Tagged: Australian Cruise Association (Former CDU)

Brisbane Cruise Terminal is expecting its two millionth passenger late this year, way ahead of previous forecasts. The season calls for 85 calls and over 215,000 guests, said Lee Butterworth, managing director – residential. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The arrival of 317-metre Celebrity Solstice to Port of Newcastle on Wednesday will mark the start of the city’s 2019-20 cruise season. On the back of recent growth in cruise ship numbers, the region is looking forward to 15 visits this season, suggesting a new record of more than 30,000 cruise passengers could be set. (more…)

Carnival Legend was the 17th cruise ship to visit Gladstone since March 2016 and there are 15 due in 2019. A handful of those are expected to be international cruise ships, while other high-profile companies are waiting in the wings. (gladstoneobserver.com.au)

“Mid West Ports Authority recently acquired four shore tension units which allows ships to safely berth in Geraldton,” said Joanne Brown, deputy chair, Cruise Geraldton and cruise ship officer, City of Greater Geraldton. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

One of the world’s most luxurious cruise liner companies has named Townsville as a new stopover port. The Scandinavian cruise line ­Viking Cruises’ Viking Orion is set to arrive in Townsville on December 10 as part of the Komodo and Australian Coast itinerary. (townsvillebulletin.com.au)

South Australia’s summer cruise season ended on Friday as Princess Cruises’ ship Sea Princess sailed from Outer Harbour — the 65th cruise ship visit to Adelaide, Port Lincoln and Kangaroo Island in the 2017-18 season. 8adelaidenow.com.au)

Tasmania has had another record-breaking cruise ship season and business and tourism operators welcomed thousands of extra customers. (abc.net.au)

A new $158 million cruise ship terminal in Brisbane, Australia, has been determined to limit or prevent competition by the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission (ACCC). Large cruise ships, over 270 meters (886 feet), currently have to berth at a grain terminal with limited facilities for cruise ships, and the state government approved the new terminal at Luggage Point on the north side of the Brisbane River in October last year. (maritime-executive.com)

Excitement is building among 154 volunteers for the return this month of the first ever cruise ship to visit Wollongong. (illawarramercury.com.au)

Greens Braddon candidate Scott Jordan has called for a national ban on cruise ships burning bunker fuel while in port after concerns about the practice were raised by a Burnie resident. (theadvocate.com.au)

Cruise ship Pacific Jewel will make its fourth visit to Gladstone (Australia) this year when it arrives in our waters tomorrow. The P&O vessel has already visited Gladstone in January, February and May bringing with it more than one million in tourist dollars. (gladstoneobserver.com.au)

A surprise visit from a cruise ship at the weekend has renewed calls for Bunbury to be promoted as a cruise ship destination. (thewest.com.au)

The Port of Townsville Limited (POTL) said in a statement it is welcoming today’s announcement by Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk that the Government’s State Budget will allocate up to $75 million AUD in funding for the Townsville Channel Capacity Upgrade Project. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Melbourne is experiencing a boom in the number of cruise ships visiting — but what do passengers do when they get here? Cruise companies say the big drawcards are Melbourne’s cultural highlights, including its thriving arts and food scenes, and major sporting events such as the Melbourne Cup and the Australian Open. (heraldsun.com.au)

A DERELICT site at one of Melbourne’s tourist gateways may finally be redeveloped after a long planning fiasco. (heraldsun.com.au)

The availability of four Shore Tension Units at the Geraldton port will ensure more tourists than ever before have the chance to visit via cruise ships to the Western Australian port, the city announced via a statement today. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Wollongong, 82 kilometres south of Sydney, has been placed on the cruising map with the arrival of the first ever cruise ship, Royal Caribbean International’s Radiance of the Seas. (cruisecritic.com)

When the SuperStar Virgo was heading to Western Australia last year, local authorities put together a “China Ready” task force to deliver a non-English-speaking passenger experience in Fremantle, Geraldton and Albany. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

In Tasmania, Hobart is growing with Tasports working on a $2.9 million product to upgrade the capability and capacity of the port with new fenders and bollards, allowing large vessels to berth in time for the 2016-2017 season said Kevin Moore, general manager. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

New cruise lines, more ships and port infrastructure projects are the headlines in New South Wales, said Destination NSW CEO Sandra Chipchase. (cruiseindustrynews.com)