| North Star plans second bigger ship

The new vessel would likely
offer cruises to New Zealand
and carry around 50
passengers, the True North
owner has revealed.
NORTH Star Cruises general manager Peter
Trembath met this week with agents and
media in Sydney, and will host a lunch in
Melbourne today, to promote his plans for
expansion.
Speaking at the Sydney event this week,
Trembath announced that another vessel was
on the cards for the Broome-based company,
which has operated Kimberley cruises for
more than 25 years, and more recently added
itineraries in South Australia, Indonesia and
Papua New Guinea.
But rather than copy its 36-pax adventure
ship True North, Trembath said the new vessel
would be a larger expedition-style ship that
could sail to New Zealand.
Tremath indicated it would still carry less
than 50 passengers.
North Star Cruises, which recently
contracted a new Sydney-based public
relations team, has also appointed a global
business development manager.
The new recruit is expected to focus on
China, which Trembath said had emerged as a
growing source market for the company.
Meanwhile, Trembath also used the
announcement to encourage Australian agents
to take advantage of the company’s new
Preferred Representative Program for top
sellers, which is designed to promote greater
communication and interaction between the
cruise company and agents.
Pictured below enjoying yesterday’s Sydney
event at the Intercontinental is (from left)
Chloe Chun, Peter Trembath and Laura Speirs.