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Viking Great Lakes
Tuesday | Dec 1 2020VIKING Expeditions will begin sailing in Jan 2022 with its first vessel, Viking Octantis (pictured) (CW 17 Jan) embarking on voyages to Antarctica and the Great Lakes.
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CLIA urges return for local cruising
Monday | Nov 30 2020CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has urged the Australian Government not to extend the current Biosecurity Order which is preventing cruising (CW 03 Sep), and instead implement a “conditional process that would allow cruise lines to progress towards approval for a carefully managed resumption in 2021”.
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Australia and cruising both losing
Monday | Nov 30 2020THE Australian economy and communities around the country have lost almost $2 billion while cruise operations are suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released this morning by the Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia and Australian Cruise Association (ACA).
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To Celebrity and Beyond
Monday | Nov 30 2020CELEBRITY Cruises recently held the coin ceremony for Celebrity Beyond, the third ship in the cruise line’s Edge series.
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MSC eyes Japanese restart in Apr
Friday | Nov 27 2020MSC Cruises is now on track for an Apr 2021 restart in Japan, after it became the first international cruise line to receive a certificate of compliance from Japanese ship classification society Nippon Kaiji Kyokai for its health and safety protocol earlier in the week.
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RSSC 2021-2022 season
Friday | Nov 27 2020REGENT Seven Seas Cruises’ (RSSC) Seven Seas Explorer will make its debut in Australia in 2021-22, among a range of firsts for the cruise line that season.
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Coral approved for Tassie season
Thursday | Nov 26 2020CORAL Expeditions has received approval for a Tasmania season, to operate from next month through to Mar.
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Sit back, seafarers!
Thursday | Nov 26 2020QATAR Airways has recognised the role of shipping in keeping the global economy open by introducing a dedicated Mariner Lounge at Hamad International Airport (pictured and inset).
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Smotrys: agents to play large role
Wednesday | Nov 25 2020NEWLY appointed Seabourn Cruise Line Vice President Global Sales & Trade Relations Steve Smotrys (CW 30 Oct) believes there will be great opportunities in cruising for travel advisors in the future.
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Cruiseco “business as usual” – HLO
Wednesday | Nov 25 2020HELLOWORLD Travel (HLO) Executive Director, Cinzia Burnes, has confirmed the Cruiseco consortium will be “happy to continue to take bookings from all existing agents/members,” regardless of whether they are part of Helloworld or not.
