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The cruise industry’s biggest night of celebration will make a spectacular return next year as Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia hosts its 20th Cruise Industry Awards. (more…)
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Carnival Cruise Line is back to fun in Australia, with Carnival Splendor’s departure this weekend from Sydney officially restarting the cruise line’s guest operations in Australia. (more…)
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Carnival Splendor Arrives in Sydney to Restart Operations in Australia
Carnival Splendor arrived in Sydney Harbour today, the first ship to enter Australian waters with international passengers in nearly three years, completing its 23-day transpacific voyage to its Australian homeport, and will now resume year-round service from Sydney. (more…)
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The Australasian cruise industry has honoured Clean Cruising General Manager & Director Dan Russell with a special Cruise Champion Award announced by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) at its Cruise360 Australasia conference in Sydney. (more…)
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced new details of its upcoming Cruise360 Australasia conference, where two more expert sessions will give travel agents the confidence and insight needed to confront further challenges and change. (more…)
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Pacific Encounter, the latest addition to the P&O Cruises Australia fleet to continue the revival of Australia’s $5 billion a year cruise industry, yesterday sailed into Sydney Harbour offering a salute to ‘hero tugs’ and other maritime champions that help keep our waters safe. (more…)
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A proud fleet of new cruise line exhibitors has joined this year’s Cruise360 Australasia Trade Show, joining well-known brands and destinations from around the world at the cruise industry’s biggest event of 2022. (more…)
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has released a mid-year membership package that opens the door to the cruise industry’s biggest upcoming events – including Cruise360 Australasia in Sydney next month. (more…)
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has announced the election of Ben Angell as its new Chairman following the association’s annual general meeting in Sydney today (May 24th). (more…)
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P&O Cruises Australia’s flagship, Pacific Explorer, received a spectacular welcome home to Sydney this morning with a ceremonial ‘water cannon salute’ celebrating her arrival – marking the start of the rebuild of the $5 billion a year Australian cruise industry. (more…)
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Australia’s home-grown cruise line, P&O Cruises Australia, is poised after more than two years of suspended operations, to place its first orders for large quantities of local fresh produce as it announced today that flagship Pacific Explorer has begun its homecoming voyage to Australia. (more…)
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has increased the scale of its Cruise360 Australasia Conference in Sydney next year, releasing additional tickets after the easing of venue capacity restrictions in NSW. (more…)
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The stand-out stars of the Australasian cruise community have been honoured at the 19th Annual Cruise Industry Awards in Sydney, where more than 500 people gathered to acknowledge the most dedicated members of the Australian and New Zealand travel trade. (more…)
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has announced the finalists for the 19th annual Cruise Industry Awards, to be presented at a sold-out celebration next month. (more…)
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Dream Cruises today held a special celebration with the inaugural arrival of Explorer Dream in Sydney at the White Bay Cruise Terminal heralding the start of Dream Cruises’ global aspirations as ‘Asia’s Global Cruise Line’, sailing beyond Asia for very first time. (more…)
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The Australasian cruise community is gearing up for its biggest celebration of the year, with nominations now open for the 19th annual Cruise Industry Awards. (more…)
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Australia’s summer cruise season has officially begun following the return of international megaliner Majestic Princess to Sydney this morning. The largest and newest ship in the Princess Cruises fleet, Majestic Princess’ return to Sydney also marks the beginning of Princess’ biggest ever Australian season which is set to inject upwards of $70 million into the New South Wales economy. (more…)
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Television and radio presenter James O’Loghlin has been named as the host of this year’s Cruise360 Australasia conference, heading a packed program of international speakers and panellists who will gather to address the future of the global cruise industry. (more…)
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The cruise industry’s key annual forum Cruise360 Australasia will embrace the worldwide revolution underway in shore excursions, with Holland America Group operations chief Robert Morgenstern confirmed to join international speakers at the August event. (more…)
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There is something paradoxical about the fact that the cruise industry continues to experience problems with land based infrastructure in Sydney, Australia. Sydney is one of the greatest natural harbours in the world: a huge and sheltered bay that has several miles of shoreline and it has deep water too. (cruisebusiness.com)
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Problems with land based infrastructure particularly in Sydney contributed to a sharp slowdown in the growth of the Australian cruise market last year, CLIA Australasia figures show.In 2018, a total of 1.35 million Australians took a cruise, which was just 0.9% more than in the previous year. In 2017, the year on growth had been robust 4.4%. (cruisebusiness.com)
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MSC Cruises announced that Alessandro Guerreri has been appointed Managing Director of its Australasia business, overseeing both local operations as well as commercial activities across this high-potential market for the business. (more…)
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Respected travel industry veteran, Karen Christensen, was bestowed top honours at the Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) annual Australasian Awards last Saturday evening where she was announced as the winner of CLIA’s 2019 Hall of Fame Award. (etbtravelnews.global)
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The big achievers of the Australasian cruising world have been named at this year’s annual Cruise Industry Awards, the biggest night of the year for the Australian and New Zealand cruise community. (more…)
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has revealed that its upcoming Cruise Industry Awards and gala dinner is now sold out. (more…)
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Some of the world’s top tennis players took time off the circuit to enjoy views of the iconic Sydney Harbour on board Carnival Spirit yesterday (Jan.8). (eglobaltravelmedia.com.au)
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On Saturday Indigenous leaders Tim Ella and Trevor Walker will hold a fishing day at Yarra Bay, a cove on the north-eastern side of Botany Bay. Mr Ella and Mr Walker expect more than 100 people to turn up, mostly schoolchildren, and the two elders will spend much of the day passing on the traditional net-fishing skills they learned as children in southern Sydney. (smh.com.au)
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“A new Cruise Development Plan released by the New South Wales government earlier this year promises to look into the viability of more cruise berths in Sydney, either at Molineaux Point or Yarra Bay”, said Sandra Chipchase, CEO, Destination NSW. (cruiseindustrynews.com)
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Norwegian Cruise Line, the innovator in cruising, today announced the completion of the refurbishment of Norwegian Jewel as part of The Norwegian Edge® program, reaffirming the company’s commitment to elevating the standard of excellence across the fleet. (more…)
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Tourists arriving in Sydney on cruise ships could be greeted by the cranes and cargo containers of Port Botany instead of the arches of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. (abc.net.au)
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has revealed more details of Cruise360 2018. (more…)
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Cruise360 Australasia is taking on the world this year with a bonus Cruise Destination Showcase offered for the first time. The inaugural Cruise360 Cruise Destination Showcase will be held on Thursday August 30, 2018, and will see 10 cruise destinations present their destination highlights for cruise passengers and itinerary suggestions for pre-or post-cruise stays. (more…)
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Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has revealed the winners of the 17th Annual Cruise Industry Awards. As the biggest night on the cruise calendar, 500 members and partners of the Australian and New Zealand industry gathered at the Star Event Centre Sydney on Saturday to celebrate the achievements of the entire Australasian cruise industry. (more…)
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Royal Caribbean Australia’s Biggest Game of Hide & Seek
Australia’s biggest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean’s Ovation of the Seas, today (18 Feb.) hosted Australia’s Biggest Game of Hide and Seek, with Ben Harrison, age 26, from Hornsby NSW, taking home the AUD$10,000 prize, and a family cruise for four, all thanks to his stealthy hiding techniques. (more…)
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Leading luxury travel brand Crystal is currently celebrating the first birthday of its dedicated corporate Sydney office established in January 2017, to exclusively service the Australian and New Zealand markets. (etbtravelnews.global)
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With a ‘taste of Europe’ themed evening and hosted at Bar Machiavelli in Rushcutters Bay Sydney, Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection celebrated its official Australian launch of U by Uniworld – the revolutionary new brand offering luxe river cruising for the new generation. (etbtravelnews.global)
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Over six hundred cruise industry delegates, including 56 New Zealanders, descended on Sydney last week for CLIA’s annual Cruise360 conference. (more…)
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Sydney’s infrastructure issues were wearily raised again at Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia’s conference at the Hyatt Regency on Friday. (cruisecritic.com)
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Cruise ships so large they don’t fit under the Sydney Harbour Bridge are forcing the NSW government to consider asking the navy share valuable real estate on the ocean side of the iconic bridge. (smh.com.au)
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Dora the Explorer named P&O’s latest addition to the fleet by breaking a giant bottle piñata in front of 120 kids and her Nickelodeon friends including SpongeBob SquarePants, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Skye from PAW Patrol. (cruisecritic.com)
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