Headlines
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Brisbane Terminal on hold
Tuesday | Sep 8 2020THE closure of the Queensland border and the three-month extension of the Australian Government’s cruise ban (CW 04 Sep) has put paid to any hopes that the new Brisbane International Cruise Terminal will open on schedule.
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Aurora trade webinars
Tuesday | Sep 8 2020AURORA Expeditions is running a number of trade webinars next week previewing its Arctic and Global 2022 program.
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Hurtigruten enhancing safety policies
Monday | Sep 7 2020HURTIGRUTEN has committed to improving its internal routines and procedures, after the release of an investigation by Norwegian authorities into the outbreak of coronavirus on Roald Amundsen as it resumed cruising last month (CW 03 Aug).
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RCI’s Wonder-ful news
Monday | Sep 7 2020NEW Royal Caribbean International (RCI) ship Wonder of the Seas (pictured) has floated out at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in France.
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Five Princess ships for Australia
Friday | Sep 4 2020PRINCESS Cruises yesterday released its plans for the 2021/22 Australian season, which will see the local deployment of Coral Princess and Royal Princess for the first time.
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Cruise ban extended to Dec
Friday | Sep 4 2020CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has acknowledged the extension of the cruise ship suspension in Australian waters (CW breaking news), and has flagged the formation of a working group with government to “progress a pathway to a carefully managed and responsible resumption of cruise tourism in Australia at the earliest possible time”.
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New CLIA learning course
Friday | Sep 4 2020CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has introduced a new course on the world’s great rivers.
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Katz chats govt, pathway to return
Thursday | Sep 3 2020CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia Managing Director Joel Katz has reinforced his organisation is constantly engaging the Australian and NZ govts.
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Virtuoso “disappoints” Crystal
Thursday | Sep 3 2020CRYSTAL Cruises says it is disappointed at a letter sent by the Virtuoso consortium to its members, with the cruise line reaffirming that despite the disruption caused by COVID-19 it “remains committed to honouring our contractual obligations with guests and travel partners”.
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An over-whale-ming time
Thursday | Sep 3 2020A group of Royal Caribbean International’s (RCI) Queensland travel partners last week had a whale of a time transforming into marine biologists for the day.
