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Thursday 02 Mar 2017

Cruise Weekly today

Cruise Weekly today features
three pages of all the latest
cruise industry news plus a
front full page wrap from HAL.
Viking info sessions
THIS month Viking Cruises
is holding three information
sessions designed to introduce
guests to the brands new ocean
and river cruise itineraries as well
as its ships.
Attendees will receive exclusive
specials and sessions will be held
in Melbourne (23 Mar, Grant
Hyatt), Brisbane (28 Mar, Pullman
King George Square) and Sydney
(04 Apr, Primus Hotel).
Each day there will be two
sessions on river cruising and
ocean cruising.
River cruising sessions will be
held from 10-11am and 2-3pm,
while ocean cruising will be 12-
1pm and 6-7pm.
CLICK HERE for more info.
Collette eyes cruise agnts
COLLETTE is having great
success working with agents
who are strong in cruising to add
on a pre- or post-cruise land-
based tour, Alison Mead, the
companys Australian business
manager, told Cruise Weekly.
In the next six weeks Collette
will have released all of its
product through until Apr 2019, a
move Mead said had been fuelled
by the early-release of cruising
programs and designed to allow
agents to pair up land and cruise
departures.
Cruising is competing with us
but we like to think that were
working together with them,
Mead said.
The company offers a number of
Spotlight tours (single city stays)
in major port cities such as New
York & Rome which tie in with
cruise arrivals or departures.
Collette offers some river
cruise departures on Luftner
Cruises vessels, but Mead said
the company was not looking at
having its own ships.
Not owning our own boats
means that we dont have the
high risk, she said.
If we dont fill it or we want
to change it to the next season
we dont have to worry about
what were going to do with
this hardware, Mead added,
reinforcing that Collette was
absolutely focussed on land-
based touring.
McEvoy out of Fairfax
CHAIRMAN of the Board at
SeaLink Travel Group, Andrew
McEvoy has resigned from his
role as managing director of life
media & events at Fairfax Media,
Mumbrella is reporting.
Prior to Fairfax, McEvoy spent
four years as managing director
of Tourism Australia.
Ponton on Carnival
HEALTH and fitness expert
Shannan Ponton will jump back
on board Carnival Cruise Line
in Oct this year, with a special
fitness-themed cruise.
Guests will be able to
participate in Pontons Biggest
Bootcamp on the top decks on
an eight-night roundtrip cruise
to New Caledonia, sailing out of
Sydney on 10 Oct.
During the cruise Ponton will
also host a nutrition seminar.
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Thursday 02 Mar 2017

RCL 2016 earnings

ROYAL Caribbean Cruises
Disney river cruises
ADVENTURES by Disney has
ACLs new riverboats
achieved a 25% rise in earnings for released new themed offerings
the full year 2016 & is predicting for its 2018 European river cruises
a fifth successive year of double sailing with AmaWaterways.
digit earnings growth in 2017. Six Beauty and the Beast
The company reported its US departures are scheduled for
GAAP net income of $1.28 billion, the Rhine river, while the lines
versus $665.8 million in 2015. Danube River cruise will have an
Constant-currency and as- adults-only Oktoberfest sailing in
reported net yields are expected Sep 2018 - CLICK HERE.
to be up 4.5% to 5.0% and
approximately 5.0%, respectively,
in the first quarter of 2017 from
Film makers cruise
demand in Australia for Oviation WILDLIFE film makers, Karen
of the Seas and in the Caribbean Bass and Neil Nightingale will join
for Harmony of the Seas. One Ocean Expeditions on three
MEANWHILE, in Feb Royal cruises across the Antarctic and AMERICAN Cruise Lines has Chesapeake Shipbuilding in
Caribbean Intl & Celebrity Canadian Arctic in 2017 and 2018. unveiled details and a rendering Salisbury, Maryland.
Cruises settled all claims related The pair will offer pax advice (pictured) of the first of five The cruise line is building two
to alleged violations of the Alaska and personalised workshops. riverboats in a new class which is more vessels with the shipbuilder,
Marine Visible Emission Standards They will be on the Falkland scheduled to sail from 2018. American Constellation, due in
that occurred over the previous 5 Islands, South Georgia & Accommodating 200 May 2017 and its sister ship,
years on certain vessels. Antarctica 18 Oct 2017 departure, passengers, the new riverboat which will sail from 2018.
The company agreed to pay Canadas East Coast Fins & Fiddles will be 105m long and feature the
an undisclosed amount and to (14 Jul 2018) and Labrador & largest staterooms in the US.
perform certain remedial actions. Torngat Explorer (24 Jul 2018). For over a decade, we have
led the way with ship innovation
in the United States and we
continue to raise the bar with this
new class of modern riverboats,
said Timothy Beebe, vice pres of
American Cruise Lines.
American Cruise Lines
has consistently pursued its
newbuild program, as it considers
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Makassar swapped
P&O Cruises has dropped calls Viking Skys maiden voyage ACA Update
in Makassar, Indonesia to make
room for an overnight stay in
Bali on two 12-day cruises sailing
from Fremantle on 09 Apr and 28 MD, CLIA Australasia
May (CW Tue).
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Day just keeps on giving. the cruise sector.
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Wildlife cruise lecture completing our e-learning training
month hold seminars on board
The 47,800 tonne ship Viking PAUL Gauguin Cruises has programs, as well as shipboard
SuperStar Virgo hosted by top
Sky begins her season by sailing announced a partnership with experience.
model Wang Yiyi and her team, Further points may be earned by
throughout the Western and Wildlife Conservation Society for
teaching pax about physical completing nominated cruise line
Eastern Mediterranean, before a lecture series as part of the new
movement, facial expressions, member product training.
making her way to be officially Wildlife Discovery Series program
grooming & photogenic skills. The more you educate yourself
christened under Norways aboard The Gauguin, which
To top it off, women can put about all aspects of cruising the
midnight sun on 22 Jun in will allow guests to learn about
their new skills to the test in more you will be able to meet your
Troms as a nod to Vikings marine wildlife and habitats.
the Miss Photogenic Contest. clients needs, and the more your
Norwegian heritage. The lecture will be presented
Not forgetting that a true cruise sales will grow.
by scientists Emily Darling and
lady would not be satisfied Displaying the CLIA logo adds to
Sangeeta Mangubhai.
with outer beauty alone, the Strand theme cruises your credibility and identifies you as
cruise line said it will also run THE Strand Cruise has
endorsed by the cruise industry.
flower arrangement classes announced dates for new themed Growth for Cruises As a member of CLIA Australasia
to help a woman to enrich you are also recognised as an active
cruises in Myanmar. RESEARCH from the US shows
herself with knowledge & skills partner in a global organisation
Following on from its first solid growth for cruise bookings
to amplify her inner beauty. representing the fastest growing
classical music voyage along in 2017 according to Travel
Also on offer this month segment of the travel industry.
Myanmars Irrawaddy River last Leaders Group Survey.
to empower women are So if you are not yet a member join
month, The Strand will host a Nearly 87% of travel agents
staterooms which feature now at www.cruising.org.au or call
series of cruises on its four-night who book cruise vacations stated (02) 9964 9600 for more info.
agarwood incense, Cheongsam Bagan-Mandalay itinerary. that their 2017 cruise bookings
(a traditional dress) tea Themes include culinary, a were equal to or higher than the
parties, and a complimentary photography cruise and classic previous year.
professional photography music sailings with musicians For US travellers, Caribbean,
service on designated from Opra de Paris and Alaska and European cruises were
departure dates. Orchestre de Paris. the most popular destinations.

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