CRUISE MEDIA RELEASES
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AKTG adds two new sales directors
Wednesday | Feb 26 2025ABERCROMBIE & Kent Travel Group (AKTG) has expanded its sales roster, as it looks to build out a team to serve as a “one-stop shop” for both the A&K and Crystal Cruises brands.
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Eden’s business boom
Tuesday | Feb 25 2025EDEN’S growth as a cruise destination has been a big win for the town’s small business community, with many local firms showing their support for the sector last weekend.
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Eden gives Royal standing Ovation
Monday | Feb 24 2025EDEN welcomed its largest-ever cruise ship on Sat, with 4,862 passengers aboard Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas visiting the South Coast town.
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Eden seeks input on cruise sector
Friday | Feb 21 2025THE Port Authority of NSW and NSW Maritime have established a new Port of Eden Stakeholder Group, encouraging community members to help shape the coastal town’s cruising future.
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Cruise tax hit?
Friday | Feb 21 2025THE federal government of the United States has promised to introduce new taxes targeting cruise lines, according to new Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
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Azamara double act dazzles Sydney
Thursday | Feb 20 2025TWO Azamara ships sailed into Sydney Harbour yesterday (pictured), for the first time in the cruise line’s history.
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Del Rio Jr out as Oceania President
Wednesday | Feb 19 2025OCEANIA Cruises President Frank Del Rio Jr has stepped down after more than 20 years with the business founded by his father, Frank Del Rio Sr.
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TV star power for CLIAs
Tuesday | Feb 18 2025TWO-TIME Dancing with the Stars winner Luke Jacobz (pictured) will take charge as emcee of next month’s Cruise Industry Awards spectacular, Cruise Weekly can reveal.
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Arctic winter for Ponant’s Le Commandant
Friday | Feb 14 2025PONANT’S Le Commandant Charcot, the only high polar icebreaker cruise vessel, is returning to the Arctic for the 2026-27 winter season.
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HX receives new funding
Thursday | Feb 13 2025HX’S consortium of new investors has completed its acquisition of the cruise line, with a significant new tranche of 140 million (A$232m) of funding.
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