Headlines
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Explorer Dream to return to Aus, NZ
Thursday | Feb 20 2020AS Dream Cruises’ Explorer Dream wraps up her inaugural Australia and New Zealand season (CW 28 Oct 2019), the cruise line has revealed that she will return for a second season later this year.
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Elizabeth extended
Thursday | Feb 20 2020CUNARD has revealed that it will extend Queen Elizabeth’s (pictured) current cruise season in Australia and New Zealand by 60 days, with six new itineraries and 29 more port visits.
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SeaDream’s Oz growth
Thursday | Feb 20 2020SEADREAM Yacht Club is seeing 30% growth in the Australian market this year when compared to last, Vice President International Sales Jannicke Daae Rognstad (pictured) has told Cruise Weekly.
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Sapphire Princess pivots Down Under
Wednesday | Feb 19 2020PRINCESS Cruises has announced plans to redeploy Sapphire Princess (pictured) from Asia to the local market for a year-long season from 01 May (CW breaking news yesterday).
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The Corbett double-threat
Wednesday | Feb 19 2020PONANT’S Commercial Director Australasia Deb Corbett and her daughter Annie have been recently enjoying a 10-night luxury expedition from Ushuaia to the Antarctic Peninsula onboard the cruise line’s expedition vessel, L’Austral.
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Ecruising to become part of LeisureCom
Tuesday | Feb 18 2020ECRUISING founders Brett and Philippa Dudley (pictured) have announced the sale of the pioneering online cruise company which was established two decades ago (CW breaking news).
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Uniworld Amazon sellout
Tuesday | Feb 18 2020THE inaugural season of Aria Amazon charters by Uniworld Boutique River Cruises (CW 06 Dec 2019) has been such a success that in 2021 the company will almost double its South American departures.
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NCL’s renewed Spirit
Tuesday | Feb 18 2020NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) has introduced the new Norwegian Spirit (pictured), following its US$100 million revitalisation through the Norwegian Edge program.
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Cruise recognises its top achievers
Monday | Feb 17 2020THE Australia and New Zealand cruise industry temporarily set aside recent challenges to honour its best and brightest over the weekend at the 19th Annual Cruise Industry Awards in Sydney (CW breaking news).
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Spectrum’s charitable move
Monday | Feb 17 2020ROYAL Caribbean Cruises (RCL)has announced Spectrum of the Seas will be redeployed from China to Australia in the “coming weeks” to offer communities who battled the recent bushfire crisis free sailings aboard the vessel (CW breaking news).