CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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CLIA fights taxes
Tuesday | Sep 2 2025CLIA has said it will robustly fight the state of Hawaii as it aims to introduce additional levies on cruise travellers who are already “subject to substantial fees and taxes”.
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Aldi cruise deals
Tuesday | Sep 2 2025ALDI Holidays has rolled out a number of new cruise deals valid for travel next year.
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Porthole 02 Sep 25
Tuesday | Sep 2 2025INVENTIVE cocktails have become somewhat of an arms race in the cruise industry, with Disney Cruise Line taking centre stage this week.
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Princess set to homeport in Fremantle
Monday | Sep 1 2025PRINCESS Cruises will again set sail from Fremantle (pictured) in 2027, in a major boost for Western Australia and the country’s cruise sector.
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Cruise all about value, diversity, and access
Monday | Sep 1 2025HIGH value, itinerary diversity, and access will define the next five years of cruising, Ponant Explorations Chief Executive Officer Deb Corbett believes.
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Viking’s new Douro ship
Monday | Sep 1 2025VIKING has taken delivery of its newest river ship in Europe, Viking Gyda (pictured), which will sail Portugal’s Douro river.
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Kaia’s debut date
Monday | Sep 1 2025EMERALD Cruises will set sail for the first time on board its newest ship Emerald Kaia on 04 Apr 2026, the line said.
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NYC gets the blues
Monday | Sep 1 2025NORWEGIAN Cruise Line’s Norwegian Aqua has completed her first cruise to Bermuda from her seasonal home port of New York City.
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CLIA sues Hawaii
Monday | Sep 1 2025CRUISE Lines International Association (CLIA) has filed a lawsuit in the US District Court in Hawaii seeking an injunction against plans by the state to introduce an 11% tax on cruise ships (CW 07 May).
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Porthole 01 Sep 25
Monday | Sep 1 2025SCOTTISH rock duo The Proclaimers famously sang about walking 500 miles (or was it a thousand), but three fellow Scots have just set a new record by rowing more than 9,000 miles across the Pacific.
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