Headlines
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Aussie homeports grow
Thursday | Nov 3 2016CRUISE ships homeporting in Australia saw a massive 45% surge in 2015/16, according to a new report commissioned by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia.
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Princess’ biggest cruise
Tuesday | Nov 1 2016PRINCESS Cruises’ world cruise out of Sydney has been bulked up by two nights in 2018, making it the line’s longest yet.
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Spirit back to Australia
Tuesday | Nov 1 2016CARNIVAL Australia’s decision to pull Carnival Spirit from China and return her to local waters in 2018 is due to “phenomenal success” in Australia, Terry Thornton, svp commercial port operations and Carnival international told media at the World’s Leading Cruise Lines summit last week.
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Scenic’s first $2m agency
Thursday | Oct 27 2016SCENIC has honoured helloworld Miranda as the first travel agency to book $2 million worth of its cruises and tours in a single calendar year to date.
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Eclipse lures new market
Thursday | Oct 27 2016SCENIC’S reputation for developing high-end products has been brought to the fore again, with its biggest single investment in 30 years luring a new clientele to the Australian travel company.
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SeaLink plans growth
Tuesday | Oct 25 2016SEALINK is continuing to review strategic and value-adding acquisitions for the future, chairman Andrew McEvoy said today at the business’ third AGM as a listed company.
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Silversea dining unveiled
Tuesday | Oct 25 2016SILVERSEA has revealed details of the eight restaurants which will be on board Silver Muse when she launches in six months.
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Hurtigruten goes hybrid
Tuesday | Oct 25 2016HURTIGRUTEN will cut emissions by as much as 20% with the introduction of two new hybrid powered expedition ships, due for launch in 2018 and 2019 (CW 26 Apr).
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Silver Muse – Simply Divine Roadshows
Thursday | Oct 20 2016SILVERSEA Cruises commenced their annual Roadshow this week, hosting dinners for their top supporters in Melbourne and Sydney to celebrate the Silversea fleet, the impending launch of Silver Muse and the conversion of Silver Cloud into an expedition vessel in 2017.
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GC pinpoints Philip Park
Thursday | Oct 20 2016THE ocean-side of Philip Park has been earmarked for further investigation as the potential site of a cruise ship terminal on the Gold Coast.