CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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Orient Express yacht floats
Friday | Jun 20 2025ORIENT Express Sailing Yachts has celebrated a key construction milestone of its maiden vessel, the largest sailing yacht in the world, Orient Express Corinthian (CW 13 Mar).
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AmaMagdalena sets sail in Colombia
Friday | Jun 20 2025AMAWATERWAYS has christened and set sail on the Magdalena River in Colombia, becoming the first cruise line to do so, with a ceremony to mark the occasion taking place this week in Santa Cruz de Mompox.
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Ritz’s housewarming party
Friday | Jun 20 2025YESTERDAY was arguably the biggest day in The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’s history in Australia, with the newly assembled local team meeting for the first time (CW 13 Jun).
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Mitsui into Aus
Friday | Jun 20 2025JAPAN-BASED Mitsui Ocean Cruises is the latest line to be represented by small ship specialist Cruise Traveller.
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Vale APT founder
Friday | Jun 20 2025APT Travel Group has announced the loss of its founder Geoff McGeary (pictured), who passed away on Wed.
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Hapag-LLoyd spring
Friday | Jun 20 2025HAPAG-LLOYD Cruises has announced a series of cruises on board its five-star ship, Europa 2, and its luxury expedition ship, Hanseatic inspiration, for 2025-26.
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Disney deposit drop
Friday | Jun 20 2025DISNEY Cruise Line has announced the reduction of its required booking deposit from 20% to 10%.
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Porthole 20 Jun 25
Friday | Jun 20 2025CARNIVAL Cruise Line’s brand ambassador John Heald must surely be forced to bite his tongue when responding to some queries in his social Q&A forum, especially when one accuses the line of being “musically discriminating”.
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Carnival revamps loyalty program
Thursday | Jun 19 2025CARNIVAL Cruise Line’s VIFP Club loyalty program will become Carnival Rewards next year, allowing members to earn and redeem points on almost everything with the brand.
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RCI to spruce up three ships
Thursday | Jun 19 2025ROYAL Caribbean’s Sydney-based ship Ovation of the Seas (pictured) will be among the next three ships in the cruise line’s fleet to undergo “amplification”, with a variety of new features to be introduced.
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