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THERE were tulips a-plenty at an event in Sydney earlier this week, where Holland America Line vp of international sales and marketing, Joe Slattery, highlighted the cruise company’s 140th anniversary this year. Slattery, who’s pictured right with HAL’s local chief Tony Archbold, said Australia is “one of the most exciting markets in the world,” with the local market almost at the same penetration rate for cruising as the USA and Canada. “Other than Germany, I cannot think of any market that has grown as quickly in terms of multiplying where we were years ago than where we are today,” he said. Slattery also displayed a fascinating collection of images from Holland America’s extensive cruising heritage. The company revealed that Aussie chef Sean Connolly – who runs restaurants in both Sydney and Auckland – will showcase his talents in the Culinary Arts Centre aboard ms Oosterdam during a trans-Tasman voyage departing 10 Nov this year. |
