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Qatar to showcase Azzurra
Thursday | Feb 3 2022EMERALD Cruises and Qatar Tourism have announced a new series of superyacht luxury cruises aboard the new Emerald Azzurra in Jan 2023.
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You can slide to survive
Thursday | Feb 3 2022CRUISE ship evacuation drills could become a lot more fun in the future if a new product from global safety and survival solutions provider Survitec takes off as hoped.
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Carnival Spirit to leave Oz
Wednesday | Feb 2 2022CARNIVAL Cruise Line is set to withdraw its Carnival Spirit from the Australian market and instead deploy the vessel out of Jacksonville, Florida, due to the “continued uncertainty of when cruising can resume in Australia”.
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Sea Cloud sold to Ritz-Carlton owner
Wednesday | Feb 2 2022SEA Cloud Cruises is set to become a sister brand to the Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, with a letter of intent for Sea Cloud’s acquisition signed by maritime investment company The Yacht Portfolio.
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Cruise360 postponed again
Tuesday | Feb 1 2022CRUISE Lines International Association has announced another postponement for its highly anticipated Cruise360 Australasia conference (CW breaking news), citing “continued uncertainty around interstate and trans-Tasman travel”.
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Welcome, new Princess!
Tuesday | Feb 1 2022PRINCESS Cruises has officially taken ownership of its newest vessel, the Discovery Princess (pictured) which was handed over in a ceremony at Italy’s Fincantieri Shipyard in Monfalcone last Fri.
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Dream Cruises put into administration
Monday | Jan 31 2022GENTING Hong Kong’s woes continue to escalate, with the company on Fri filing a winding up petition for its Dream Cruises Holding Limited subsidiary.
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The rise of Osiris
Monday | Jan 31 2022VIKING Cruises has released details of the float-out of its newest Nile River cruise ship, with the 82-guest Viking Osiris touching water for the first time at Cairo’s Massara shipyard.
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CLIA reports on progress
Friday | Jan 28 2022MORE than 75% of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) member ocean-going capacity has returned to service across the globe, while every 24 cruisers create one full-time equivalent job, according to a new report released by CLIA overnight.
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RCI welcomes Wonder
Friday | Jan 28 2022ROYAL Caribbean International (RCI) overnight officially took delivery of Wonder of the Seas, the latest in its behemoth Oasis-class series of vessels which was handed over in Marseille, France after three years of construction.