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Website: www.cruiseweekly.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax: 1300 799 221 | Email: [email protected] Page 2 Aussies test out Encore cruise WEEKLY Tuesday 21 Mar 2017 Princess refurb ship RCI new sales mgr will ROYAL Caribbean Cruises has undergo a two-week drydock in announced the appointment of Freeport, Bahamas from 26 Mar- Wendy Anderson to the position 06 Apr for a multi-million dollar of district sales manager for renovation. Victoria and Tasmania. The renovation will fit a new She was previously the district Camp Discovery Youth & Teen sales manager for NSW with Centre, upgrade Movies Under RCL Cruises, and will take up the the Stars, add Princess Luxury Bed position from 01 Apr. AUSTRALIA’S top luxury cruise American Express Centurion and interconnecting staterooms Anderson has previously held consultants were sure to sample and Peter Sherwood of Travel in time for the European summer. roles at Virgin Australia and Seabourn Encore while she was Associates Turramurra. The ship will be wired for One&Only Hayman. down under for her inaugural the Ocean Medallion, a digital summer season. wristband which can be used to HAL sales promotion A dozen agents are on board Peter Sommer Amalfi unlock stateroom doors & more. HOLLAND America Line has during Seabourn Encore’s final ARCHAEOLOGICAL tour launched its Ready Set Sail promo local leg from Sydney to Bali, specialist Peter Sommer Travels Penang upgrade featuring pre-paid gratuities and indulging in some of the ship’s has added two new departures of ROYAL Caribbean Cruises has up to $500 on board spending new offerings including Dr. the eight-day Cruising the Amalfi entered into a joint venture money per stateroom for Andrew Weil’s wellness program, Coast tour. with Penang Port to upgrade bookings made by 01 Jun. The Grill restaurant by three-star Sailing aboard a traditional Swettenham Pier Cruise Terminal Guests booking a suite will Michelin chef Thomas Keller, Turkish gulet boat which has in Georgetown, Penang. receive $100 internet credit. lyricist Tim Rice’s exclusive show, been refitted, the tour is escorted The US$35m project will extend Travel dates are 01 Jun 2017 to and The Retreat on the top deck. by an archaeologist and art the existing berths from 400m 30 Mar, 2018. The vessel will be back in historian - CLICK HERE for more. to 688m, allowing the terminal Australian waters in Nov. to dock two cruise ships carrying Noble damages reef Pictured are: Ken Higgins, Bentours 2-for-1 over 4,900 pax at any one time. Cruiseabout Mosman; Helen AFTER the grounding of MS UNTIL 30 Apr, Bentours is Plans include spaces for tour Eves, Seabourn bdm NSW; Caledonian Sky earlier this offering its Symphony River Cruise buses to ease the flow of Natalie Hadikin, Mosman Travel; month, small operator from $4,560 per couple, down traffic in the areas around the Seabourn Encore Captain Geir- Noble Caledonia has launched from $9,120 per couple. cruise terminal and improved Arne Thue-Nilsen; LJ Lyons, an investigation into the incident Valid for dep during May, Jun accessibility for the aged and Seabourn business development where the ship hit a reef off Kri representative; Rachel Kirkwood, and Jul, call 1800 221 712. physically challenged throughout Island in Indonesia. the terminal. MS Caledonian Sky was refloated on the next high tide Chimu earlybird deals and was inspected by divers. CHIMU Adventures is offering Authorities were immediately earlybird discounts up to 30% on notified and the event has drawn select Antarctica departures for media attention for the impact the 2018/19 season. the ship caused to tropical corals. Book by 15 Apr for rates which In a statement Noble Caledonia lead in at $10,970ppts for the 11- said it regretted any damage day Emblematic Antarctica. caused to the reef. VOTE FOR AVALON AS APT Travel Group, which has BEST RIVER CRUISE Travellers can also enjoy OPERATOR (CATEGORY 23) $1,000 land credit on the 16-day a close relationship with Noble, Antarctica Cruise & Buenos Aires welcomed the investigation VOTE NOW and said the ship was not being trip for $12,705ppts, on Le Boreal. NATIONAL TRAVEL INDUSTRY AWARDS For more info, CLICK HERE. operated by it at the time. A big thanks for nominating us in the 2017 AFTA National Travel Industry Awards. Please vote P&O Cruises for Best Cruise Operator - Domestic Deployment!

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Website: www.cruiseweekly.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax: 1300 799 221 | Email: [email protected] Page 3 Do you have the cruise Cruise Weekly app? WEEKLY Tuesday 21 Mar 2017 Regent new brochure Aussies explore Silhouette Eden back in Adelaide AUSSIE agents can now order P&O Cruises’ Pacific Eden Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ returned to Adelaide on Fri for Atlas brochure, covering sailings her second season. through to Apr 2017. Based in South Australia through Lisa Pile, Regent’s vp sales to early Apr, the vessel will carry Australia and New Zealand said close to 9,000 passengers on six the brochure “has been created different cruises and is expected especially for agents and their to generate close to $5 million for clients as an easy reference tool”. the state. The cruise Atlas details P&O Cruises president Sture destinations and itineraries across Myrmell said the return follows a the entire fleet, along with the on successful debut season. board experience. “We received great support To view an online copy of the from South Australians during new guide, CLICK HERE. Pacific Eden’s inaugural season, with holidaymakers really enjoying the opportunity to cruise Cruise from their doorstep on the latest THIS team of Aussie agents Brisbane; Anne Calder, OzCruising addition to our fleet,” he said. Calendar jumped aboard Celebrity and Jean Summers, Globenet - Silhouette in Fort Lauderdale for a Clean Cruising. tour while they were in town for In the back row: Mike Clark, Phil the launch of Celebrity Edge. Hoffmann Travel; Natasha Osman, PORTHOLE This week’s port calls of cruise Hosted by Kathryn Valk, director Globenet - Clean Cruising; ships at various destinations of sales and marketing, agents Nicholas Dann, Cruise Travel around Australia and New explored Silhouette’s features, Centre - Hunter Travel Group and Zealand. including Canyon Ranch spa, a Karolos Svirk, Cruise 1st. AFTER a bumper cruise SYDNEY lawn with a chic cabana style season, Sydney is preparing to Carnival Spirit 21 Mar setting and dining experiences L’Austral rerouted welcome another historic ship, Azamara Journey 21 Mar including the Qsine restaurant of a sunken nature. PONANT’S L’Austral checked Celebrity Solstice 25 Mar that offers guests an iPad menu. That’s right folks, the RMS into drydock in Manila on 16 Mar Voyager of the Seas 26 Mar Pictured in the front row are: Titantic will sail into port at for a “refurbishment” following Carnival Legend 27 Mar Kelly Harrison, Flight Centre Bryon Kennedy Hall, Moore BRISBANE two incidents earlier this year. Park, on 08 Apr at 10am for In Jan L’Austral struck a floating Celebrity Solstie 15 Mar New HAL ship begins “Titanic The Exhibition” and Azamara Journey 16 Mar object in the Sub-Arctic Islands will remain until the end of Jun. Pacific Dawn 17 Mar CONSTRUCTION of Holland and in Feb the ship came into The display features over 375 DARWIN America Line’s Nieuw Statendam contact with “an underwater artefacts taken directly from Sun Princess 25 Mar is underway, marked by a object” while entering Milford Titanic and her nearly identical keel laying ceremony held at Sound (CW 14 Feb). FREMANTLE sister ship Olympic. Costa Luminosa 21 Mar Fincantieri’s Marghera shipyard. The vessel was originally Every visitor will receive a MS Sirena 27 Mar The first building block of the planned to call in at Kota Boarding Pass that contains ship is 11.3m long, 34.8m wide Kinabalu, but made the swap ADELAIDE the personal information of an Pacific Eden 24 Mar and weighs 260 tonnes. for Manila to comply with actual First, Second or Third Pacific Eden 27 Mar Nieuw Statendam is due for the instructions of the French Class passengers. delivery at the end of 2018 and is Ministry of Foreign Affairs to AUCKLAND The event rolls into town the sister ship of Koningsdam. avoid the Sea of Sulu, and in Golden Princess 22 Mar ahead of the 105th anniversary Pacific Pearl 23 Mar It will be 99,800 gross tons, particular the area of Sandakan. of Titanic hitting an iceberg. Noordam 26 Mar almost 300m long and will This change was communicated Rest assured this exhibition Pacific Pearl 27 Mar accommodate 2,650 pax in more in writing to all pax approx one won’t sink! 27 Mar than 1,300 cabins. month before embarkation.

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