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Seven Seas Grandeur’s grand night

THE contribution of travel advisors was at the forefront of last night’s christening of Seven Seas Grandeur, as Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) welcomed its newest ship and recognised its valuable partnerships with the global travel trade.

Princess’ Star is born

PRINCESS Cruises’ new Star Princess has begun the countdown to her debut in the Mediterranean in summer 2025, with the traditional keel laying ceremony recently taking place at the Fincantieri shipyard.

Record Miami year

MIAMI Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has announced the busiest year in the history of the port, which reached a record 7.3 million passengers.

Viking opens 2026

VIKING has opened reservations for its 2026 European river cruise program, with the early release following strong demand.

Porthole 12 Dec 23

EXPERTS have created a 3D model to solve the puzzle of a sunken German U-boat from World War I.

on location aboardSeven Seas Grandeur 12 Dec 23

on location aboardCelebrity Edge 12 Dec 23

Celebrity: agents “knocking it out of the park”

CELEBRITY Cruises Chief Executive Officer Laura Hodges Bethge has hailed the contribution of Aussie and Kiwi travel advisors to the new Down Under deployment of Celebrity Edge, telling trade partners aboard the ship the strong performance of agency sales “gives us good intentions to bring her back and talk about additional capacity over time”.

Industry hails its newest Celebrity

TRADE partners aboard Celebrity Edge have been given an insider’s experience of the ship as she makes her Australian debut.

Australia feeds Eu rivers

AUSTRALIA is an important source market for the European river cruise industry, a sector-wide study has divulged.