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NTIA cruise winners celebrate in style
Monday | Nov 20 2023THE Viking Cruises team (pictured) couldn’t wipe the smiles from their faces after being named Most Popular Ocean Cruise Operator at the National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA) on the weekend (CW breaking news).
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Cruise kicks off in Qatar
Monday | Nov 20 2023QATAR has seen an impressive start to its 2023/24 cruise season, with the Middle Eastern country welcoming more than 4,000 cruise passengers at Doha’s Grand Cruise Terminal last month.
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CLIA names Cruise Month winners
Monday | Nov 20 2023MTA’S Sarah Fenton has been named the winner of Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) Cruise Month competition after hosting a successful client event to mark the occasion in Oct.
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Sailing into NTIA 2023 success
Monday | Nov 20 2023THE vital role that cruising plays in the wider Australian and New Zealand travel sector was celebrated at Australia’s National Travel Industry Awards (NTIAs) over the weekend, with categories awarded including Most Popular River Cruise Operator (Uniworld Boutique River Cruises), Most Popular Ocean Cruise Operator (Viking), Sustainability Award – Supplier (Hurtigruten Group) and Most Outstanding Sales Executive – Cruise (Helen Courias, Holland America Line).
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Did Juneau about Alaska?
Monday | Nov 20 2023A group of 11 of the TravelManagers team from Australia recently experienced Alaska with Princess Cruises on a famil co-hosted with Air Canada.
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Halfpenny to join Heritage Expeditions
Friday | Nov 17 2023QUARK Expeditions Asia-Pacific Sales Director Rob Halfpenny (pictured) has accepted a new role as Head of Global Sales for Christchurch-based cruise line Heritage Expeditions.
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Third Edge Aussie season is official
Friday | Nov 17 2023CELEBRITY Cruises’ Celebrity Edge is officially returning to Australia in 2025-26, as exclusively revealed by Cruise Weekly last month (CW 31 Oct).
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Azamara returning to Australia in Dec
Friday | Nov 17 2023AZAMARA is returning to Australia next month with Azamara Journey and Azamara Onward to sail Down Under.
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Celestyal’s new Discovery
Friday | Nov 17 2023CELESTYAL Cruises overnight confirmed the acquisition of AIDA Cruises’ former AIDAAura, with the recently retired vessel to sail as Celestyal Discovery from Mar.
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RCI opens Caribbean 25/26
Friday | Nov 17 2023ROYAL Caribbean International (RCI) has opened new Caribbean cruises for 2025-26, sailing from Florida, Texas, and Puerto Rico.
