.
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Island Escape sinks into receivership
Thursday | Aug 25 2022NEW Zealand-based Island Escape Cruises has had receivers appointed, with the line’s 32-guest Island Escape also understood to have been arrested in the Port of Broome where it has lain idle while successive departures of the company’s foundering Kimberley 2022 season were cancelled (CW 22 Jul, CW 08 Aug).
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Welcome back cruise, we missed you!
Thursday | Aug 25 2022LAST night saw Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) and its members host a #LoveCruise welcome cocktail party to celebrate the today’s Cruise360 conference. Held at Cafe del Mar Sydney at Cockle Bay Wharf, the night brought together the Australian cruise community for the first time in almost three years, as it celebrated the revival of sailing in the region. Attendees last night and at today’s conference are also invited to share their best photos with Cruise Weekly on Instagram using the hashtag #ILoveCruiseWeekly, with the yet-to-be-announced winner scoring a bottle of champagne.
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Carnival Luminosa on sale
Thursday | Aug 25 2022CARNIVAL Cruise Line has this morning opened reservations for the inaugural Australian season of its new Carnival Luminosa (pictured) the local addition to the Carnival fleet confirmed by CEO Christine Duffy (CW 08 Jun).
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Viking names new Osiris
Wednesday | Aug 24 2022VIKING has celebrated its long association with Highclere Castle and the wildly popular Downton Abbey TV series by having George Herbert, the 8th Earl of Carnarvon, name its new Viking Osiris in Luxor, Egypt.
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Uniworld 2023/24 launch
Wednesday | Aug 24 2022UNIWORLD Boutique River Cruises is set to further ramp up its presence in the Australian and NZ markets, with CEO Ellen Bettridge yesterday unveiling the company’s latest programs as well as announcing the elevation of Alice Ager to be the Managing Director of the brand locally.
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Cruises up for grabs at C360
Tuesday | Aug 23 2022ATTENDEES at this week’s sold-out Cruise360 Conference and Trade Show in Sydney will have the opportunity to win one of 19 cruise holidays, which are being offered by cruise line members of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia.
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Canada hails environmental progress
Tuesday | Aug 23 2022CRUISE ships have been successfully implementing strict new environmental measures for wastewater imposed by Transport Canada earlier this year, with the first reporting period showing “significant progress towards reducing the environmental impacts of cruise ships and other vessels on the water”.
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Coral Expeditions East Indies
Tuesday | Aug 23 2022CORAL Expeditions has announced a unique three-voyage series taking in the “island trails of the East Indies” including Komodo, Sulawesi and Borneo.
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P&O’s Encounter arrives in Brisbane
Monday | Aug 22 2022THE Brisbane International Cruise Terminal has finally swung into action as a year-round homeport, with the hugely anticipated arrival of P&O Cruises’ Pacific Encounter on Sat.
