Headlines
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Viking raids a winner
Wednesday | Jul 29 2020VIKING has revealed the winner of its expedition trade training email series to be Mary Rossi Travel’s Gai Campbell (pictured).
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Dream’s Taiwan return
Tuesday | Jul 28 2020DREAM Cruises has celebrated the restart of voyage operations, with a special ceremony in Taiwan to commemorate its new “island hopping” itineraries created specially for the region’s market.
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Small is the new big in cruising
Tuesday | Jul 28 2020CRAIG Bowen is the Managing Director of Cruise Traveller, Australia’s most experienced small ship cruising specialist.
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Carnival fleet update
Tuesday | Jul 28 2020CARNIVAL Cruise Line has announced the arrival of its second LNG Excel class ship will be Nov 2022.
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CDC seeks input on cruise resumption
Monday | Jul 27 2020THE United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a public Request For Information (RFI) related to cruise ship planning and infrastructure and the resumption of passenger operations.
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New Heritage sailing
Monday | Jul 27 2020A new voyage with Heritage Expeditions is now available, retracing the first Northern Sea Route transit.
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Ponant, APT working on cruise plans
Friday | Jul 24 2020PONANT and APT have been collaborating on the development of expedition sector protocols for the resumption of Kimberley cruise operations, with Ponant APAC Chair Sarina Bratton confirming a “breakthrough” with a state government which could see an announcement about a restart in the next week or so.
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Carnival, P&O and Princess cancel
Thursday | Jul 23 2020CARNIVAL Corporation has confirmed an extension of the rolling pause in its operations in Australia and New Zealand, with the company now cancelling cruises until the end of Oct.
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CLIA’s local solutions
Thursday | Jul 23 2020NEW Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia Chairman Gavin Smith (CW 21 May) has spoken of his organisation’s goals of solving a “global problem” with “local solutions” when tackling the global cruising suspension.
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CLIA Chairman urges cruise dialogue
Wednesday | Jul 22 2020CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Global Chair Adam Goldstein is optimistic some form of cruising can resume around the world in the coming months, but has warned it is unrealistic to expect a “full restart at the snap of a finger”.
