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Tuesday 1st May 2018
Cruise Weekly today
CRUISE Weekly today
P&O commits to Papua New Guinea
features four pages of all the P&O Cruises has revealed it
latest cruise industry news. will offer six cruises dedicated to
Papua New Guinea in its just-
released 2019/20 program.
Scenic Europe 2019 The season will see one cruise
to Papua New Guinea on Pacific
SCENIC has released its 2019
Aria departing from Sydney in
Europe River Cruising brochure
mid-Nov 2019 and five 10-night
and is offering free flights to
New Guinea Island Encounter
Europe on all departures of 11
cruises sailing from Brisbane.
day or longer.
The PNG cruises will take guests
A collection of fresh
to Alotau, Kitava Island, Rabaul,
itineraries make their debut
Kiriwina Island & the Conflict
in the program, including the
Islands (pictured). destination for dry dock. 24 Jan 2020.
25-day Jewels of Europe &
“The Conflict Islands continue The new 2019/20 program P&O will also offer 38 cruises to
Beautiful Bordeaux and 23-day
to prove extremely popular two packs in a total of 136 cruises the South Pacific Islands between
Unforgettable Duoro & South
years on from our first voyage including 64 SeaBreak cruises seven & 12 nights in length from
of France.
and we’re pleased to offer this of two, three and four nights Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland.
Also new is the 15-day
stunning corner of the world up in duration departing Sydney, “In our latest program we
Sensational Seine & Bordeaux
to guests with a new itinerary Brisbane and Auckland. continue to offer cruises from
Sojourn and 16-day Enchanting
from Sydney,” said P&O Cruises In addition, there will be seven more Australian home ports
Rhone & Delightful Duoro.
President Sture Myrmell. P&O main event cruises themed than any other cruise line in the
The flight deal ends 31 Aug,
P&O Cruises will also offer around the Australian Open, market with round trip itineraries
and an early payment discount
six one-way cruises to or from Christmas and the New Year, plus from Sydney, Melbourne,
is available until 31 Oct.
Singapore, with Pacific Explorer a fresh four-night Australia Day Brisbane, Adelaide and
CLICK HERE to view the brox.
and Pacific Dawn to head to the voyage from Brisbane departing Auckland,” Myrmell said.
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Tuesday 1st May 2018
Crystal’s expert panel Ovation handed over
AN AUSTRALIAN has been
named as one of 13 foundation SEABOURN took
members of the Crystal Partner delivery of Seabourn
Advisory Council (CPAC). Ovation on Fri during
David Brandon, md of Savenio, a handover ceremony
has been appointed to the held at the Fincantieri
council which will meet regarding shipyard in Genoa, Italy.
travel partner programs and The all-suite ship is the
advancements, future new builds, fifth in the cruise line’s
and client demand for specific fleet and a sister ship to
luxury experiences. Seabourn Encore, which
“Crystal will benefit from David’s was christened in Jan
insights that have been garnered last year (CW 10 Jan 17). her maiden season with an 11-
throughout his 35+ years’ tenure “It is with much pride that we day inaugural voyage departing
in the Australian travel industry,” insights and feedback,” Roig said. hand over a ship that sets the 05 May from Venice, Italy,
said Karen Christensen, Crystal’s All 13 members have been new standard in ultra-luxury sailing to Barcelona, Spain.
svp and managing director, appointed for a two-year term. cruising, and it is exciting that The vessel’s naming ceremony
Australia and New Zealand. The other 12 members are: Seabourn guests from around will take place on 11 May in
The council will take part in Oded Battat, Traveland; Leah the world will soon be enjoying Valletta, Malta, with actress
quarterly meetings to review Bergner, Coastline Travel; wonderful cruise holidays on and singer Elaine Paige to serve
Crystal’s strategic plan, provide Deborah Deming, Frosch Travel; this magnificent luxury vessel,” as godmother.
insight on market shifts and pass Michelle Fee, Cruise Planners; said Fincantieri chief executive Seabourn Ovation will spend
on client feedback. Susan Gannon, Ensemble Travel; officer Giuseppe Bono. most of its maiden season
CPAC will be led by Carmen Jason Jenkins, Cruise Vacations Seabourn Ovation will kick off sailing in Northern Europe.
Roig, Crystal’s svp of marketing Inc.; Edwina Lonsdale, Mundy
& sales, and its first meeting will Cruising; Eric Maryanov, All-
take place in Los Angeles in Jun.
“As we continue to change the
Travel.com; Craig Pavlus, Pavlus
Travel; Gary Pollard, Ambassador
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the expansion of the Crystal Luxury Travel; and Ruth Turpin,
brand, it is more imperative than Cruises Etc. Journalist –
ever that we engage our expert Brandon is pictured above with Macquarie Park, Sydney
partners for their invaluable Christensen last month.
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Tuesday 1st May 2018
Crystal 2020 details RCL profit boost
ROYAL Caribbean Cruises
Limited has reported record
results for the three months
PORTHOLE
to 31 Mar, with first quarter
earnings of US$1.02 per share
due to stronger revenue.
WHAT happens when a famous
Gross yields rose 3.1%, and
rapper/actress takes on a
the company said that overall
professional NFL player in a
its bookings remained at floating Lip Sync battle?
record levels, ahead of last The honest truth is the
year in both rate and volume. experiment has never been
CEO Richard Fain said 2018 carried out before, but we will
was “proving to be another soon find out because Super
strong year, with all our brands Bowl champion and “kicker”
firing on all cylinders”. for Philadelphia, Jake Elliott,
CRYSTAL Cruises has released Saguenay, Quebec. He said the arrival of new has just been named to take on
details of its 2020 ocean vessel The Crystal Yacht Expedition ships this year including Carnival Horizon Godmother
deployment and opened the Cruises program features a return Symphony of the Seas, Mein Queen Latifah as part of the
season for sale. to the Seychelles from late Jan Schiff 1, Celebrity Edge and ship’s naming ceremony.
The collection features 64 through Mar, new itineraries Azamara Pursuit “positions us The ship’s special onboard
Crystal Cruises sailings and 44 exploring the Rose City of nicely for 2019 as well”. edition of TV show Lip Sync
Crystal Yacht Expedition Cruises Petra, Egypt, and the region of Battle - a reality phenomenon
departures, with maiden calls in the Middle East known as the where passengers pretend to
Mooloolaba & Airlie Beach. Holy Land on a nine- or 11-day Coral charters sing a pop song and have their
stirring performances rated by
Highlights of the Crystal Cruises journey.
sailings include Crystal Serenity There are also 24 combinable CORAL Expeditions has the audience - will take place in
staying overnight in Auckland seven-day voyages along the announced the availability New York City on May 23.
and Sydney, itineraries focusing Dalmatian Coast, Aegean and of private charters of its four “Not only do I get to square off
on the Middle East & India and a Adriatic on offer. vessels which can provide against a true legend like Queen
new transatlantic crossing route Itineraries for newbuild Crystal personalised itineraries across Latifah, we’re also helping some
Australia and the South Pacific. very special kids from [hospital
stopping at Barcelona, Spain, Endeavor, which will debut in
The company has hosted charity] St. Jude,” Elliott said.
St. Anthony, Newfoundland and 2020, will be announced later. Clearly, this is one NFL player
private voyages across the
globe since 1984 for special who needs to work a bit harder
NCLH breaks ground at PortMiami interest groups, major on his trash talk.
NORWEGIAN Cruise Line Holdings has celebrated breaking ground corporations and events,
on the new terminal at PortMiami to be dedicated to Norwegian taking in significant historic or
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The facility will spread across nearly 15,500m2, accommodate ships phenomena such as whale
of up to 5,000 passengers. migrations or eclipses.
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Hurtigruten 2019/20
Tuesday 1st May 2018
Princess Alaska Meraviglia maiden
PRINCESS Cruises has kicked MARKING the start of MSC
off its 2018 Alaska cruise Cruises “most accessible
season, which will this year see season ever” in Northern
seven of the line’s ships sailing Europe, MSC Meraviglia has HURTIGRUTEN has declared published Hurtigruten’s local
in the region. made her maiden call at the war on plastic, pledging to ban all 2019/20 Explorer brochure, which
port of Hamburg. unnecessary single use plastic in detailed a collection of itineraries
The arrival kicks off the its business & supply chain by Jul. revealed in Dec (CW 21 Dec).
Cruise brand’s European Summer
season, which will offer a
The company is striving to
become the world’s first plastic
The program includes new
destinations such as Alaska,
Calendar total of four MSC ships, 36 free shipping company and by 02 Franz Josef Land, Murmansk in
itineraries and six possible Jul will remove from its ships all high Russia, Europe and Atlantic
embarkation ports across plastic straws, drink mixers, plastic Canada, along with the regular
Germany, the United Kingdom, glasses, coffee lids & plastic bags. locations of Antarctica, Svalbard,
This week’s port calls of France and Denmark. “There is a lot of talk about the Greenland, Iceland and Norway.
cruise ships at various The line also revealed it impact plastic has on our oceans, Itineraries on the new hybrid
destinations around Australia. would christen the first of the but it’s time to take action,” said vessels, including MS Fridtjof
SYDNEY Meraviglia-Plus ships to come Hurtigruten ceo Daniel Skjeldam. Nansen also feature.
Sea Princess 1 May into service, MSC Grandiosa, in “By getting rid of single use Last month Bentours
Carnival Spirit 3 May Hamburg on 02 Nov 2019. plastic on board all ships already also opened bookings for
Pacific Eden 4 May by this [northern] summer, Hurtigruten’s 2019/20 Norwegian
Pacific Eden 7 May we will hopefully get others to coastal voyages, with departures
BRISBANE Carnival appoints follow,” Skjeldam said. available up until 31 May 2020.
MEANWHILE, Bentours has Skjeldam is pictured.
Carnival Spirit 1 May LARS Ljoen has stepped into
Sea Princess 3 May the role of executive vp of
Pacific Aria 4 May marine operations at Carnival APT releases 2019 Kimberley
Pacific Dawn 5 May Cruise Line, following a tenure
Insignia 7 May THE 2019 Kimberley Coast Cruising featuring
as managing director of Arnhem Land brochure from APT is out now.
CAIRNS Carnival Maritime, the marine A highlight of the program is the 11-day
Sun Princess 3 May service unit of Germany’s Kimberley Coast Cruise tour, which is priced
Insignia 4 May Costa Group. from $11,795 per person twin share.
Pacific Aria 7 May Ljoen succeeds Martin A companion fly free deal is available on the
DARWIN Landtman, who will be retiring itinerary until 31 Jul.
Sun Princess 6 May from the business in Jun. To view the new brochure, CLICK HERE.
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