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Douglas Mawson delivered
Thursday | Sep 11 2025SHIPBUILDER China Merchants Group has delivered Aurora Expedition’s new ship Douglas Mawson (CW 17 Jul), which is set to be the final vessel in her class.
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Celebrity confirms sailings to Lelepa
Wednesday | Sep 10 2025CELEBRITY Cruises VP International Giles Hawke (pictured) has confirmed the line will visit the Lelepa private destination in Vanuatu, currently in development by its sister brand Royal Caribbean, CW can exclusively reveal.
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Tourism Australia has eyes on cruise
Wednesday | Sep 10 2025TOURISM Australia is working with the local cruise sector to increase the destination’s inbound numbers and grow the industry Down Under.
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Aqua new loyalty program
Wednesday | Sep 10 2025AQUA Expeditions has launched its ‘Circolo Aqua’ loyalty program, a global platform that will reward guests, top-performing advisors, and partner companies with exclusive, miles-based benefits.
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Imagining better relationships
Tuesday | Sep 9 2025“CORRECTING misconceptions” about Imagine Cruising will define much of the early work done by the package business’ newly appointed Director B2B Katrina McAlpine has said (CW 25 Aug).
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Royal’s fourth Icon underway
Tuesday | Sep 9 2025THE keel-laying has taken place at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland to mark the start of construction of Royal Caribbean’s (RCI) fourth Icon-class ship.
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Broome pushes for first point
Tuesday | Sep 9 2025WESTERN Australia’s Minister for Tourism Reece Whitby said his department plans to impress on the Federal Government the importance of Broome receiving ‘first point of entry’ status (CW 08 Mar 2024).
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Rutherford celebrates WA support
Monday | Sep 8 2025PRINCESS Cruises Vice President Asia Pacific Matthew Rutherford has told Cruise Weekly Western Australia is “an example of what can be done” when the country’s destinations work with the sector.
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Cruise partnership renewed
Monday | Sep 8 2025AUSTRALIA’S cruise sector has renewed its partnership with the country’s destination management organisation to welcome visitors to local shores.
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Eclipse basks in WA success
Monday | Sep 8 2025COINCIDING with the start of the 2025 Australian Cruise Association conference last week, Fremantle welcomed the mighty Scenic Eclipse II into its harbour for the first time recently.
