Headlines
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Overhaul at Carnival Corporation
Wednesday | Dec 2 2020CARNIVAL Corporation has announced Jan Swartz (pictured) as Group President of Holland America Group, amid a mass of changes overnight.
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New #WeAreCruise drops
Wednesday | Dec 2 2020THE shutdown of Illawarra business Kollaras & Co (pictured) shows the impact of the ongoing suspension of domestic cruise operations on the local economy.
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No insolvent trading for CMV Australia
Tuesday | Dec 1 2020THE collapsed Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) Australia did not trade while insolvent in the lead-up to the appointment of its administrators (CW 21 Jul), who have confirmed the trigger for the shutdown of the business was the cessation of funding support from its British parent company.
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Viking Great Lakes
Tuesday | Dec 1 2020VIKING Expeditions will begin sailing in Jan 2022 with its first vessel, Viking Octantis (pictured) (CW 17 Jan) embarking on voyages to Antarctica and the Great Lakes.
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CLIA urges return for local cruising
Monday | Nov 30 2020CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has urged the Australian Government not to extend the current Biosecurity Order which is preventing cruising (CW 03 Sep), and instead implement a “conditional process that would allow cruise lines to progress towards approval for a carefully managed resumption in 2021”.
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Australia and cruising both losing
Monday | Nov 30 2020THE Australian economy and communities around the country have lost almost $2 billion while cruise operations are suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released this morning by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia and Australian Cruise Association (ACA).
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To Celebrity and Beyond
Monday | Nov 30 2020CELEBRITY Cruises recently held the coin ceremony for Celebrity Beyond, the third ship in the cruise line’s Edge series.
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MSC eyes Japanese restart in Apr
Friday | Nov 27 2020MSC Cruises is now on track for an Apr 2021 restart in Japan, after it became the first international cruise line to receive a certificate of compliance from Japanese ship classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai for its health and safety protocol earlier in the week.
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RSSC 2021-2022 season
Friday | Nov 27 2020REGENT Seven Seas Cruises’ (RSSC) Seven Seas Explorer will make its debut in Australia in 2021-22, among a range of firsts for the cruise line that season.
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Coral approved for Tassie season
Thursday | Nov 26 2020CORAL Expeditions has received approval for a Tasmania season, to operate from next month through to Mar.