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Royal Caribbean upgrades forecasts
Friday | Oct 27 2023ROYAL Caribbean Group (RCG) says demand for cruise holidays into 2024 has “continued to accelerate, with bookings significantly and consistently outpacing 2019 levels”.
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Disney unveils new haunt
Friday | Oct 27 2023WITH Halloween creeping around the corner, Disney Cruise Line has chosen the perfect time to draw the curtains back on an all-new spooky venue aboard Disney Treasure, which is set to debut in Dec 2024.
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Ponant Paspaley Pearl to sail Kimberley
Thursday | Oct 26 2023PONANT’S new partnership with pearling company Paspaley launching the new Paspaley Pearl (CW breaking news) “marks a milestone in the development of boutique expedition travel”, according to Sarina Bratton AM, Ponant Chair Asia Pacific.
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Musing on Asian cruising
Thursday | Oct 26 2023SENIOR cruise industry figures have gathered in Hong Kong this week for Seatrade Cruise Asia, an industry conference taking place at the city’s JW Marriott Hotel.
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Cruise insurance surge
Thursday | Oct 26 2023THE resurgence of cruise, along with the continued after effects of the pandemic, are leading to a massive rise in the number of travellers who are purchasing cruise travel insurance.
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Special Murray sailing
Thursday | Oct 26 2023MURRAY River Paddlesteamers has announced a special, one-time-only river cruise which sets sail in Dec just before Christmas.
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Pacific nations unite around cruising
Wednesday | Oct 25 2023A sustainable cruise sector was firmly on the agenda in French Polynesia last week, where more than 140 delegates from countries across the South Pacific gathered for the Second South Pacific Cruise Forum.
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D’Aoust has left AQV
Wednesday | Oct 25 2023AMERICAN Queen Voyages (AQV) President Cindy D’Aoust has left the company just over a year after being appointed to the top job (CW 29 Sep 2022).
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Ruby ruling released
Wednesday | Oct 25 2023THE Australian Federal Court has ruled in favour of passengers who filed a class action against Carnival Australia following a COVID-19 outbreak onboard Ruby Princess in 2020 (CW breaking news), but says the lead plaintiff has already been adequately compensated by the cruise company.
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NCL’s Walk for Wellness: Week 3
Wednesday | Oct 25 2023NORWEGIAN Cruise Line’s fourth Annual Walk for Wellness participants stepped it up a notch over the weekend and smashed the second distance goal of the challenge – an epic 200,000km!
