Headlines
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Feeling free with MSC!
Thursday | Nov 30 2023MSC Cruises took to Sydney Harbour yesterday in a smaller vessel than usual – the ONEWORLD luxury superyacht.
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Victoria urged to protect cruise sector
Wednesday | Nov 29 2023THE Victorian tourism sector is urging the state government to act swiftly to support Melbourne’s cruise industry, as the city is set to farewell two lines in the coming seasons.
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Travel agents key for Norwegian Viva
Wednesday | Nov 29 2023NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) this morning formally named its new Norwegian Viva, with Chief Executive Officer David Herrera and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Chief Executive Officer Harry Sommer both paying tribute to the travel advisors who sell the product.
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Cunard’s “biggest Aussie season yet”
Wednesday | Nov 29 2023CUNARD Line has arrived in Fremantle (pictured) for its “biggest celebration of Australia yet”, as Queen Elizabeth begins her home port season.
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Viking invades Antarctica
Wednesday | Nov 29 2023VIKING has returned to Antarctica for its third season, with Viking Octantis and her identical sister ship Viking Polaris again arriving in the continent.
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CLIA welcomes Framework
Tuesday | Nov 28 2023CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has welcomed Australia’s National Sustainability Framework, announced yesterday by federal, state, and territory tourism ministers.
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Virgin pops Aussie cherry
Tuesday | Nov 28 2023VIRGIN Voyages’ Resilient Lady (pictured) has arrived in Darwin for the first time, marking the cruise line’s maiden appearance in Australian waters.
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Don’t be humble – nominate now!
Monday | Nov 27 2023CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) will close the books on nominations for the upcoming CLIA Awards this Thu, with Managing Director Joel Katz issuing a rallying call to member travel advisors to “stand up and be counted”.
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NZ quarantine blocks P&O’s Adventure
Monday | Nov 27 2023NEW Zealand’s strict biosecurity regulations have seen P&O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Adventure (pictured) turned away from Kiwi shores, disrupting the holidays of over 2,600 guests on a 13-day itinerary.
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Virgin Voyages set to make a splash
Monday | Nov 27 2023VIRGIN Group founder Richard Branson believes the team behind Virgin Voyages (VV) has created “arguably maybe the best Virgin company ever”, telling Aussie and Kiwi travel agents he’s looking forward to being the “icing on the cake” of Resilient Lady’s arrival into Sydney next week.
