The first international ship
arrives in Australia this week,
launching Australia’s biggest
record-breaking wave season.
ROYAL Caribbean’s Radiance of the Seas is
due to dock at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger
Terminal at 6am on Friday 12 October, marking
the beginning of an exciting “wave season” in
Australia.
The six-month schedule includes many new
ships – the largest, the newest and the most
luxurious ever – calling Australia home.
Royal Caribbean Cruises will carry more than
200,000 passengers on four vessels, including
the two biggest cruise ships ever based in
Australia –Voyager of the Seas and Celebrity
Solstice – plus a brief visit by Celebrity Millennium.
RCCL’s Australia and New Zealand
Commercial Director, Adam Armstrong, said
Voyager and Solstice would “revolutionise the
cruising landscape as we introduce a size and
calibre of superliners previously only
experienced overseas”.
Carnival Australia will have 19 ships carrying
325,000 passengers and making 310 calls to
Australian ports.
A record 14 of those ships will be based in
Australian waters for all or some of the 2012-
13 season, with a further five ships visiting as
part of their world voyages.
Highlights include the local debut of Carnival
Spirit, maiden calls by Holland America’s
Oosterdam and Seabourn Quest, and the
return of Queen Mary 2 for its inaugural
circumnavigation of New Zealand.
Carnival Australia CEO Ann Sherry said
passenger numbers were expected to increase
by 5% on last year.
“We’ll be visiting more Australian ports than
ever before, with 27 different towns and cities
set to welcome our ships over the coming
months,” she said.
