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Cruise Weekly today CRUISE Weekly today Carnival Corp continues reshuffle features four pages of all the CARNIVAL Corporation has latest cruise industry news. announced another round of appointments across its multiple brands & business units globally. Avalon drops Kelly Clark, svp and chief ethics officer for Carnival Australia, Myanmar for 2019 , HAL and AVALON Waterways has Seabourn, has assumed oversight cancelled all of its river of the legal department as general cruises in Myanmar next year, counsel and Simeon Waldron citing reduced interest in the is now svp and cfo of Carnival destination from US travellers. Australia & Princess Cruises. 2019 Myanmar sailings on the Natalya Leahy has stepped into Irrawaddy River are no longer the role of svp and cfo for Holland Oliver replaces Richard Waugh The appointments follow listed on the Avalon website. America Line and Seabourn and who looked after the New a series of recent previously Avalon Waterways stressed Neil Rippon is now vp, domestics, Zealand market for the past few announced promotions including that safety and security was Europe, and exotics product months and will continue to focus Stuart Allison to svp, Asia-Pacific not a factor in the decision to management for Princess Cruises. his efforts on Queensland. planning and operations, for the suspend ops, with the brand’s MEANWHILE, P&O Cruises Carnival Corporation has also Princess Cruises brand, Deanna 2018 Irrawaddy departures to has appointed Gabby Oliver as a named the senior officers for its Austin to cco for Princess CW( 21 continue as scheduled. dedicated bdm for New Zealand. new ship for Carnival Cruise Line, Dec) and Anthony Kaufman to Speakers at a recent CLIA She was previously a travel (pictured). exec vice president, professional river cruise forum noted a agent for Cruiseabout New Carnival Panorama’s Captain services and cfo for Princess decrease in sales due to the Zealand and prior to that an will be Carlo Queirolo, the chief Cruises, Holland America Line, Rohingya refugee crisis in onboard photographer for P&O engineer will be Nunzio Priolo & Seabourn and Carnival Australia Myanmar’s north-west. Cruises UK. hotel director will be Damir Mrsic. (CW 05 Apr).

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EVERGREEN Cruises & Tours prices starting at just $3,000 has released its 2019 Europe per person for an eight-day River Cruising brochure, including Amsterdam to Basel voyage, or ROYAL Caribbean Cruises 330,000 guests deliver an the addition of small ship voyages $4,595ppts for the classic 15-day wrapped up its 2017/18 season injection of around $198m on the Dalmatian Coast and new Amsterdam to Budapest itinerary. down under on Sun, with into the Australian economy in Russian river combinations. Evergreen gm Angus Crichton Explorer of the Seas setting passenger spend alone. An array of classic European told CW the company’s pax had course for her winter homeport Highlights include the second river cruises is also on offer, with responded enthusiastically to the of Seattle. and longest season for Ovation recent launch of new ‘Star Ships’ Six ships spread across the of the Seas while Azamara in France & Portugal, while the Royal Caribbean International, Club Cruises launched its first MS Adriatic Princess new 38-pax Celebrity Cruises and Azamara country intensive voyages and luxury yacht in Croatia pictured( ) Club Cruises brands were based inaugural World Journey, a is complemented with a land tour in Sydney during the season, 102-night cruise from Sydney taking in Lake Bled, Dubrovnik, offering 96 cruises throughout to London. WIN A Zagreb and Budapest. Australia, NZ, the South is pictured leaving Crichton said 2019 earlybird and Asia. Sydney on Sun. CARNIVAL offers could see clients save up to The season saw a total of Photo Credit: Tim Faircloth $5,300 per couple for bookings CRUISE made by 31 Aug - 1300 383 747. Celebrity Cruises new fitness program FROM NYC ! P&O GoCatch deal CELEBRITY Cruises and Canyon Ranch have revealed a new onboard program with 20 new fitness classes and seminars. P&O Cruises is rolling out its partnership with ride-sharing The fresh offerings are across six categories which include interval company GoCatch nationwide workouts, conditioning pilates classes, acupuncture and seminars following a pilot in Brisbane on what Celebrity Cruises is calling “age-defying technology”, earlier this year. mindfulness and nutrition. The program will launch in Jun. BOOK A CARNIVAL The tie-up sees passengers U.S. CRUISE AND WIN: departing on cruises of up to six nights from any of P&O’s Australian homeports receive RETURN FLIGHTS a $50 per room GoCatch credit TO to go from home to port. Burnt out or fired up? NEW YORK Those on cruises of seven nights or longer will receive Aggressive targets, long hours, $100 GoCatch credit per room. sleepless nights… Exclusive Tickets 1 Night to ’s at Sheraton The service is one of the Naming Ceremony New York with Queen Latifah TImes Square features of P&O’s 3 x Free Sale There is a better way 4 Night Cruise which also includes up to $300 on Carnival Horizon to Bermuda onboard spending money and in a Balcony Cabin a daily scoop of New Zealand Natural Ice Cream on all FIND OUT MORE bookings made before 05 Jun.

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New Viking voyages Regent incentive VIKING Cruises has released REGENT Seven Seas Cruises five segments of its 2019 is running a “sell three & sail world cruise on Viking Sun, free” incentive for Australian & two of which visit Australia. New Zealand travel agents. The Australian options are Agents who make three new the 32-day Islands of the bookings by 30 Jun on select NORWEGIAN Cruise Line has and most innovative ship of our South Pacific, which will sail European cruises departing taken delivery of Norwegian young and modern fleet,” said from Santiago to Sydney on 12 between 02 Jul-18 Nov will Bliss from Meyer Werft during Andy Stuart, pres and ceo of NCL. Feb, and the 29-day Southern receive a luxury suite on a a ceremony in Bremerhaven, The 168,028 gross tonne vessel Australia to South Africa, Mediterranean cruise on Seven Germany, late last week. offers the largest competitive leaving Sydney on 16 Mar to Seas Voyager. The ship embarked on a two- race track at sea, with a two-level head to Durban. For more information, on the day European inaugural preview electric-car race track, along with Viking Cruises md Australia promo, CLICK HERE. cruise hosted by senior executives an open-air laser tag course & an and New Zealand Michelle MEANWHILE, Regent Seven before beginning her transatlantic Aqua Park with two multi-storey Black told CW “guest feedback Seas Cruises has set a new journey over the weekend. waterslides, one of which extends indicated that there is huge record for the most bookings Her inaugural tour will over the edge of the ship and demand for ports on the world in a single day, with the debut commence with two-night loops down to the deck below. cruise but consumers wanted of reservations for Seven preview events in New York, Norwegian Bliss is also home to the option to visit them on Seas Splendor sparking a 32% Miami and Los Angeles and exclusive suites in The Haven by shorter itineraries”. increase over the previous all- will wrap up with a christening Norwegian, studio staterooms for MEANWHILE, Viking time high. ceremony, sailing from her first solo travellers with virtual ocean Cruises yesterday kicked off a Although Splendor bookings homeport at Pier 66 in Seattle, views, and connecting staterooms Winter Wanderlust campaign for 2020 were strong, the Washington on 30 May. for large groups and families. featuring savings of up to company said interest also “Norwegian Bliss is one of our Pictured are: Bernard Meyer, $6,300 per couple and fly free drove heavy demand for the most highly-anticipated ships to md of Meyer Werft; Captain deals on select itineraries. other four Regent vessels. date, and today marks another Karl Staffan Bengtsson and Andy exciting milestone for the newest Stuart, president and ceo of NCL.

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iExpeditions Legend World cruise Tomato eyes cruise IEXPEDITIONS is offering NEW entrant to the travel Australian and New Zealand technology space, Tomatosoft, travel agents 5% commission has flagged plans to eventually on an Antarctic voyage on add cruise to its offering. EYOS Expeditions’ Legend. The soft-launched travel Spots on the private super- agent platform pays agents up yacht departure are being to 10% commission on online offered on a per cabin basis, deals from daily deals & group with the vessel previously only buying sites including Kogan being available for full charter Travel and Groupon. (CW 19 Apr). Co-founder and md Derek The eight-day expedition Lam said the next phase for to the Antarctic Peninsula the platform was to add other departs 05 Jan - CLICK HERE. products - including cruise. He said Tomatosoft aspired to PRINCESS Cruises has unveiled There’s also a call in Melbourne cut out admin work for agents, Cruise details of a 2020 World Cruise to - the first on a World Cruise for so they could save time and be undertaken by Pacific Princess. Princess Cruises. instead spend it on “whatever Calendar The 670-guest ship will visit 42 The voyage goes on sale they want to do”. destinations on five continents, tomorrow, with Princess in with the 2020 voyage following the USA promoting fares from a similar itinerary to the 2019 US$22,999 per person, along This week’s port calls of World Cruise which proved very with early booking perks such as cruise ships at various popular with guests. onboard credits and discounts for PORTHOLE destinations around Australia The 111-day roundtrip voyage past Princess guests. and New Zealand. departs Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Local pricing for the 2020 SYDNEY on 05 Jan 2020 and crosses the Pacific Princess World Cruise Pacific Eden 24 Apr equator four times, with maiden wasn’t available via the Princess THIS woman probably won’t Sun Princess 26 Apr visits to Zanzibar, the Seychelles Australia website as Cruise be seen on a commercial cruise Pacific Explorer 26 Apr and Kaikoura, New Zealand. Weekly went to press today. liner any time soon. Carnival Spirit 29 Apr Tatiana Akhmedova, the Pacific Explorer 30 Apr estranged wife of Russian billionaire Farkhad Akhmedov, BRISBANE Wolber to host Crystal president’s cruise has been awarded ownership of Pacific Aria 24 Apr GUESTS sailing on Crystal Cruises’ annual President’s Cruise aboard Crystal a $500m superyacht as part of a 28 Apr divorce settlement ordered by a Serenity departing 29 Jul will be joined by Sun Princess 28 Apr UK court. the cruise line’s new pres, Tom Wolber. Pacific Explorer 28 Apr The 115m MV Luna is currently The 14-day “Vineyards and Vistas” Sea Princess 29 Apr impounded in a Dubai dry dock, voyage will feature special events and CAIRNS with the judge saying Akhmedov activities hosted by Wolber and his wife. Sea Princess 25 Apr tried to hide his ownership of This will include a presentation by the vessel and shift it to the UAE DARWIN Wolber on what is on the horizon to put it beyond the reach of a Voyager of the Seas 25 Apr for Crystal, receptions and dinners British jurisdiction. Coral Discoverer 26 Apr throughout the sailing, as well as a hosted shore excursion in Luna, originally built for rival Insignia 30 Apr Barcelona, Spain. oligarch Roman Abramovich, AUCKLAND Wolber joined Crystal Cruises from Walt Disney Company in Sep, has 50 crew, a 20m swimming Pacific Jewel 25 Apr following the exit of Edie Rodriguez (CW 19 Sep). pool and two helipads.

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