CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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Hanseatic trifecta
Thursday | May 8 2025HAPAG-LLOYD Cruises has completed a trifecta, debuting Hanseatic Nature on its annual season on the Amazon River.
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CCL goes ticketless
Thursday | May 8 2025CARNIVAL Cruise Line (CCL) is launching a ticketless shore excursion platform around the globe, after successfully integrating the solution in Australia earlier this year.
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Porthole 08 May 25
Thursday | May 8 2025THE wreck of a Dutch ship lost 170 years ago has been discovered off South Australia’s south-east coast.
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CCL’s Glamore to depart next month
Wednesday | May 7 2025CARNIVAL Cruise Line (CCL) Vice President Sales & Marketing Kara Glamore (pictured) is set to depart the company, as revealed by CW yesterday (TD breaking news yesterday).
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Lindblad makes move to river cruise
Wednesday | May 7 2025A STRATEGIC partnership between National Geographic – Lindblad Expeditions and US group travel brand Transcend Cruises will see the formation of a charter agreement to launch a new European river cruising arm.
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Antarctica a hit with Aussies
Wednesday | May 7 2025SILVERSEA’S six-day Antarctica fly-cruise option has been “incredibly popular” with Australians because it frees up time to bolt on further explorations in South America.
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Star ready to go back in time
Wednesday | May 7 2025FIVE signature theatrical productions across stage, air, water, and ice will feature in an updated entertainment line-up coming to Royal Caribbean’s second Icon ship Star of the Seas.
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Hawaii passes tax
Wednesday | May 7 2025CRUISING in Hawaii could soon become more expensive after the State Legislature passed a new law to increase its transience tax on tourists, and expand it to cruise visitors.
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Mexico fee is here
Wednesday | May 7 2025MEXICO’S cruise in-transit fee will start at US$5 per head, and go up gradually, instead of the US$42 amount initially announced (CW 10 Dec).
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Europa to Africa
Wednesday | May 7 2025HAPAG-LLOYD Cruises has opened bookings for Europa’s Indian Ocean and South Africa voyages, starting in Nov 2025.
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