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18TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1998 FEBRUARY 2015 ISSUE 93 PRICE $8.25 (INCL GST) One of Century’s final See Tim Ryan’s Celebration calls in Sydney before she of the Century Report leaves the fleet this year. Pages 38 and 39 Australia Day on Sydney Harbour Page 5 Featuring a comprehensive coverage of Global Cruising for Cruise Passengers, the Trade and the Industry www.cruisingnews.com WHAT WILL BE YOUR GREATEST DISCOVERY? Let 2015 be the year you give in to curiosity and set out to explore your world. Princess Cruises ® is excited to announce our new Discovery At Sea experiences, including stargazing, new shore excursions and onboard activities inspired by the Discovery shows you love. See the world with Princess and come back new. BOOK NOW! Visit your Travel Agent | 1300 385 631 | www.princess.com 18TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1998 FEBRUARY 2015 ISSUE 93 PRICE $8.25 (INCL GST) 2015 is shaping up as another record breaking year for global cruising and later in the year we will see significant increases in capacity in Australia. Cruise Shipping Miami 2015 will feature a number of panel discussions featuring the industry’s most knowledgeable and experienced executives regarding the State of the Industry. Segments include One of Century’s final See Tim Ryan’s Celebration calls in Sydney before she of the Century Report leaves the fleet this year. Pages 38 and 39 discussions on North and South America, Europe, Asia/Australasia and the future of the Caribbean and how it is being reshaped. Speakers for the Asia/Australasia segment include Alan B. Buckelew, Chief Operating Officer, Carnival Corporation & plc; Dominic Paul, Senior Vice Australia Day on Sydney Harbour Page 5 President, International, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises Featuring a comprehensive coverage of Global Cruising for Cruise Passengers, the Trade and the Industry www.cruisingnews.com & Azamara Club Cruises, and Managing Director, RCL Ltd; Ann Sherry, CEO, Carnival Australia, and Chairman, CLIA Southeast Asia; Gavin Smith, Front Cover Photos – Jonathan Crabbe Managing Director, Royal Caribbean Cruises Australia, and Chairman, CLIA Australasia and Jan Swartz, President, Princess Cruises. Will China transform cruising? Latest findings from CLIA’s Asia Cruise Trends Seabourn 2016 Europe ................... 7 Project will also be revealed. New Carnival Vista ......................10 Windstar Plans ............................12 Cruise Shipping Miami is scheduled for March 16-19 at the Miami Beach Itineraries for ms Koningsdam ..........16 Convention Centre. Azamara 2017 Voyages .................20 Here in Australia Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia has WHAT WILL .............. Cunard 175th Anniversary 22 unveiled a strong line-up of local and international cruise industry professionals New Arctic Voyage ......................24 for the second Cruise3sixty Australasia conference that will be held in Sydney on River Cruise News .................... 33/36 This issue This Celebration of the Century ......... 38/39 27 February. (See Page 53) BE YOUR Dawn Around the World Part 1 ...... 40/42 The April issue will have coverage from both events. GREATEST Happy Cruising! DISCOVERY? Let 2015 be the year you give in to curiosity and set out to explore your world. Princess Cruises ® is excited to announce our new Discovery At Sea experiences, including stargazing, Aurora new shore excursions and onboard activities inspired by the 7 Discovery shows you love. See the world with Princess and come back new. Maiden Voyage to Australia There is great excitement with MSC and finally Freemantle. The ship then Cruises finally bringing a ship to our returns to Europe via Gallipoli on Australian shores. On 21 February charter. “We are so excited to be 2015 the 92,409 ton MSC Orchestra sharing this monumental milestone will commence her 33 night maiden for MSC Cruises. We know our Emerald Princess voyage from Dubai to Australia. Australian clients will welcome this long 7 On the way on this Grand Voyage anticipated event” said Lynne Clarke, passengers will have the chance to Managing Director of MSC Cruises discover Oriental culture when she (Australia). calls into Mumbai and Cochin in Kerry and myself will be joining MSC India, Colombo in Sri Lanka, Phuket in Orchestra for the voyage to Sydney Thailand, and Langkawi in Malaysia. and providing reports (Blog/Twitter/ There is an overnight stay in Singapore Facebook) for the MSC Australian site followed by a stop in Benoa, Bali. – www.msccruises.com.au MSC Orchestra will officially arrive Our April issue of Cruising News will in Australia on 13 March 2015 when have a special report and also check she calls into Cairns. She will then our web site for coverage – www. circumnavigate the Australian coast, cruisingnews.com Love Boat Float 18 stopping in Brisbane, Sydney for an The MSC Orchestra is sure to gain overnight stay, Melbourne, Adelaide much attention wherever she travels. BOOK NOW! Visit your Travel Agent | 1300 385 631 | www.princess.com Plus the latest news and Proudly Published in Australia by John Treacy & Associates. information on Global Opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the publisher. Passenger Cruising Every effort is made to ensure the information published is correct. Photos –Regal Princess in Istanbul and Pacific Jewel, Pacific Pearl, Carnival Spirit and Spirit of Tasmania at Melbourne’s Station Pier. 4 February 2015 Three P&O Cruises’ Ships Sail into Sydney for Australia Day In an historic display, P&O Cruises’ entire fleet of three cruise ships spent Australia Day berthed in Sydney offering around 6000 guests a front row seat to all the action on the harbour. The trio began sailing through the heads at 530am with Pacific Dawn leading the way followed by Pacific Jewel and Pacific Pearl. Pacific Dawn anchored off Kurraba Point, Pacific Jewel at Athol Bay and Pacific Pearl anchoring at Point Piper. To mark the occasion, Pacific Pearl and Pacific Jewel featured the patriotic decals with the nation’s catch cry, “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie”, while Pacific Dawn was draped in giant Australian flags. It was the first time all three P&O Cruises’ ships have met in Sydney, with the display marking the third year the cruise line has been the official sponsor of the Australia Day Sydney Harbour Program. Photo Roger Cantwell Photo Jason Corroto Celebrity Solstice leaving Sydney – Jonathan Crabbe www.cruisingnews.com 5 Names of its Newest Ships Steaming Ahead Toward Seabourn has unveiled the names of its “Seabourn Encore and Seabourn Global Emissions Standards two new ships, Seabourn Encore and Ovation will applaud the current Royal Caribbean Cruises will retrofit Seabourn Ovation, set to launch in late fleet in both vessel design and guest 19 of its ships with advanced 2016 and early 2018. Seabourn Encore experience,” Seabourn President emissions purification (AEP) systems, and Seabourn Ovation will build on Richard Meadows said. “Both words, including Radiance of the Seas and the success of the line’s popular and Encore and Ovation, pay tribute to the Celebrity Solstice which are based tremendous success and outstanding highly acclaimed Odyssey-class ships – in Australia for the summer cruising accomplishments our current ships have Seabourn Odyssey, Seabourn Sojourn season. The decision underscores the achieved. They are perfect names to and Seabourn Quest. company’s commitment to meet celebrate Seabourn’s expanding fleet.” or exceed important environmental The new ships will maintain the line’s The new 40,350-GRT vessels are standards. These systems, also known high ratio of space per guest, enabling expected to carry 604 guests each, as scrubbers, will remove more than highly personalised service by close based on double occupancy, and 97% of the sulphur dioxide emissions to one staff member for each guest every suite will feature a private generated by the ships’ diesel engines. onboard. veranda. The move will position RCL ahead of all forthcoming International Maritime Organization Emission Control Area emissions standards, and will ensure compliance with existing European Union standards. Additionally, the decision to install AEP systems instead of switching to a fuel with a lower sulphur content will ensure that RCL’s ships can be compliant everywhere they sail, as availability of lower-sulphur fuels is limited. Beginning in January 2015, installation will take place on 13 Royal Caribbean Pilot Rescued International ships and six Celebrity Cruises ships, during scheduled dry- On Sunday 25 January 2015, at 5:21 dockings and while ships are in service. p.m. local time while en route to While preliminary work has begun Lahaina, Hawaii, Holland America on several of the ships receiving AEP Line’s ms Veendam answered a systems, most will take place between request for assistance from the United 2015 and 2017. Each installation will States Coast Guard to rescue a pilot take approximately eight months. who had ditched his single-engine Cirrus SR-22 after he experienced a mechanical issue with the fuel system. The pilot was located approximately 225 nautical miles off the coast of Maui, Hawaii. In partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, Veendam was Keeps you informed able to successfully rescue the pilot, and up to date with the who deployed the aircraft’s airframe latest News & Information parachute system and safely exited of what’s happening in the plane into a life raft. Holland Global Passenger Cruising America Line crewmembers brought him aboard Veendam and provided NEXT ISSUE him food and accommodations. The April 2015 pilot disembarked on 26 January at Lahaina. New Ocean-Themed Camps Carnival Cruise Lines has announced it educational and engaging ocean- interactive gaming stations for the will bring the excitement and wonder themed activities such as sea salt biggest. of the ocean onboard its local ship art, sea shell craft, ocean bingo, and Carnival Spirit’s current teen program Carnival Spirit with the launch of a make-your-own sail boats. Designed will remain with Circle C entertaining new marine-themed kids club.