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Cruise Weekly today CRUISE Weekly today NCL reveals plans for two new ships features five pages of all the latest cruise industry news (NCL) has confirmed orders for plus a full page from AA a fifth and sixth ship in its new Appointments. Project Leonardo Class fleet, each carrying 3,300 guests and designed for energy efficiency. CLIA chooses cruise The 140,000 gross tonne ships CRUISE Lines International will be built by Fincantieri in Association (CLIA) Australasia Italy and are due for delivery in has rebranded its “Plan a 2026 and 2027. Cruise Month” in Oct to “Following the Breakaway Plus “Choose Cruise” in a bid to Class...the highly anticipated drive more bookings. Leonardo Class will fuel future “Choose Cruise is an growth with exciting and opportunity for travel lovers to innovative offerings that will learn more about the different meaningfully drive demand from cruise options available, and to new and loyal returning guests take advantage of promotions alike,” said NCL president and ceo Cruise Line Holdings now has pictured) have yet to be named, and value-adds from cruise Andy Stuart. seven ships on order for NCL and details of their features will experts,” said CLIA Australasia The new ships have been and one for Regent Seven Seas be announced at a later date. and Asia md Joel Katz. designed to have a lower Cruises, giving it eight vessels for The news follows NCL ramping The Choose Cruise push will environmental impact, a point delivery through to 2027. up its efforts in the Australian involve trade, consumer and that NCL believes would lead to It will take delivery of its next market, last year kicking off its media activities, as well as a a broader range of deployment ship, , in the inaugural homeport season in dedicated microsite. opportunities. northern Autumn of 2019. Australia and New Zealand (TD 13 Parent company Norwegian The latest vessels (rendering Nov 17).

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RSSC webinars Pandaw ramps up India Ponant Latin brox REGENT Seven Seas Cruises PONANT has released a (RSSC) is offering a “luxury 72-page brochure showcasing connoisseur webinar series” its new 2019-20 itineraries for Australian and New throughout Latin America and Zealand travel agents, running the Caribbean. throughout Jul and Aug. The brochure features cruises “The series is packed with to 26 different countries information and handy tips including ports of call that that will see participants enable access to 18 UNESCO become luxury connoisseurs,” World Heritage sites. said Lisa Pile, RSSC vp of sales It offers 31 itineraries, for Australia and New Zealand. including many aboard Presenters include local Ponant’s new Explorer ships business development PANDAW has announced plans cruise to the city of Varanasi on Le Champlain and Le Dumont- managers Linda Seiersen, Elsa to expand its cruise offering in the RV Katha Pandaw, and sailings d’Urville, exploring coastlines McLean and Paige Kirk. India, deploying two more ships of the Brahmaputra River aboard and islands between Miami Topics include “Marketing to the region and adding two new RV Indochina Pandaw. and Ushuaia. Central” and the “2020/2021 itineraries. Bolstering its expanded Eight luxury expeditions visit Season Launch”. The decision follows a strong range of cruise options is the destinations including the To register for the next customer reaction to the accompanying announcement Chilean Fjords and the Orinoco webinar on 24 Jul, CLICK HERE. company’s Lower Ganges river of new pre- and post- cruise river - CLICK HERE to view. cruise due to sail in Dec. tours that include a two-night “The response to our exploration of Kolkata and a six- announcement in May that we night Golden Triangle trip through will place our own ship, RV Orient Delhi, Agra and Rajasthan. Pandaw, on the Lower Ganges The news follows the River from Dec 2018, has been announcement earlier this month Celebrating truly phenomenal,” said Pandaw that the Andaman Explorer will be Celebrating founder Paul Strachan. deployed to explore the Andaman 30 Years As a result Pandaw will sail two Islands (CW 06 Jul). 30 Years RV Orient Pandaw. $500* FOR new routes, an Upper Ganges Pictured: $500* FOR YOU YOU on every & on every Kimberley pax present Antarctica pax + CRYSTAL + a bonus 5% CRUISES a bonus 5% Commission! WEBINAR SERIES Commission!

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Crystal Alaska brox Caribbean recovery CRYSTAL Cruises has POPULAR cruising released its 2019 Alaska & destinations in the Eastern Canada brochure featuring 11 Caribbean are showing signs sailings from Jun to Dec on of recovery after the impact board Crystal Symphony. of hurricanes Irma and Maria Trips include the 10-day last year, with the British Majestic Midnight Sun package Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, from Vancouver to Seward St Maarten and the US Virgin exploring Glacier Bay and Islands (USVI) all recording Hubbard Glacier. gains in tourism numbers. Also on offer is the 11-day Puerto Rico, St Maarten and PEREGRINE Adventures has a period of solid growth for Majestic Midnight Sun sailing the USVI welcomed more announced it has added Africa to the company, having posted a from Vancouver to Los Angeles than 10,000 cruise passengers its Adventure Cruising program 35% improvement in the Aussie voyaging through Alaska’s per day by Jan, with San Juan for 2019, expanding to its third market over the last 12 months. fjords with a stop to visit Santa experiencing cruise passenger continent in as many years. “Our travellers have responded Barbara’s vineyards. satisfaction levels higher than The Africa program involves an to a style on the water that is those preceding the storms by eight-day Cruising Safari: West akin to our style on the land mid-Feb. Africa river cruise from Senegal to - authentic and low-impact “We consider our destination The Gambia which visit UNESCO- travel,” said Peregrine Adventure partners more like family, and listed deltas and provides the Cruising general manager Filippos we could not be prouder to opportunity to view chimpanzees Venetopoulos. see the Eastern Caribbean in the wild and dolphin estuaries. “These are cruises for travellers ...come back stronger than Packages for the new African who would never normally ever,” said Michele Paige, expedition voyage starts from choose a cruise,” he added. president of the Florida- $3,140 per person twin share. For further information on Caribbean Cruise Association. The decision to make a move the Cruising Safari: West Africa on the African market follows package, CLICK HERE.

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Azamara indulgence SeaDream discount AZAMARA Club Cruises SAVINGS of US$500pp is offering free “indulgence are available on SeaDream packages” with local and Yacht Club Caribbean cruises international sailings booked between 27 Oct and 15 Dec. by 31 Aug. Six seven-day options are An “Enjoyment Package” for available on SeaDream I and Interior and Oceanview guests SeaDream II, with prices from includes US$500 credit for US$3,091ppts. shore excursions, unlimited wi- The vessels take 100 fi, a beverage package, laundry passengers and visit ports services, US$250 spa credit such as San Juan, St Thomas, REGENT Seven Seas Cruises Several itineraries offer and a chef’s table experience. Marigot and Bridgetown. (RSSC) has announced details of overnight port stays, including 15 cruises in the maiden season Venice, Haifa (for Jerusalem), of its new Seven Seas Splendor, Lisbon, Bordeaux, Monte Carlo, which will debut in Feb 2020. Istanbul, Livorno (for Florence, Scenic incentive celebrates Bastille Day The 750-guest ship will operate Pisa & Tuscany) and Barcelona. SCENIC is offering travel agents from Australia and New Zealand a a series of European itineraries Seven Seas Splendor will offer chance to win one of five places on a 13-day river cruise through the beginning 12 May 2020 with a 375 suites ranging from the South of France, departing 19 Oct. journey from Venice to Rome via 28.5m2 Veranda Suite to the lavish Three agents from Australia and two from New Zealand will join the French Riviera for the Cannes 413m2 Regent Suite which will the famil - announced to celebrate Bastille Day last weekend - which Film Festival. host up to six guests and include a travels from Chalon-sur-Saone to destinations including Lyon and the It will offer itineraries calling at private in-suite spa with sauna, a Camargue. hidden gems like Zadar in Croatia private solarium, a spacious living To secure a place, agents must deposit the highest number of and Koper in Slovenia, culinary area and bedrooms, and a private clients on any 2019 Scenic European River Cruise between now and capitals including Bordeaux and dining room, pictured. 31 Aug - CLICK HERE for more details. Barcelona, and island destinations Itineraries are on sale now and in Britain and Greece. are detailed at www.RSSC.com.

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This week’s port calls of cruise ships at various CRYSTAL Cruises has held a ships Crystal Bach, Crystal Mahler destinations around Australia christening ceremony to officially and Crystal Debussy; as well as AN AUSSIE family was and New Zealand. welcome its fifth river ship, the larger Crystal Mozart. recently rescued from their SYDNEY Crystal Ravel. “In just over two years, we half-submerged campervan Pacific Explorer 19 Jul The event took place in the introduced five ships, which is a after accidentally driving it into Pacific Explorer 23 Jul Hungarian capital of Budapest tremendous accomplishment of Henley Lake in New Zealand. Pacific Eden 23 Jul last week, and involved the growth for this expansion of the The family floated around cruise line’s president and chief Crystal brand,” said Wolber. the lake for hours taking in the BRISBANE executive officer Tom Wolber, Ravel is currently sailing Pacific Aria 20 Jul tranquil sights in a less than as well as the ship’s godmother, itineraries of six to 14 days comfortable vessel. Pacific Dawn 21 Jul philanthropist and musician between Vienna and Basel, and Probably should’ve forked Pacific Eden 21 Jul Mariann Peller. next year she will be the only river out the extra cash for a proper DARWIN Festivities on the day included a ship to sail seven-night Danube river cruise, we feel. Caledonian Sky 17 Jul performance from tenor Steffan cruises round-trip from Vienna L'Austral 18 Jul Mullan, as well as the Young to ports in Austria, Hungary and Coral Discoverer 20 Jul Virtuosos artists who all played Slovakia. AUCKLAND following the traditional blessing. Pictured: Crystal Ravel and her Pacific Jewel 21 Jul With Ravel now added to the crew enjoying the celebrations fleet, she joins her identical sister during her christening ceremony.

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