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Famil trips on the rise
Wednesday | Apr 3 2019SHIP inspections and travel agent famils on board Carnival Australia-branded ships have hit record highs in 2019, with a total of 5,600 trade partners enjoying time on the cruise line’s ships so far this year.
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Celestyal Cruises gears up for growth
Monday | Apr 1 2019ATHENS-BASED Celestyal Cruises is poised to benefit from a surge in pent-up demand for the Eastern Mediterranean, with Australia & NZ key to the mix.
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Cruise Office: End of an era
Monday | Apr 1 2019THE pending closure of Cruise Office at the end of the year (CW breaking news Fri) will see Cruise Traveller take over representation for American Queen Steamboat Company (AQSC) and Victory Cruise Lines (VCL), while Cruise Office’s other key supplier, Voyages to Antiquity, will not offer a 2020 program.
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Vidanta makes a splash
Monday | Apr 1 2019LUXURY travel brand Vidanta has announced its first foray into the luxury cruising space, revealing plans to operate cruise and land itineraries along the Mexican coast.
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Cruise a strong focus for Savenio
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Princess orders ships on the double
Friday | Mar 29 2019PRINCESS Cruises has announced that it will be adding two new next-generation ships to its fleet in 2023 and 2025.
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Expedition “very strong”: Silversea
Friday | Mar 29 2019THE Australian expedition cruise market has performed very well in the last 12 months for Silversea, according to the cruise line’s Senior VP Expeditions and Destinations Conrad Combrink.
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Princess crowns biggest Aussie program
Wednesday | Mar 27 2019THE 2020/21 Australian summer program for Princess Cruises will see the debut of the 3,560 guest Regal Princess to local waters in addition to the return of Sapphire Princess, culminating in the biggest ever summer program to date.
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Celebrity reaches Summit
Wednesday | Mar 27 2019CELEBRITY Cruises has completed its second ship transformation as part of its $500 million fleet-wide modernisation program, unveiling major upgrades on board its 2,158-passenger Celebrity Summit vessel.
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Europa 2’s silver service
Wednesday | Mar 27 2019THIS lucky group of travel agents enjoyed the white-gloved ministrations of the high-class crew aboard Hapag-Lloyd’s MS Europa 2 earlier this week, when she was docked at Sydney’s White Bay Cruise terminal.