Headlines
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ACA Conference registration open
Tuesday | Jun 18 2024REGISTRATIONS have opened for the 26th annual Australian Cruise Association (ACA) Conference and annual general meeting, which will take place at SkyCity Adelaide.
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Cruise on top, says Virtuoso
Tuesday | Jun 18 2024GLOBAL travel agent network Virtuoso has found 58% of its members believe cruise will emerge as the strongest tourism sector in 2024-2025, surpassing land experiences.
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Royal Caribbean arrives at Utopia
Monday | Jun 17 2024ROYAL Caribbean International is saying “cheers to the weekend” as Utopia of the Seas officially joins its fleet.
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Explora II ready for inaugural voyage
Monday | Jun 17 2024EXPLORA Journeys’ second ship Explora II has completed her successful sea trials, and will start sailing on 11 Aug for her maiden journey from Barcelona.
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Celebrity Xcel-erates on new ship
Monday | Jun 17 2024CELEBRITY Cruises’ keel-laying ceremony took place at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire last week.
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Cruise borders simplified?
Monday | Jun 17 2024THE Australian Border Force (ABF) wants trials to simplify trans-Tasman travel expand to involve cruise, Commissioner Michael Outram told the Tourism & Transport Forum’s Outlook Tourism Conference last week.
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Govt silent on cruise exemption
Friday | Jun 14 2024THERE has been no decision made to extend the pivotal exemption to Australia’s Coastal Trading Act 2012, which allows foreign-flagged cruise ships to carry passengers between local ports, CW has learned.
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CCL’s heart grew three sizes that day
Friday | Jun 14 2024CARNIVAL Cruise Line (CCL) has unveiled a host of new Grinch-inspired offerings ahead of its second year of Grinchmas in Jul sailings, kicking off this month (CW 22 Jan).
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Shore power mandate
Friday | Jun 14 2024THE Port of Seattle will become the first port in the United States to require shore power usage for all cruise ships home porting at the facility from 2027.
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Silversea’s sandwich advantage
Thursday | Jun 13 2024THE deployment of Silversea’s Silver Nova to Australia later this year and again in 2025 is testament to the strong strategic value the market holds for the luxury cruise line.