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‘Round the world in 170 days

VIKING has introduced four new World Cruise itineraries for 2026-27 as different segments of a 170-day circumnavigation.

Hanging out aboard Polaris

THE Australian and New Zealand trade group aboard Viking Polaris this week have been treated to an exclusive tour of the ship’s hangar.

Love your vacation

CELESTYAL Cruises is sweetening its ‘Love your vacation dream’ promotion, now offering a free stateroom upgrade on eligible voyages.

Home Ex speakers

TRAVEL industry leaders including ATIA CEO Dean Long, TravelManagers Executive General Manager Michael Gazal, MTA CEO Don Beattie and Envoyage Global Chief Operations Officer Astrid Richardson are the latest speakers of Home Ex, the new virtual event being run by CW sister title, Travel Daily.

Ambassador guest

A LINEUP of actors from UK soaps Coronation Street and Brookside will join Ambassador Cruise Line as guests for the line’s upcoming series of ‘In Conversation With’ voyages.

Avalon’s records

AVALON Waterways has reported a record-breaking month of sales in Jan, with 32% more bookings in Australia and a 21% increase in spend compared to last year.

Porthole 04 Feb 25

A FORMER cruise ship singer has revealed the reason why ships used to occasionally host free ice cream parties – and it wasn’t just to spread joy.

On location inThe Drake Passage 04 Feb 25

River and demographics drew Ponant to Aqua

AQUA Expeditions’ “soft explorer” style of river cruising was one of the key attractions for Ponant to purchase a majority stake in the line (CW 17 Jan).

Explora unveils 2025-26 Grand Journeys

EXPLORA Journeys has unveiled its collection of Grand Journeys for 2025 and 2026.