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Cruise Weekly today Cruise Weekly today More Aus canx for features two pages of all the Carnival Cruise Line has latest cruise industry news. announced its next phase of restart plans, which includes the cancellation of four additional Zurvas to Variety sailings for both and (pictured) Athens-based small out of Australia. ship line Variety Cruises has Cruises on both ships are now appointed Jarrod Zurvas as cancelled up to and including 16 its new Director of Global Dec - the day before the human Sales, with the move seeing biosecurity emergency period is him relocate from Australia to set to expire (CW 03 Sep). Greece. The cruise line’s restart Zurvas joins Variety from continues in the United States his former role with Quark though, with Carnival Valor Expeditions, where he was announced to be joining Carnival out of Long Beach, rescheduled in place through to the end of the Director of Sales Asia Pacific Glory in New Orleans with four- from 05 Nov due to a revised dry year, with Carnival to continue for the last three years. and five-night sailings starting dock transformation plan, while to meet the Centers for Disease He has now started with from Nov. ’s restart from Control & Prevention’s standard Variety, telling Cruise Weekly will restart Miami, scheduled for 08 Oct, has of vaccinated cruises. he is very pleased to be taking from 14 Nov out of Baltimore, been suspended until 13 Dec. Carnival is also working to set up up the opportunity with the replacing , which ’s 21 Oct pre-sailing rapid testing sites at company. will homeport in Tampa from 14 restart from Mobile has also been all of its homeports, while guests Founded in 1968, Variety Nov. moved to Jan. will be asked to wear masks in resumed sailing in the Greek The maiden voyage of Carnival Protocols for vaccinations, most indoor venues of the ship Islands in Jun. Radiance will take place 13 Dec testing and masks are to remain where people congregate.

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Silversea package Shooting for the Sky C ruise Traveller has PORTHOLE released a range of bonuses as part of its new luxury Kimberley expedition package in 2023 with Silversea Cruises. Those booking the all- Hurtigruten will mark 125 inclusive voyage aboard Silver years of operations by naming Explorer by 16 Nov can enjoy its battery-hybrid-powered bonus onboard spending Fridtjof Nansen on Svalbard. The cruise line will host the credit, in addition to flights & ship’s naming ceremony in hotels, complimentary meals, Longyearbyen on 14 Sep in the beverages, wi-fi, gratuities, northernmost naming ceremony enrichment lectures, off-ship ever to be held for a pax vessel. excursions and the service of a Fridtjof Nansen is named after private butler. the Norwegian polymath and The 19-night package is Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who available on two departures led the team which made the with identical itineraries – first crossing of the Greenland Darwin to Perth on 08 Aug interior in 1888, traversing the Prin Cruises’cess Princess fleet to return to service 2023, and Perth to Darwin on island on cross-country skis. (pictured) has set sail with guests since the cruise line voluntarily 25 Aug 2023. The ship will be named by on board for the first time in paused operations in Mar 2020. The package is available from breaking a chunk of ice rather almost 18 months, departing Until 05 Oct, Sky will take AUD$17,900 per person, twin- than the traditional bottle of from the Port of Southampton British guests on short scenic share, in an Adventure suite, champagne, just as sister ship last Mon. voyages visiting port cities such as and a bonus onboard spending Roald Amundsen was when she The sailing marks the first time Liverpool, Greenock, Belfast, and credit of USD$200 per suite is was the first ship ever to be Sky has sailed from the United Portland. also available. named in Antarctica in 2019. Kingdom with guests onboard, “It is fantastic to be welcoming Hurtigruten Expeditions Chief commencing its Summer guests back onboard another Executive Officer Asta Lassesen Land ahoy for FCCA said the cruise line could not Seacations season. Princess ship, this time the think of a better place to name Joining sister ship beautiful Sky Princess, our second The Florida-Caribbean Fridtjof Nansen. in the United Kingdom, Sky has ship to join us here in the UK,” Cruise (FCCA) Association become the third ship in the said the cruise line’s local Vice Cruise Conference is moving President Tony Roberts. full steam ahead, taking place “Princess is one of only two in less than two months in cruise lines to have two ships Panama City from 18-21 Oct. operating out of the UK this Plans are quickly taking summer, which bears testament shape with 40 cruise to our commitment and devotion executives already confirmed, LEARN MORE ABOUT to UK guests.” workshop topics announced, TOKYO WITH THE “It also marked her first and a revamped format TRAVEL DAILY sailing from Southampton - her focused on networking homeport for three consecutive opportunities, including one- TRAINING ACADEMY years - with guests onboard.” on-one meetings between Click here to discover Roberts said Princess is delegates and execs. delighted to have one of its Panama will also pull out newest ships dedicated to the all the stops to showcase its United Kingdom market. products and cruise potential.

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