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Hapag has a hull of a time
Wednesday | Feb 20 2019HAPAG Lloyd Cruises has reached a milestone moment in the construction of its expedition ship MS HANSEATIC inspiration, commencing the transport of its hull from Romania to the Vard shipyard in Norway.
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Princess expands Nightlife
Wednesday | Feb 20 2019PRINCESS Cruises has signed a lucrative deal with music subscription service Nightlife Music that will see the cruise line installing the onboard entertainment system across a range of ships in its fleet.
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Sitmar staff back together
Wednesday | Feb 20 2019FORMER staff and colleagues of Sitmar Cruises, the cruise line that dominated the Australian market in the 1980s got together last weekend at a reunion dinner hosted by the line’s first Managing Director Ted Blamey.
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Double the width AmaMagna arrives
Monday | Feb 18 2019APT, in partnership with AmaWaterways, has announced the delivery of its new European rivership AmaMagna which is scheduled to debut on the Danube in May 2019.
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Industry gears up for CLIAs
Monday | Feb 18 2019THE Australasian cruise industry’s night of nights is set to attract its biggest ever turnout this weekend, with more than 500 people expected to join the 18th annual Cruise Industry Awards on Sat 23 Feb.
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A great start in Hobart
Monday | Feb 18 2019CUNARD’S Queen Elizabeth made her maiden call to Hobart last week, marking the commencement of a record season of visits to the Apple Isle.
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Princess lands trifecta
Monday | Feb 18 2019PRINCESS Cruises has marked three major milestones for its trio of ships all currently under construction.
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Experts get to the Ponant
Monday | Feb 18 2019NATIONAL Geographic’s Ocean Cruise Expeditions, in partnership with luxury cruise line Ponant, has launched a new range of immersive expeditions across a host of remote destinations.
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CMV confirms $2.4m in alleged theft
Friday | Feb 15 2019FORMER Director of Cruise & Maritime Voyages Australia Susanne Hunter is facing court after being charged with misappropriating more than $2.4 million from the cruise company.
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A&K committed to Ponant
Friday | Feb 15 2019THE new owners of Abercrombie & Kent, billionaire Manfredi Lefebvre d’Ovidio and A&K CEO Geoffrey Kent (pictured) say it’s business as usual for the luxury touring company, after this week announcing the acquisition from Chinese group Zhonghong Holdings Group.
