CRUISE WEEKLY NEWS
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CARNIVAL Cruise Line guests departing aboard Mardi Gras from Port Canaveral on the weekend got a “free extra” with their sailing, witnessing a SpaceX rocket launch from nearby Cape Canaveral (pictured).
THE emerging cruise market of Fiji (pictured) is hungry for expansion, but wants to “do cruise better” than some of the world’s other large destinations, Tourism Fiji Chief Executive Officer, Brent Hill, told Cruise Weekly at this week’s Fijian Tourism Expo.
AN “epic journey of discovery” aboard Coral Adventurer (pictured) to the remote Wallis and Futuna Islands is being promoted by Coral Expeditions.
VIKING Cruises has taken delivery of Viking Mars, its eighth ocean vessel which is scheduled to head to Australia and NZ later this year.
SILVERSEA Cruises has released a new series of Curated by Silversea combination cruise offerings featuring linked voyages in Northern Europe and the Mediterranean.
BREAKAWAY Travel Club is offering special industry fares on several Celebrity Eclipse departures later this year.
CUNARD Line has confirmed several voyages aboard its Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth will operate with reduced occupancy due to a shortage of qualified crew.
PONANT Cruises National BDM, Craig Farrell, has taken a new role in the hospitality sector, joining hotel representative Lee Seguier as Director of Sales to promote “La Collection”, a group of European high-end luxury properties in the local market.
PONANT sister brand Paul Gauguin Cruises has renewed an agreement with South Pacific marine education and conservation foundation, Te mana o te moana, for the ongoing provision of the line’s free Moana Explorer Program.
THANKFULLY this isn’t something you’re likely to encounter on your next cruise.
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