CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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Porthole 30 Jul 24
Tuesday | Jul 30 2024A cruise ship may not be the first destination to come to mind when thinking of Time’s annual World’s Greatest Places list, but Royal Caribbean International’s new Icon of the Seas has been bestowed with a feature in this year’s issue.
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Royal’s Icon now at 132%
Monday | Jul 29 2024SUSTAINED demand for cruise holidays and record onboard spend levels has led Royal Caribbean Group to post strong financial results for Q2 2024.
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Princess sends half the fleet to Alaska
Monday | Jul 29 2024PRINCESS Cruises will deploy eight ships to Alaska for 2026, with its newly launched schedule seeing 180 itineraries visiting 19 destinations across the region.
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P&Os gold medals
Monday | Jul 29 2024CRUISERS booked on P&O Cruises during the Olympic Games in Paris won’t miss a minute of the action, with the line screening events onboard.
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Skagway landslide
Monday | Jul 29 2024CRUISE ships visiting the Alaskan port of Skagway had to make alternative plans last week after a landslide closed the White Pass and Yukon Route Railway, and 80km of the South Klondike Highway.
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Barcelona tax hike
Monday | Jul 29 2024CRUISE ships visiting Barcelona will be slugged with a higher tax on day visitors as the city continues its fight against overtourism.
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Stockholm powers
Monday | Jul 29 2024SWEDEN’S first shore power unit has been switched on for the first time, with AIDA Cruises becoming the first to plug into the facility after two years under construction.
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Porthole 29 Jul 24
Monday | Jul 29 2024WEIRD things wash ashore from time to time around the world and when we hear about it, naturally we assume it was a whale, dolphin or some other kind of sea creature – not a 283-tonne aircraft.
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Cruise stars in NTIA nominees list
Friday | Jul 26 2024ALMOST 20 cruise lines have been nominated as the ‘Most Popular Ocean Cruise Operator’ for this year’s National Travel Industry Awards (NTIA).
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Cruise in focus for NSW
Friday | Jul 26 2024LAST night saw the official launch of the new NSW Tourism Association – and cruise is likely to be among the organisation’s many priorities if the track record of its new Chief Executive Natalie Godward is any indication.
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