Tagged: CDU – Cruise Down Under

Nearly 3000 cruise passengers and crew will visit Townsville over the next two days. The ultra-luxury Seven Seas Voyager will deliver 670 passengers and 450 crew to our shore today for a one-day stop. Tomorrow, one of the biggest cruise ships to visit the city this year, the high-end Artania, will arrive, carrying 1025 passengers and 531 crew for a one-day visit. (townsvillebulletin.com.au)

Cruise ship visitors to Geraldton, Western Australia, can look forward to even better shore experiences thanks to new training, funded by Tourism WA, according to a press release. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The number of cruise ships coming to Tasmania will jump significantly next season with Hobart, Port Arthur and Burnie benefiting from the lion’s share of increased visits. (perthnow.com.au)

Leading the charge will be P&O Cruises vessels Pacific Aria, docking 19 times, and Pacific Eden, docking 11 times when it is based in Cairns. (cairnspost.com.au)

It will be another record year for cruise ships calling in New South Wales for 2015-2016, according to the CEO of Destination NSW, Sandra Chipchase. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

More ships in Australian waters are playing right into the hands of a proactive port group in Eden. Six of nine calls scheduled for 2015-2016 are coming from P&O Cruises. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Signs of a solid cruise port? More and more maiden calls. Such is the case in Newcastle, New South Wales, and is a direct response to commercial incentives introduced on port charges for inaugural visits, said David Brown, business development officer for the port. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Tourism Western Australia has taken a keen interest in the cruise industry and is looking forward to a number of developments. New ships to the region are expected this season, driven in part by strong passenger feedback. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

The cruise ship trend in Broome is exceeding expectations with 17 calls scheduled for this season. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

A booming Asia market has Australia reaping dividends in terms of seasonal deployment, according to Cruise Down Under, a regional association serving cruise lines, ports and suppliers in the Australian market. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

In the lead-up to the first-ever cruise ship arrival in Gladstone next year, plans are underway to ensure cruise passengers have the best possible experience in the Queensland town. (cruisecritic.com)

Another Australian region seeing a year-over-year increase in ships and passengers is Darwin. The host of this year’s Cruise Down Under conference, the facility in Darwin is also being joined by another berthing opportunity in Northern Territory, Arnhem Land, which is an aboriginal territory east of Darwin. (cruiseindustrynews.com)

Peak cruise industry association Cruise Down Under (CDU) has bolstered its ranks with the addition of four new members, taking the group’s overall membership to 78. (etbtravelnews.com)