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Cruise sector well equipped: Joel Katz
Friday | Feb 14 2020THE global cruise industry has moved quickly and decisively in response to the coronavirus outbreak in China, and the measures put in place by cruise lines have ensured the health and safety of passengers and crew remain the top priority.
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Estonia hungry for more
Friday | Feb 14 2020ESTONIA is looking to leverage its popularity as a cruise destination to generate repeat visits, the country’s Ambassador to Australia, Kersti Eesmaa, told Cruise Weekly.
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RCL reverses its coronavirus policy
Thursday | Feb 13 2020ROYAL Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has reversed its ban on Chinese passport holders (CW Mon), originally imposed amid coronavirus fears.
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Silversea Grand Voyage
Thursday | Feb 13 2020SILVERSEA Cruises has opened sales on its 2021 51-port Grand Voyage to the Arctic.
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Heritage’s celebrations
Thursday | Feb 13 2020HERITAGE Expeditions recently brought sister vessels Akademik Shokalskiy and Spirit of Enderby together in the Ross Sea in Antarctica for a special celebration of the 200th anniversary of what is widely regarded as the first sighting of the frozen continent, by Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen.
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Coronavirus cancellations making waves
Wednesday | Feb 12 2020MORE than 82% of Australian travel companies, including those in the cruise sector, have experienced cancellations as a result of the ongoing coronavirus crisis, according to an exclusive Travel Daily readership poll.
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Enjoying a chilly embrace
Wednesday | Feb 12 2020A RARE moment was enjoyed by passengers aboard Silversea’s Silver Cloud and Silver Whisper this month, with the two ships rendezvousing in Antarctica’s remote Wilhelmina Bay.
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Aussies take to OceanMedallion
Tuesday | Feb 11 2020THE engagement from the Australian market with Princess Cruises’ new OceanMedallion technology has so far been “remarkably high”, according to the cruise line’s Global Head of Experience and Innovation Pragnesh Shah.
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Coral’s revitilisation
Tuesday | Feb 11 2020CORAL Expeditions has launched its new Revitalise on the Reef wellness program, on the Great Barrier Reef.
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Sun rises on Sydney
Tuesday | Feb 11 2020THE cruise itinerary attempting to break a Guinness World Record – Viking’s Ultimate World Cruise – arrived in Sydney yesterday.