Cruise WEEKLY Tuesday 21 Mar 2017 THURSDAY 24 JULY 2008 www.cruiseweekly.com.au Cruise Weekly today Queen Victoria refit P&O’s Master Class live QUEEN Victoria will spend a Cruise Weekly today features month in dry dock in Palermo, Ph: 1300 799 220 four pages of all the latest THE first P&O Cruises Flagship Agents enrolled in the Flagship Italy for a $54 million bow-to- Email: [email protected] cruise industry news. College Master Class has been Achievers program must released, offering deeper complete the Master Class by 30 stern makeover in May. Editors: Bruce Piper & Katrina Archer knowledge of the line’s product Nov to be eligible for a Flagship A total of 43 new Britannia Club NCL ups gratuities & 10 Cruise Lines Int’l Australasia Bonus of up to $500 a year. category staterooms and the NORWEGIAN Cruise Line will (CLIA) Accreditation Points. MEANWHILE, Pacific Aria will Britannia Club Restaurant will increase its daily service charges, The one-hour course is available appear on tonight’s episode of be fitted to the vessel, while the effective from 01 Apr. on mobile devices and agents Travel Guides on Channel Nine. Grand Suites will be reconfigured The new rates for all ships, have the option to stop and start The six holidaymakers boarded to maximise space. except Norwegian Sky are at any time. the vessel for a nine-night sailing Five new Penthouse Suites on US$13.99pppd for any category It is the second course to be and spent their time swimming Deck 8 aft will feature floor-to- up to a mini-suite stateroom and made available through Flagship with turtles, experiencing island ceiling windows and bathrooms US$16.99pppd for suites. College, which launched last cultures and taking part in theme with natural light. Sky’s daily service charge will Jun (CW 30 Jun) as part of the night parties. A new concept, the Chart Room, be adjusted to a higher rate “to new P&O Cruises agent website, will debut on Queen Victoria better address the demands of flagship.pocruises.com.au. Ponant winter 2018/19 in the place of Cafe Carinthia, the enormously successful all- “We’ve had such incredible serving illy coffee, Godiva inclusive product”, NCL said. interest in Flagship College so BOOKINGS are open for chocolate treats and light bites by The upgraded rate for far, and we think the first Master Ponant’s Winter 2018/19 cruises day and cocktails by night. 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