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Cruise world reacts to Gauguin 2022 season PAUL Gauguin Cruises, Coral Top End update NT cruise ban CORAL Expeditions has which has just completed the Chairman Asia clarified the impacts of the new PONANT refurbishment of Paul Gauguin, is Pacific Sarina Bratton has regulations in the NT on its offering an overview of its South told Cruise Weekly the Kimberley (pictured) & Northern Pacific voyages for next year. cruise principles announced Australian season this year (CW The season will see 39 voyages by NT Chief Health Officer yesterday), confirming the only undertaken - head to the front Hugh Heggie (CW yesterday) ship with no scheduling change is page for more. “effectively kills the Kimberley Coral Discoverer. operations using Darwin as the With a capacity of 72 homeport of the NT”. passengers and operating with 23 The Territory’s Govt crew members, Discoverer will be effectively put paid to cruise able to meet the new directives operations in the region when and sail her season across the legislations. on Fri it imposed a new order Kimberley and Cape York as “As soon as we are able, we will banning vessels with more scheduled, between Broome and revert to our usual scheduling 2022 Luxury Cruising than 100 people on board, Darwin. pattern once again,” Coral including crew members, • No second deposit Unfortunately, Coral Adventurer remarked. with Bratton and Silversea • No pre-commited and Coral Geographer will not The cruise line said its non-refundable airfare Cruises Senior Vice President be able to call on Darwin thanks reservations team will be • Best priced 5-star & Managing Director Asia European river cruise to the capacity limit, which communicating these changes Pacific Adam Radwanski quick means Apr and May sailings for with guests and travel partners • Biggest UK operator to point out the domino effect the two vessels will embark and for departures from Apr to May. • British Heritage the edict will have on the disembark in Broome. For those travelling from travel trade, as well as local All published embarkation and Jun onwards, Coral does not suppliers. disembarkation dates will remain recommend making any changes “Just across APT and Ponant’s the same, and the itineraries will at this stage, with the cruise line bookings alone, some $6 still be delivered in full. to contact pax at the appropriate million of agents commissions To facilitate this change, Coral time to work through any are being jeopardised,” Bratton has secured (optional) charter changes that may be required. warned. flights to connect guests between “We hope this assists your Both cruise lines have the two cities on all relevant understanding and we do committed to dialogue with dates, which will come at the cost apologise for any inconvenience HOLIDAY HAPPINESS both the Australian and NT of $300. caused by these changes,” Coral GUARANTEE governments in hopes their Coral said it will continue its said. seasons will not be a total loss. dialogue with authorities in the “Our sales and reservations FIND OUT MORE NT, and is hopeful there will be teams are available to assist you progress in the coming months in the event of further queries.” that may allow Australian-flagged Coral only earlier this month Cruise Weekly today small vessels to operate with 99 Cruise Weekly today features DISCERNING TRAVELLER commenced its highly anticipated Providing local industry passengers plus crew, as is the 45-voyage Western Australian two pages of all the latest support for over 45 years case across Australia’s states cruise season aboard Coral cruise news plus a front page 1300 857 437 through federal biosecurity Adventurer (CW 10 Mar). from Paul Gauguin Cruises.

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Total eclipse of P&O Virtuosa to debut in the UK P&O Cruises Australia will PORTHOLE take up a prime position for a rare solar eclipse in 2023 on its Ningaloo King of Eclipse cruise. Sailing from Fremantle on 17 Apr 2023, the five-night cruise THE Suez Canal obstruction on board Pacific Explorer may have come to an end, will track over Western but The Wall Street Journal has Australia’s North West Cape revealed that this is not the only time Ever Given has been in a near Exmouth, which is the spot of bother. only location on the mainland The ship, its current Captain, where the total solar eclipse and its crew, as well as the can be viewed. Egyptian pilots who boarded The celestial event will take the vessel and “helped” guide it place at 11.27am on 20 April through the Canal are all under 2023, as the moon completely scrutiny, after she became covers the sun for one minute wedged across the canal, MSC Cruises is set to deploy Protected shore excursions will and 16 seconds, ensuring the blocking traffic and triggering its new flagship MSC Virtuosa be available in all ports, as well sun’s fainter corona is visible a round-the-clock rescue effort (pictured) to the UK for this as in Belfast in Northern Ireland, to the naked eye. (CW 25 Mar). year’s newly announced northern and the Isle of Portland along the There were only five total However, it has been revealed summer season (CW 19 Mar). Jurassic Coast in the UK. solar eclipses visible from Ever Given had another accident The newbuild will make its All departures will be available Australia last century, and as recently as 2019, in which she debut with a range of British for both non-vaccinated and it has been almost 50 years collided with a ferry in Germany, domestic voyages. vaccinated British guests. since Western Australia has prompting a criminal probe. experienced one. The country investigated Virtuosa will undertake her All passengers will be tested The 2023 total solar eclipse the then-Captain, but he was maiden voyage on 20 May from before they embark, and non- cleared of any misconduct, with Southampton, the first of a series vaccinated guests will also be is particularly special as it will authorities blaming the wind. of three- and four-night mini- required to show proof of a occur as part of a rare hybrid Given Ever Given is one of the cruises before she begins her negative test conducted up to eclipse, a kind which has not world’s largest ships, it’s unlikely seven-night itineraries from 12 72 hours prior to embarkation, been visible from Australia for she’ll be retired, but surely she’s Jun, embarking from three ports among other pre-boarding and almost a millennium - register now on her last chance! in England and Scotland. onboard COVID-safe measures. your interest HERE.

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