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Spirits high on L’Austral
Monday | Mar 23 2020THE passengers and crew on board Ponant’s troubled L’Austral voyage from Antarctica would like to let the travel industry know they are safe and well as they find themselves trying to find a port that will take them in.
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CMV undertakes passenger swap at sea
Friday | Mar 20 2020IN A bid to ensure its passengers make their way home as safely and as quickly as possible, Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) has conducted a unique passenger swap off the coast of Phuket, Thailand.
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Carnival offers assistance
Friday | Mar 20 2020CARNIVAL Corporation is offering countries around the world the use of its cruise ships to serve as temporary hospitals as the world continues to battle the spread of COVID-19.
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Hurtigruten suspends operations
Thursday | Mar 19 2020HURTIGRUTEN this morning announced the halt of the majority of its operations until at least 19 Apr, with almost 3,000 staff also put on temporary leave.
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Silversea rewards!
Thursday | Mar 19 2020SILVERSEA Cruises flew representatives from its 20 top-selling agencies for 2019 out to Melbourne for the cruise line’s inaugural Campioni di Silversea event on 29 Feb.
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Special arrangements for cruise ships
Wednesday | Mar 18 2020PASSENGER cruise ships currently sailing out of Australia have either returned or are en route back to port, under special arrangements confirmed by Australian Border Force Commissioner, Michael Outram.
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Ships left all at sea
Wednesday | Mar 18 2020TIGHTER travel restrictions implemented in Chile in response to the COVID-19 crisis has prevented Hurtigruten’s Roald Amundsen from docking at the port of Punta Arenas, leaving the cruise line searching for new options to transport its passengers home safely.
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Cunard joins list of cancellations
Tuesday | Mar 17 2020CUNARD has joined other Carnival brands in temporarily suspending cruise operations, until 11 Apr.
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Canx policies collated
Tuesday | Mar 17 2020TRAVEL Daily and Cruise Weekly have put together a list of cruise line cancellation policies in the face of the COVID-19 outbreak, which is set to be updated as per need.
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Australia cancels cruise for 30 days
Monday | Mar 16 2020THE Australian Government has announced the suspension of all international cruise ship arrivals for 30 days, effective from midnight last night, and has advised all Australians to “reconsider their need for overseas travel at this time”.
