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Ponant 2023 out

PONANT Cruises has released details of its 2023 program, comprising 75 luxury expeditions including a total of 14 new sailings – including nine voyages in the waters of north-west Australia, Indonesia and Southeast Asia.

Royal treatment for Rotterdam

HER Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands has been announced as the official godmother of Holland America Line’s newest flagship Rotterdam, which will be be named in a ceremony in its namesake city on 30 May.

P&O cancels more

P&O Cruises Australia has been forced to announce a new series of cruise cancellations, continuing the rolling pause in operations since local cruising was suspended in Mar 2020.

AIDAmira bought by Ambassador

FLEDGLING British operator Ambassador Cruises has announced the acquisition of Carnival Corporation’s AIDAmira which is currently sailing with the group’s German AIDA Cruises brand.

Porthole 28 Jan 22

CHINA’S claim of sovereignty over parts the South China Sea is nothing compared to something brewing off the coast of Ireland, where local fishing boats have revealed plans to disrupt a Russian military exercise.

On location in theAntarctic Peninsula 28 Jan 22

Carnival now out until Jun

CARNIVAL Cruise Line continues to postpone the resumption of its Australian deployments, with continuing uncertainty about any lifting of the Government’s cruise ban.

Cruise’s voice rings loud

LAST Tuesday’s nationwide Day of Action conducted by grass-roots travel agents, cruise suppliers and other industry stakeholders has significantly raised the profile of what the sector is going through, with the visits to Parliamentary representatives across the country gaining significant attention from mainstream media.

Swan Hellenic to the rescue

AN Antarctic voyage aboard Swan Hellenic’s brand new SH Minerva has evacuated a scientific team from the Antarctic Peninsula, after a rise in COVID-19 measures in Argentina meant the researchers could not be picked up as originally planned.

Silversea boosts

SILVERSEA Cruises has expanded its current COVID-19 mandatory vaccination requirement to also include a booster immunisation.