Headlines
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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.
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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.
