Headlines
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Grow the market, urges RCL’s Gavin Smith
Friday | Oct 11 2019NEWLY appointed Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines (RCL) Managing Director for Australia and New Zealand Gavin Smith (CW 09 Oct) has wasted no time getting in front of the cruise industry, urging the local sector to focus on the “new to cruise” market.
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Viking Expeditions launch
Friday | Oct 11 2019VIKING Cruises founder Torstein Hagen (pictured) will add a third major division to his company in 2022, with the launch of the new Viking Expeditions product, which went on sale yesterday.
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A right Royal welcome
Friday | Oct 11 2019ROYAL Caribbean made the most of the arrival of its Radiance of the Seas into Sydney Harbour on Wed this week, hosting a celebratory event at The Squire’s Landing in the Rocks to welcome the start of its 2019/20 cruise season.
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TasPorts’ sustainability
Friday | Oct 11 2019TASPORTS has insisted it is at the forefront of maintaining sustainability for the state’s rapidly-expanding cruise sector.
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Local RCL head departs after 15 months
Wednesday | Oct 9 2019ROYAL Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has revealed that Gavin Smith will return to his former role of MD Australia and NZ effective immediately, replacing Susan Bonner who departs after holding the position since Jun 2018 (CW breaking news y’day).
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Meet the Hurtigruten team
Wednesday | Oct 9 2019HURTIGRUTEN has formally introduced the newest members of its fast-growing Australian team, with new faces coming on board across sales, marketing and communications.
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Oceania Aquamar Spa
Wednesday | Oct 9 2019OCEANIA Cruises has announced the debut of the Aquamar Spa + Vitality Center, a new wellness and spa experience that forms part of the brand’s OceaniaNEXT initiative.
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Evolving the Galapagos
Wednesday | Oct 9 2019GALAPAGOS Islands cruise operator Ecoventura has announced plans to launch a third luxury Mega-Yacht in 2021.
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Coming to America
Wednesday | Oct 9 2019MSC Cruises’ first Meraviglia Class smart ship MSC Meraviglia has made her inaugural visit to North America, arriving in New York earlier this week.
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Sommer to lead NCL from next year
Friday | Oct 4 2019HARRY Sommer will take the reins as Norwegian Cruise Line’s new President and Chief Executive Officer from 01 Jan, replacing company stalwart Andrew Stuart who has been in the role since Mar 2015.