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MSC fundraising for Haiti
Wednesday | Nov 10 2021THE MSC Foundation, Food For The Poor, and Miami-Dade County have joined forces to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Haiti.
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CLIA members adopting green tech
Tuesday | Nov 9 2021CRUISE Lines International Association’s (CLIA) 2021 Environmental Technologies & Practices Inventory found 52% of new build capacity by members will rely on liquified natural gas for primary propulsion, an increase of 3 percentage points compared to last year.
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RSSC begins construction on Grandeur
Tuesday | Nov 9 2021REGENT Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) has begun construction on Seven Seas Grandeur (render pictured) with the ship’s steel-cutting ceremony taking place at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Ancona last Tue.
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Spirit of Tas begins Geelong move
Tuesday | Nov 9 2021WORK to bring the Spirit of Tasmania to Geelong is underway, ahead of the move next spring (CW 24 Apr 2020), with contractors due to start major landside works around GeelongPort’s $135 million Corio Quay precinct (CW 14 Sep) imminently.
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National Cabinet “notes” cruise paper
Monday | Nov 8 2021A paper covering the possibility of reopening Australian waters to international cruise shipping was “noted” during a meeting of Australia’s National Cabinet last Fri, as the key 80% double-vaccinated milestone was achieved across the nation.
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Viking expands 2023
Monday | Nov 8 2021VIKING has announced new expedition voyages for 2023, with new itineraries to include additional offerings in the Americas, such as an immersive two-week journey exploring the Great Lakes.
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Hurtigruten, Virgin top in sustainability
Friday | Nov 5 2021HURTIGRUTEN’S Fridtjof Nansen (pictured) and Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady have been rated the world’s most sustainable cruise ships by credit ratings provider Scope.
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Ignite spurs up success
Friday | Nov 5 2021IGNITE Travel Group has celebrated its bookings for last month, and the dividends of its new My Cruises River Collection (CW 10 Sep), at a private Melbourne Cup event.
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NCL on track for Sydney
Thursday | Nov 4 2021NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) continues to anticipate the deployment of its Norwegian Spirit in Australian waters in the first quarter of 2022, with a “voyage resumption plan” unveiled overnight detailing a Mar return to service in Sydney.
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Christening ceremony held for Apex
Thursday | Nov 4 2021GODMOTHER of Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Apex, lawyer Reshma Saujani, has led the ship’s traditional naming ceremony, which brought together more than 1,500 guests, employees, and crew members.
