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Cruise Weekly today features
Carnival looks to Mel/Bris NTIA finalists named
THE 2017 National Travel
three pages of all the latest SYDNEYS cruise infrastructure five this season (CW 27 Apr). Industry Award (NTIA) finalists
challenges are emerging as On Fri the govt confirmed it is have today been revealed by the
cruise industry news.
others opportunities, Carnival looking at how to make greater Australian Federation of Travel
Australias executive chairman use of existing capacity, including Agents (AFTA).
Jardine solo venture Ann Sherry has declared. the consideration of double In the running to be named
BRETT Jardine, former Cruise Sherry told Cruise Weekly that turnarounds (or double stacking) best cruise operator - domestic
Lines International Association Carnival is increasingly basing in the OPT - a plan rejected by deployment are: Carnival Cruise
(CLIA) Australasia commercial ships in other cities such as Carnival Aus and Royal Caribbean. Line, Celebrity Cruises, P&O
director has launched consulting Melbourne and Brisbane due to In addition to losing cruise Cruises Australia, Princess Cruises
business, Cruise Boss. capacity constraints in Sydney. business to Melbourne and and Royal Caribbean Intl.
Jardine has spent over 27 years She warned we are nearing Brisbane, double stacking risks Finalists for the best cruise
in the travel industry, telling crunch point where we need making Sydney an unattractive operator for domestic
CW I have been fortunate to to find a way to unblock the port for local and intl cruise pax, deployment include Celebrity
experience many aspects of stalemate in Sydney Harbour & a Carnival spokesperson told CW. Cruises, Princess Cruises,
cruising and general business that find a way of sharing the Garden The early morning arrival would Royal Caribbean International,
impact both agents & suppliers. Island facility between Navy & require passengers to be ready to Seabourn and Silversea.
With this in mind Cruise Boss cruising for the benefit of Sydney. leave the ships as early as 5:30am Meanwhile, the award for
has been established to contract This is the last big piece of and the evening turnaround best river cruise is between
to business of varying size and the tourism puzzle now we have would cause guests to embark APT, Avalon Waterways, Scenic
style where the cruise industry is agreement on the second airport late into the night with all Luxury Cruises & Tours, Uniworld
a primary focus. and have rebuilt the convention passengers effectively losing the Boutique River Cruise Collection
Cruise Boss has taken on Viking and exhibition centre in Sydney. first night of their cruise. and Viking Cruises.
Cruises as its foundation client. The comments follow Royal Either way, pax will see double Cruise Guru is also in the
Jardine said he is delighted to Caribbean Intls move last week stacking as an awful way to running for the best OTA and
be assisting the team at such an to cut the number of local ships either start or finish a cruise Infinity Cruises for best specialty
exciting time for the business. to three in 2018/19, down from holiday, Carnival said. wholesaler - view finalists HERE.

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Evergreens rebranding
EVERGREEN
Tours has a
new look and
a new name
- Evergreen
Cruises & Tours -
under a rebrand
announced this
week.
The company
made the move
to better reflect
its range of
cruises and tours
and has rejigged
its logo with an
infinity symbol
and a central wave element to
signal the importance of our
cruising program and link to sister
company, Emerald Waterways.
The reveal coincided with
the release of the main 2018
Europe River Cruising brochure
(pictured), which included an
expanded cruise offering.
On the back of last years
successful France and Portugal
program weve expanded our
brochure to feature new river and
ocean cruise combinations, said
Angus Crichton, general manager
of Evergreen Cruises & Tours.
In 2018, passengers cruising
with Evergreen for over 15 days
Ovation cancellations
ROYAL Caribbean International
cancelled two sailings on its
newest ship, Ovation of the Seas
for an unscheduled drydock.
In a statement, RCI said Ovation
underwent maintenance
on components of the ships
propulsion system.
The work was necessary
but not urgent, therefore after
exploring numerous options,
we determined to undertake
the work between 26 Apr to 03
May, which regrettably meant we
needed to cancel two four-night
cruises, Royal Caribbean said.
The maintenance is now
complete and Ovation of the Seas
will today sail as scheduled from
Tianjin on a six-night cruise.
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Thursday 04 May 2017
Norwegian Sky arrives in Havana
from Budapest to
Amsterdam can
join an 11-day
Baltic cruise with
Princess Cruises, or
a choice of Holland
America sailings
covering Norway
and the Arctic Circle
or Scotland and
Iceland.
In addition, pax
sailing from Basel
to Amsterdam for
eight days can add
on a 14-night Britain
and Ireland cruise
with HAL. NORWEGIAN Cruise Line this destination on their own
In Southern France, Evergreens arrived in Havana, Cuba, for the timetable and as they choose.
eight-day Sensations of Southern first time on Tue. Norwegian Sky will also call on
France connects with a seven- Norwegian Sky sailed into the Great Stirrup Cay, NCLs private
night MSC cruise while an Cuban capital on the first of her island in the Bahamas, during her
eight-day Bucharest to Budapest weekly roundtrip cruises from four-day Cuba cruises.
river cruise can be followed by a Miami to Cuba, with a total of
Russian River cruise. 53 four-day voyages to Cuba
The new look will be rolled out scheduled, 52 of which include an
across all channels over the next overnight stay in Havana.
few months. Today is a momentous day for
Norwegian Cruise Line, our guests
Carnival Bahamas and our travel agent partners,
as we open our doors to Cubas
CARNIVAL Cruise Line will
natural beauty, warm people
develop a new Bahamian cruise
and historical treasures, said
destination on Grand Bahama
Frank Del Rio, president and chief
Island and has inked a deal with
executive officer for Norwegian
the Bahamian government.
Cruise Line Holdings.
To be funded and operated by
Andy Stuart, president and ceo
Carnival Cruise Line, the port
for NCL said the lines Cuban EUROPE 2018
will be the largest purpose-built
voyages offer guests a unique
cruise facility ever constructed
opportunity to engage in true
OUT NOW
in The Bahamas, the cruise line
cultural immersion with the
said in a statement.
freedom and flexibility to explore
It will feature a 1.6km beach,
food, beverage and shopping
outlets, water-based amenities & Vanuatu disruptions
recreational facilities, and capable THE Dept of Foreign Affairs &
of hosting two of Carnivals largest Trade has issued an advisory for
ships simultaneously. Vanuatu indicating that cruise
ships are currently unable to
Holidays new team enter Vanuatu waters due to
COS Matteo had been named Tropical Cyclone Donna, expected
national sales and bdm of cruise, to hit the country on Sat & Sun.
rail and tour specialists Holidays International flights are also
of Australia and the World. likely to be disrupted from Fri.
Matt Scott has also been Customers are recommended LEARN MORE
appointed product manager and to contact their cruise operator,
Dani Parker as team leader of travel agent or airline for info on APT5679
marketing, digital & social media. any potential disruptions.
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Thursday 04 May 2017

UnCruise 2018 Alaska

UNCRUISE Adventures has
Agents say hello to Ovation
packed in more visits to Glacier
Bay National Park and seven new
itineraries in its just-released
schedule of 2018 Alaska cruises.
with Jill Abel - CEO
New additions include 13
Alaskas Glaciers & Whales
departures, nine Alaskas Inside
Passage & San Juan cruises and
Tourism WA grant
19 Glacier Bay National Park THERE is no underestimating the
role of guides in the delivery of a
Adventure Cruise sailings. positive onshore experience for
A full day at Haines has also cruise passengers.
been added to five itineraries. As such I was delighted to receive
the news this week that Tourism
THE Cruise Team and Royal HLO Claremont; Lisa Bone, HLO Western Australia has provided a
Caribbean International recently Bullcreek; Bronwen Milsom, Royal much needed grant to Tour Guides
treated 11 West Australian Caribbean International; Jennifer WA to fund specialised training
PORTHOLE Helloworld agents on a famil to
Singapore to experience Ovation
Wilson, HLO Geraldton and Olga
Shrewsbury, HLO Joondalup.
programs for those involved in the
greeting process.
The program will begin its roll
of the Seas. out in Geraldton later in May with
The group stayed at the RCI new short sailing training open to tour coach drivers,
revamped Park Royal on Beach tourism attraction guides, cruise
SEA LIFE Aquarium in A NEW six-night Tasmania cruise
Road before embarking on their ship meet and greet volunteers and
Melbourne today honoured on Explorer of the Seas departing any others in the community who
cruise and then indulged at the
International Star Wars Day - roundtrip from Sydney on 09 might be a touchpoint for pax.
Capella Resort Sentosa before
May the Fourth Be With You Dec has been released by Royal We understand the training will
flying home. next be held in Busselton in June
with an underwater battle. Caribbean this morning.
Pictured are: Lorraine Wilson, with further roll out to other WA
Darth Ray-der and Luke Sea- The voyage will spend three
HLO Esperance; Karen Way, ports in the near future.
walker donned their scuba days at sea and make calls at
HLO Alexander Heights; Tanya Guiding has often been a subject
tanks and fins (pictured) in a Hobart and Melbourne. of discussion at our conferences
Lepidi, HLO Dunsborough; Tracy
move to raise awareness for Fares start at $749ppts, which and the Association has delivered
Trivanovic, Magic Travel; Stacey
the plight of sharks. includes a 30% saving and half workshops around Australia
Van den Akker, Travel Key; Nicole reinforcing the importance of the
price deposits as part of RCIs
Chapman, The Cruise Team; destination delivery programs.
Endless Summer Sale when
Cassie Perry, Everywhere Travel Christine Cole spearheaded this
booked before 31 May.
& Cruise; Toni Bardsley, Global program for Tourism WA working
MEANWHILE, Royal Caribbean closely with Cherie Toovey,
Travel Solutions; John Davidson,
will bolster its presence to the President of Tour Guides WA.
Caribbean with the deployment Cherie has extensive experience
Delfin III inaugural of Vision of the Seas for the delivering meet and greet
workshops and has also worked as
The aquarium is inviting DELFIN Amazon Cruises is 2018/19 northern winter season. a guide.
everyone to join The Shark offering a 20% discount on select Vision of the Seas will operate James Coughlan, Intercruises,
Side, highlighting that most 2017 departures on its newest a series of seven-night itineraries another ACA member supported
sharks are placid and no threat addition to the fleet, Delfin III. to the Bahamas and Yucatan the development of the training
to humans. The Delfin III inaugural offer Peninsula from New Orleans, framework - key elements of their
applies to all four room categories marking the cruiselines return to companys online program will be
incorporated.
on three- or four-night sailings The Big Easy after a 3-yr hiatus. In rolling out this program,
and must be booked by 30 May. Enchantment of the Seas will cruise lines will now get additional
The 42-pax Delfin III launched in also reposition from Miami to reassurance that our Association
Jan and features two lounges, a Galveston in a boost for the Gulf and its members are working
dining room, open-air sun deck, Coast, joining Liberty of the Seas hard to deliver a continuation of
plunge pool, gym and spa. the excellent service that their
and offering a mix of four-, five- &
passengers receive on board.
See delfinamazoncruises.com. seven-night Caribbean sailings.
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