Headlines
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Sparkly selfie to remember
Monday | Nov 25 2019TRAVEL The World’s National Sales Manager Sharon Hondo recently had the chance to crack the bubbly open with the new head of cruise disruption himself, Richard Branson.
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Ponant signs on to double the luxury
Friday | Nov 22 2019PONANT has signed a Memorandum of Association with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to construct two “new-generation” luxury expedition cruise vessels.
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New tools of the trade
Friday | Nov 22 2019HURTIGRUTEN has revealed it will introduce a new online agent tool for the Australian market, with the cruise line gearing up to introduce the more “matured solution” in Q1, 2020.
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Going deep sea diving
Friday | Nov 22 2019THE first look at Scenic Eclipse’s exclusive Scenic Neptune submarine in action has been unveiled by Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, with the underwater vessel taking its inaugural dive in Caribbean waters piloted by Remy Izendooren (inset below).
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Susanne Hunter sentenced
Thursday | Nov 21 2019SUSANNE Hunter, the wife of former Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) CEO Grant Hunter, was yesterday given a 15 month custodial sentence after being convicted of defrauding $2.4 million from the business.
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The Vikings invade!
Thursday | Nov 21 2019VIKING Cruises’ upcoming third season of sailing from Australia and New Zealand begins this Dec, with the arrival of Viking Orion and Viking Sun (pictured).
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Celebrity’s girl power
Thursday | Nov 21 2019CELEBRITY Cruises will undertake its first-ever sailing with an entirely female bridge and officer team for International Women’s Day on 08 Mar, marking a major achievement for its #BRIDGEthegap initiative.
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Introducing the Valiant Lady in red
Wednesday | Nov 20 2019VIRGIN Voyages has announced that its second ship scheduled to join the fleet in May 2021 will be called Valiant Lady, and will sail three separate seven-night Mediterranean itineraries out of Barcelona, Spain.
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Scenic restructures river
Wednesday | Nov 20 2019SCENIC Luxury Cruises & Tours has revealed plans to reorder the management of its European river fleet operations, announcing it will take full control of its entire river ship fleet cruising the Rhine, Main, Danube, and Douro rivers from 2020.
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MSC kicks goal in Qatar
Wednesday | Nov 20 2019MSC Cruises has signed an agreement with the Government of Qatar to charter two cruise ships to accommodate fans during the FIFA World Cup taking place in the country in 2022.
