cruiseweekly.com.au cruiseweekly.co.nz Monday 14th October 2019 Viking Cruises targets group bookings VIKING Cruises has created a dedicated Groups Coordinator on location in role along with a groups toolkit Moscow, Russia for travel agents, with the aim of simplifying the group booking journey for clients. Travel consultants wanting Today’s issue of CW is coming to you courtesy to design a hosted or special of Viking Cruises, which is interest departure on Viking’s hosting a VIP Waterways of river and ocean cruise products Pictured: one of Viking’s Russian river ships on the Volga. the Tsars river cruise from will now deal directly with Amy Moscow to St Petersburg. Swearingen, who will “seamlessly on a China, Europe or Russia (NCFs), paying agents commission THE 204-passenger Viking manage every element of a group river cruise, or more than eight on every aspect of bookings Akun provides the perfect booking, from initial enquiries staterooms on board an ocean including flights, pre-booked base to explore Russia as she and pricing right through to voyage or a Portugal river cruise. beverage packages and more. cruises the Volga River on a contracts and bookings”. Each person within the group For more information email 12-day itinerary. Swearingen will also act as a booking also receives a $150 [email protected], Our journey starts with liaison between travel agents and discount. and view the toolkit HERE. three nights in Moscow where the in-house Viking marketing Group fares are fully we are exploring highlights team to help promote the commissionable, and are eligible Cruise Weekly today such as Red Square, the departures. for current market offers at the Kremlin, St Basil’s Cathedral, A range of bonus value-adds are time of signing the contract, while Cruise Weekly today features the Moscow River and the also available for group bookings past passenger discounts also five pages of all the latest cruise famous Bolshoi Theatre - not with Viking, including free travel apply on group bookings, with industry news plus the latest to mention the Cosmonaut for one person when five or Viking noting it is the only line Cruise Month deals from Seven Museum tracing the USSR’s more staterooms are booked with no non-commissionable fees Ocean Cruises. participation in the space race.

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Hapag-Lloyd’s Inspiration Heritage hosts Forest & Bird voyage HERITAGE Expeditions will continue its longstanding partnership with New Zealand independent conservation organisation Forest & Bird and the New Zealand Department of Conservation by hosting a special “Beyond Fjordland: New Zealand’s Wildest Islands” cruise. Taking place from 13-23 Dec, the cruise will feature Forest & Bird’s Canterbury West Coast Regional Manager Nicky Snoyink (pictured) as a guest lecturer, with a 5% discount offered to members of the organisation. HAPAG-LLOYD Cruises held experience on the HANSEATIC A portion of the fare will also be donated to Forest & Bird, with the naming ceremony for its Inspiration from now on,” said the voyage taking in the isolated Fiordland National Park including HANSEATIC Inspiration last Fri Hapag-Lloyd Cruises CEO, Karl Doubtful Sound, Dusky Sounds, Astronomer’s Point, Acheron night in . Pojer during the event. Passage and Pickersgill Harbour along with predator-free Ulva Island Inspiration is the second The three-strong Hapag- and a visit to the Southern Royal Albatross Colony at Campbell Island of three new Hapag-Lloyd Lloyd expedition fleet sees the - more details at heritage-expeditions.com. expedition ships, with the vessel company “positioning [itself] in named by godmorther Laura the exclusive five-star expedition Dekker, the youngest person to segment,” according to Pojer. On demand ever circumnavigate the globe The vessel cruised to Antwerp SYDNEY’S On Demand single-handed. over the weekend, and departs trial begins today, with The event (pictured) saw the today on a 15-day inaugural the first service setting sail new ship transformed into a voyage to Tenerife via La Coruna, this morning from the Bays gigantic screen, with 11 high- Lisbon, Casablanca and Madeira. Precinct. powered projectors using the Inspiration carries a maximum Bringing customers to vessel as a backdrop for a of 230 guests, or 199 on Antarctic Barangaroo from Blackwattle EXPLORE multimedia show taking the cruises and circumnavigations of Bay, Fish Markets and Pirrama audience on a virtual cruise Spitsbergen, served by about 175 Park, services are available through some of the destinations crew members. tasmania’s between 7am and 10pm on the ship will visit - including icy Hapag-Lloyd Cruises earlier in weekdays and 8:30am and COASTAL WILDS landscapes, whales, penguins, the month announced that from 7:30pm on weekends. jungles, birds and other Jul 2020 its entire fleet would A single trip costs $7.60 landscapes. cease the use of heavy fuel oil, for adults and $3.80 for “Today’s naming ceremony has and instead use low-pollutant concessions, and is available given our guests a taste of the marine gas oil fuel on all routes to be booked on the Tranzer expedition cruises which they can (CW 02 Oct). application. The services will be operated on a new 12-metre FIRST TIME MiniCat with a capacity of 60 GUESTS SAVE customers. “The Bays Precinct is popular $800PP* with both tourists and regular

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THE Port of Newcastle is eyeing “With its close proximity to a record season, with 15 cruise the Newcastle coastline and ship visits to potentially yield over world class beaches, the rolling 30,000 passengers. vineyards of the Hunter Valley The season begins Wed, with wine region and natural beauty of VIKING Cruises’ VIP famil in Red October chocolate factory, Celebrity Solstice expected to Port Stephens, Newcastle remains Russia this week (see page one) all tastefully lit up on a clear berth at 8am, and includes three a popular port of call amongst saw participants treated to an Russian night. maiden visits for Sea Princess Australian and international exclusive “Moscow by Night” The group heads off tomorrow and Golden Princess, as well guests,” said Port of Newcastle experience which wrapped up aboard Viking Akun bound for St as Explorer Dream which will Executive Manager Marine and with drinks at the top of city’s Petersburg via several ports on visit Port of Newcastle six times Operations Glen Hayward. exclusive Ritz-Carlton Hotel. the Volga River. between 28 Oct and 02 Dec. “We are proud to play a role by The late night rendezvous for Pictured are Jeff Leckey, House The Port Authority has also facilitating visits given the group included a boat cruise of Travel NZ GM of Cruise; invested a further $250,000 the important economic benefits on the Moskva River, past key Janette Wall, Travel Associates to upgrade channel berth it has for the region and the landmarks including the Kremlin, Balgowlah NSW; and Tania infrastructure to enhance community.” St Basil’s Cathedral and the Myles, TravelManagers. the cruising experience for Pictured is Celebrity Solstice customers. entering Nobby’s Head.

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Cunard cuts Crystal photo trip THE first steel has been CRYSTAL Cruises has cut for the construction of announced a special Cunard’s newest ship. photography-themed The build of the as-yet departure aboard its new unnamed ship is taking place Crystal Endeavor in 2020. at ’s Castellammare “Master Photographer” Nick di Stabia Shipyard. Rains, who is Leica Akademie Now constructing the line’s Australia’s Principal Instructor, 249th ship, the Italian shipyard will join the “Indonesian also delivered Queen Victoria Immersive & the Great Barrier last week at the Fincantieri Shipyard in in 2007 and Queen Elizabeth Reef” sailing from Bali to revealed the name of its sixth Monfalcone, Italy. in 2010. Cairns departing 15 Oct 2020. Royal class ship will be Discovery With itineraries now on sale, her “The 249th Cunarder will Expedition guests will be Princess. first itinerary will be a seven-day be our fourth luxury liner for able to participate in travel Debuting on 03 Nov 2021 in Mediterranean & Aegean cruise the 21st century,” said Cunard photography lectures on time for the 2021/22 season, from Rome to Athens. President Simon Palethorpe. board, as well as pick up tips Discovery will embark on Princess past guests are also “The new ship is taking and tricks ashore on select itineraries to the California Coast, eligible for a special promotion inspiration from the success landings, with Crystal MD the , Mexico and South when booking early, including a of our past, intergrating the Australasia, Karen Christensen America. reduced deposit of 10% available Cunard spirit with exciting new saying the journey “will only In total, the inaugural season until 29 Feb. concepts.” be enhanced as guests look includes 30 departures on 21 Those booking the 50-day South She is expected to be through the lens of an expert unique itineraries to more than American Connoisseur voyage delivered in Monfalcone, such as Nick”. 50 destinations in 23 countries. can also receive onboard credit Gorizia, Italy, in 2022, with Crystal Endeavor will carry a Sailing out of Los Angeles, she is and complimentary gratuities and bookings set to commence maximum of 200 guests along the first Princess ship to be based wi-fi. next year. with a team of butlers. on the US West Coast. Pictured is a rendering of Currently under construction Discovery Princess.

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Carnival incident Face-to-Face: Costa ups Italy A 23-YEAR-OLD Carnival ’s flagship Valor passenger has been Jacinta Blundell will call critically injured after falling once a week during Owner/Manager, Helloworld off a railing on which he was summer from May 2020. Travel Buderim, Qld sitting onto a lower deck. The line also flagged that The man was medevaced 1. How important is cruise to will visit Catania to New Orleans University your business? during summer 2020. Medical Hospital, the US Coast Extremely. Cruising is such a Also visiting in Guard said in a release. massive market for clients to winter, the changes are enjoy multiple destinations on among fellow members. intended to increase the line’s the one holiday, in a relaxed 6. How do you see cruise presence in and Sicily. Cruise and enjoyable fashion - not benefitting communities Currently under construction, to mention value for money, around the world? Smeralda is nearing Calendar particularly in the luxury sector. The ongoing economic completion in its Finnish 2. What do you love most contribution from cruise shipyard (CW 14 Sep 2017). about selling a cruise holiday? ship visits is a major positive. Matching a client with a ship Communities around the world by talking them through the can benefit from tourists sailing This week’s port calls of unique onboard styles and into many of their ports. cruise ships at various differences between cruise 7. Tips for selling cruise? destinations around Australia lines. I also enjoy chatting Match the client with the ship and New Zealand. PORTHOLE about the possible experiences – they’ll be a client for life if SYDNEY they can have onboard and at you get it right! Carnival Spirit 14 Oct the multiple destinations, to 8. What does #WeAreCruise Celebrity Solstice 15 Oct ensure it’s the right fit. mean to you? Sun Princess 15 Oct 3. What’s your dream cruise It’s promoting local cogs in GENTING Cruise Line’s first Global-Class vessel, Dream 17 Oct destination? the larger wheel. Cruises’ Global Dream, is an Maasdam 17 Oct Tahiti, onboard Windstar. I 9. What would you do if you exciting prospect, but is now 18 Oct have pencilled it into the diary ran your own cruise line? set to ramp that excitement up Radiance of the Seas 19 Oct two or three times now and Keep it very boutique and Ovation of the Seas 20 Oct to 10. things have come up. I still market-specific. Dream on Fri promised the BRISBANE haven’t got there! 10. What’s the first thing you ship would deliver the longest Sun Princess 17 Oct 4. What’s the most do when you board a cruise? roller coaster at sea, the Space Pacific Aria 18 Oct memorable cruise experience Sit on my balcony with a glass Cruiser, set to be the centrepiece 19 Oct you’ve had? of champagne and just stop! of the ship’s Dream Park at the Cruising around the peninsula 11. Tips for a first-time CAIRNS Pier - the first amusement park in Antarctica and coming cruiser? Coral Discoverer 15 Oct at sea. across an entire bay of tabular Take the time to get to know The cruise line is teaming DARWIN icebergs – stunning. what is available onboard up with Maurer Rides for the Explorer Dream 20 Oct 5. What’s the most important the ship you’re travelling on. attraction, with Global Dream FREMANTLE contribution you make in the Familiarise yourself with the currently under construction and Sea Princess 20 Oct #WeAreCruise community? different ports the ship will be set to launch in early 2021. visiting, and pre-book anything Reportedly, the roller coaster is HOBART Providing more people with you don’t want to miss! “outfitted with powerful electric Majestic Princess 15 Oct access to cruising; educating both staff and the public on the motors” and a “positive-locking drive system”. AUCKLAND benefits of cruising; and sharing Personally, we’re not brave 15 Oct information and experiences #WeAreCruise Golden Princess 19 Oct enough.

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