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Eden’s $44m extension
Thursday | Nov 17 2016LARGER ships would be able to call directly into the burgeoning Port of Eden in Southern NSW from 2018, under a plan for a $44 million extension of the breakwater wharf, Cruise Weekly can exclusively reveal.
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Celebrity snatches comp
Tuesday | Nov 15 2016CELEBRITY Cruises’ success in sales is being fuelled by “stealing customers from our competitors,” Adam Armstrong, md Celebrity Cruises Australia told CW on board Celebrity Solstice yesterday.
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Polar class ship for who?
Tuesday | Nov 15 2016CRUISE lines are increasingly looking at expedition cruising as a key growth sector, with a contract for another Polar Class 6 ship having been signed with an Eastern Europe shipyard.
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Carnival, INTERPOL pact
Thursday | Nov 10 2016CARNIVAL Corporation has become the first maritime company to partner with Interpol in an agreement which…
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New Shanghai cruise visa
Thursday | Nov 10 2016CRUISE tour groups sailing into Shanghai can now take advantage of a 15-day visa-free policy, provided…
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Evergreen “revisited” brox
Thursday | Nov 10 2016ANTICIPATING a groundswell in late season river cruise bookings from the repeat travel market, Evergreen Tours…
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Cunard identifies “blocks”
Tuesday | Nov 8 2016A perception of expense is a potential block to new cruisers booking with Cunard, the cruise line found in a study in Aug.
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OPT plan a wet blanket
Tuesday | Nov 8 2016PLANS to turnaround two ships in Sydney’s Overseas Passenger Terminal in one day could “put a damper on cruise itineraries,” Terry Thornton, svp commercial port ops and Carnival Int’l said.
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Scenic sees Euro pick-up
Tuesday | Nov 8 2016SCENIC is predicting late bookings will help boost a tough year in European river cruising as the Australian market shows signs of recovering from shocks in France and Belgium.
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Traveltek funding boost
Thursday | Nov 3 2016CRUISE specialist technology firm Traveltek has secured more than 5 million in funding from private equity group YFM Equity Partners, with the boost expected to see significant growth for the operation, including in Australia.