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More Carnival cruise cancellations
Friday | Nov 12 2021CARNIVAL Cruise Line has once again been forced to cancel additional Australian sailings due to the ban on international cruise ships, with the company this morning informing travel advisors of further suspensions.
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Fantasia resumes Mediterranean sailings
Friday | Nov 12 2021MSC Cruises’ 13th ship, MSC Fantasia (pictured), has resumed sailing, with more than 20 Mediterranean voyages planned.
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Virgin hits an ace
Friday | Nov 12 2021VIRGIN Voyages has recruited a group of world-class athletes to join its team via specialised private investment platform Patricof Co.
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Cruise pause destroys P&O plans
Thursday | Nov 11 2021AMID continuing uncertainty about the resumption of cruising Down Under, P&O Cruises Australia has cancelled its Adelaide, Fremantle and Cairns homeport seasons for next year (CW breaking news yesterday).
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RCYC joins Bonvoy
Thursday | Nov 11 2021THE Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection (RCYC) has joined Marriott Bonvoy, with members of the hotel chain’s loyalty program now able to earn and redeem points on the cruise line’s sailings.
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Enchanted debuts
Thursday | Nov 11 2021PRINCESS Cruises has showcased its new Enchanted Princess ahead of her special naming ceremony on 14 Dec.
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Walk for Wellness winners
Thursday | Nov 11 2021NORWEGIAN Cruise Line has thanked its valued travel partners for taking part in this year’s Walk for Wellness challenge, in which participants trekked a collective distance of almost 140,000km.
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Fain to step down as Chief Exec of RCG
Wednesday | Nov 10 2021ROYAL Caribbean Group (RCG) CEO Richard Fain is stepping down after more than 33 years at the top of the company.
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Older generations to move from cruise?
Wednesday | Nov 10 2021WHILE older generations of travellers may have been a popular and responsive segment for the cruising industry in pre-COVID times, they are now less likely to cruise post-COVID, the University of Queensland’s Cruising in the COVID-19 era study has found.
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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.