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Cruise Weekly on location in Mooloolaba 07 Sep 17
Thursday | Sep 7 2017Today’s issue of CW is coming to you courtesy of the Australian Cruise Association conference on the Sunshine Coast.
THIS is the 21st annual ACA conference and this year is being held in the stunning waterfront location of the Mantra Mooloolaba Beach.
Themed ‘Together Towards Tomorrow’, over three days delegates will hear from keynote speakers from Norwegian Cruise Line, Viking Cruises and Ponant.
Panel sessions, workshops and networking and local sightseeing are planned as delegates blend education with a splash of leisure. -
Porthole 07 Sep 17
Thursday | Sep 7 2017HUNDREDS of mermaids, mermen and merbabies descended on Bexhill in the United Kingdom to break the world record for the largest gathering of mermaids.
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Carnival LNG go-ahead
Thursday | Sep 7 2017CARNIVAL Corporation held a keel-laying ceremony this week to celebrate the start of construction for the first of seven next-generation cruise ships to be powered by liquefied natural gas.
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Aust losing expeditions
Thursday | Sep 7 2017AUSTRALIA is losing out on attracting foreign expedition cruise vessels, resulting in lost tourism opportunities because of inconsistencies and restrictions in Government policy.
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Cunard program
Thursday | Sep 7 2017CUNARD has unveiled its Apr-to-Dec 2019 program, packing in the fleet’s first northern lights voyage and marking its return to Alaska for the first time in over 20 years.
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Luxury’s “reward”
Thursday | Sep 7 2017STEVE Odell, svp and md APAC for Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings has urged agents “to put your toes into the luxury market”.
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Hurricane update
Thursday | Sep 7 2017CATEGORY five Hurricane Irma is causing mayhem across the Caribbean as it tracks towards Florida.
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Tanna volcano
Thursday | Sep 7 2017VANUATU’S Tanna island, home to one of the world’s most active volcanos, is set to have its own dedicated port of call in the near future.
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Vanuatu to seek Carnival Aus rethink
Thursday | Sep 7 2017THE Vanuatu Government hopes to hold talks with Carnival Australia in Sydney this month in a bid to encourage the cruise company to consider rethinking its ship deployment to the island nation in the years ahead.
