Headlines
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Croatia’s new style
Thursday | Jan 30 2020SAIL Croatia is currently constructing a new “Elegance class” ship, set to join the fleet later this year (pictured).
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Wind Surf renovation
Thursday | Jan 30 2020WINDSTAR has unveiled a new Officer’s Suite (pictured) on board the newly-renovated flagship Wind Surf.
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Geraldton vols award
Thursday | Jan 30 2020CRUISE Geraldton’s Meet & Greet Volunteers (pictured) were presented the Active Citizenship Award at the town’s Australia Day Community Citizen of the Year Awards.
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Cruise lines cancel voyages in China
Wednesday | Jan 29 2020THE growing health emergency in China has begun to affect some of the major cruise lines, with MSC Cruises and Royal Caribbean both cancelling cruises departing from the country to help mitigate the spread of coronavirus.
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Scrubbers to be scrubbed?
Wednesday | Jan 29 2020WASHWATER discharges from open-loop Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) technology will worsen the accumulation of carcinogens in marine environments, according to Senior Researcher, Marine Program for The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) Bryan Comer.
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Spiking volleyball dreams
Wednesday | Jan 29 2020P&O Cruises Australia has helped to build new gym facilities for Vanuatu’s female beach volleyball team, as part of its Pacific Partnership program.
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Scrubbers impact “minimal”: New report
Tuesday | Jan 28 2020A NEW report co-sponsored by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has found that discharges from Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) have a minimal environmental impact on water and sediment quality.
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P&O bids g’day to Oz
Tuesday | Jan 28 2020P&O Cruises celebrated Australia Day on Sydney Harbour for the eighth year running, with close to 2,000 guests on board Pacific Explorer to officially mark the jubilant occasion.
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Viking chief slams LNG propulsion
Friday | Jan 24 2020VIKING’S revolutionary new expedition vessels (CW 17 Jan) will not be powered by Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) because the company’s Chairman, Torstein Hagen, believes there are significant environmental issues associated with the fuel.
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In a good position: CLIA
Friday | Jan 24 2020CRUISE ships are in a better position to minimise the risk of coronavirus infection than other forms of travel due to their stringent health procedures, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) claims.
