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Porthole 03 Dec 24

CARNIVAL Cruise Line has banned pineapples on its ships – but hold up before you send the company an angry missive detailing your enthusiasm for this tropical fruit.

A Quantum leap for Qld

ROYAL Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas returned to Brisbane yesterday (pictured) for her third season home porting in the capital of Queensland.

Fiji targeting cruise growth through to 2027

FIJI is planning to work with cruise lines, particularly the expedition sector, to expand the reasons to travel to the country.

Ama pops the question

AMAWATERWAYS Regional Sales Manager Christine Oliver recently hosted a famil on the Danube for Australian travel advisors and their partners.

Bratton departs

SARINA Bratton’s final two-year contract with Ponant has come to an end, bringing a close to the cruise legend’s 11-year tenure with the line, as revealed by Cruise Weekly on Fri (CW breaking news Fri).

Celestyal launches

CELESTYAL Cruises’ inaugural Arabian Gulf season has launched in Qatar (CW 15 Nov), with Celestyal Journey having arrived in Doha.

New Globus portal

GLOBUS family of brands is preparing travel advisors for the launch of its new global portal (CW 09 Oct), which will role out later this month.

Queen of the Caribs

PRINCESS Cruises’ Caribbean Princess has arrived in Port Canaveral for her first-ever season of sailing from the Floridian facility.

Porthole 02 Dec 24

HX has set what is believes to be a new record, with Roald Amundsen achieving 1,416 wildlife observations during a recent 14-day voyage from Panama to Chile.

On location inDresden 02 Dec 24