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Musing on Asian cruising
Thursday | Oct 26 2023SENIOR cruise industry figures have gathered in Hong Kong this week for Seatrade Cruise Asia, an industry conference taking place at the city’s JW Marriott Hotel.
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Cruise insurance surge
Thursday | Oct 26 2023THE resurgence of cruise, along with the continued after effects of the pandemic, are leading to a massive rise in the number of travellers who are purchasing cruise travel insurance.
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Special Murray sailing
Thursday | Oct 26 2023MURRAY River Paddlesteamers has announced a special, one-time-only river cruise which sets sail in Dec just before Christmas.
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Pacific nations unite around cruising
Wednesday | Oct 25 2023A sustainable cruise sector was firmly on the agenda in French Polynesia last week, where more than 140 delegates from countries across the South Pacific gathered for the Second South Pacific Cruise Forum.
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D’Aoust has left AQV
Wednesday | Oct 25 2023AMERICAN Queen Voyages (AQV) President Cindy D’Aoust has left the company just over a year after being appointed to the top job (CW 29 Sep 2022).
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Ruby ruling released
Wednesday | Oct 25 2023THE Australian Federal Court has ruled in favour of passengers who filed a class action against Carnival Australia following a COVID-19 outbreak onboard Ruby Princess in 2020 (CW breaking news), but says the lead plaintiff has already been adequately compensated by the cruise company.
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NCL’s Walk for Wellness: Week 3
Wednesday | Oct 25 2023NORWEGIAN Cruise Line’s fourth Annual Walk for Wellness participants stepped it up a notch over the weekend and smashed the second distance goal of the challenge – an epic 200,000km!
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Meyer floats new concept
Wednesday | Oct 25 2023MEYER Group, which is responsible for some of the world’s biggest cruise ships, has unveiled a world-first concept: floating cruise terminals.
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Princess kicks off huge local season
Tuesday | Oct 24 2023PRINCESS Cruises President John Padgett yesterday welcomed a large cohort of senior cruise industry figures to a special event aboard Royal Princess, inaugurating the line’s biggest-ever Australasian deployment.
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Spirit of Tassie rises up
Tuesday | Oct 24 2023SPIRIT of Tasmania (SOT) has delivered a $21 million tourism boost to Victoria’s Greater Geelong and Bellarine region since it moved to GeelongPort one year ago (CW 25 Oct 2022).