CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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Gold Coast port plans
Tuesday | Jun 6 2017A Gold Coast homeport cruise ship terminal is one step closer, with the council last week agreeing to move to the next phase of planning followed by a project business case.
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River lines pulling ahead
Tuesday | Jun 6 2017APT and Scenic have dominated the river cruise space in Cruise Weekly’s 2017 Cruise Industry Survey, showing a strong lead over rivals in agent perceptions.
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Borders close to Qatar
Tuesday | Jun 6 2017SAUDI Arabia and Bahrain have closed all sea, air and land borders with Qatar indefinitely and have severed diplomatic ties over Qatar’s alleged involvement in funding Islamic militants.
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MSC’s new ‘World Class’
Tuesday | Jun 6 2017MSC Cruises has inked a Memorandum of Understanding with STX France for two LNG-powered mega cruise ships, with options for two more.
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Porthole 01 Jun 17
Thursday | Jun 1 2017MINIONS Kevin and Stuart (pictured) climbed aboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Spirit in Sydney ahead of the release of Despicable Me 3 (in cinemas on 15 Jun).
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Meraviglia’s keys handed over
Thursday | Jun 1 2017MSC Cruises officially took delivery of the 5,714-passenger MSC Meraviglia from STX France builders yesterday, marking the occasion with a flag ceremony in St Nazaire, France.
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Ponant’s new ‘Blue Eye’
Thursday | Jun 1 2017PONANT’S new Le Laperouse will be the world’s first cruise ship to boast a “multi-sensory underwater area”.
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Revamped website
Thursday | Jun 1 2017CRUISEAGENTS has revamped its website, and is touting the new portal as a “one-stop shop for travel agents looking to increase their cruise selling skills”.
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Seabourn production
Thursday | Jun 1 2017SEABOURN has introduced the production “An Evening with Tim Rice” to its evening entertainment repertoire across its entire fleet.
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AIDA new ship details
Thursday | Jun 1 2017AIDA Cruises revealed it will name the first ship in its next generation AIDAnova.
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