Headlines
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One Ocean restructuring concerns
Monday | Nov 25 2019THE cancellation of a third successive voyage by embattled cruise operator One Ocean Expeditions (OOE) is raising concerns among its Australian and New Zealand clientele.
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Royal banks on Singapore
Monday | Nov 25 2019ROYAL Caribbean International (RCI) has entered into a five-year fly-cruise marketing partnership with the Singapore Tourism Board and Changi Airport Group.
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Sparkly selfie to remember
Monday | Nov 25 2019TRAVEL The World’s National Sales Manager Sharon Hondo recently had the chance to crack the bubbly open with the new head of cruise disruption himself, Richard Branson.
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Ponant signs on to double the luxury
Friday | Nov 22 2019PONANT has signed a Memorandum of Association with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to construct two “new-generation” luxury expedition cruise vessels.
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New tools of the trade
Friday | Nov 22 2019HURTIGRUTEN has revealed it will introduce a new online agent tool for the Australian market, with the cruise line gearing up to introduce the more “matured solution” in Q1, 2020.
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Going deep sea diving
Friday | Nov 22 2019THE first look at Scenic Eclipse’s exclusive Scenic Neptune submarine in action has been unveiled by Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, with the underwater vessel taking its inaugural dive in Caribbean waters piloted by Remy Izendooren (inset below).
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Susanne Hunter sentenced
Thursday | Nov 21 2019SUSANNE Hunter, the wife of former Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) CEO Grant Hunter, was yesterday given a 15 month custodial sentence after being convicted of defrauding $2.4 million from the business.
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The Vikings invade!
Thursday | Nov 21 2019VIKING Cruises’ upcoming third season of sailing from Australia and New Zealand begins this Dec, with the arrival of Viking Orion and Viking Sun (pictured).
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Celebrity’s girl power
Thursday | Nov 21 2019CELEBRITY Cruises will undertake its first-ever sailing with an entirely female bridge and officer team for International Women’s Day on 08 Mar, marking a major achievement for its #BRIDGEthegap initiative.
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Introducing the Valiant Lady in red
Wednesday | Nov 20 2019VIRGIN Voyages has announced that its second ship scheduled to join the fleet in May 2021 will be called Valiant Lady, and will sail three separate seven-night Mediterranean itineraries out of Barcelona, Spain.
