Headlines
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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.
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Lindblad expands fleet
Thursday | Jun 13 2024LINDBLAD Expeditions has expanded its operations in the Galapagos Islands with the addition of two new vessels.
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Ponant appoints Corbett CEO
Wednesday | Jun 12 2024PONANT has announced it has appointed Deb Corbett as its Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacific (CW breaking news).
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Seabourn’s Pursuit of Australia
Wednesday | Jun 12 2024SEABOURN Cruise Line’s Seabourn Pursuit has sailed into Australia for the first time, marking the start of the brand’s inaugural season in the Kimberley (CW 27 Feb).
