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RSSC 2022-23 P&O bouncing back strongly in ‘21 REGENT Seven Seas Cruises’ P&O Cruises Australia has The two sister ships will sail (RSSC) 2022/23 collection will announced Pacific Adventureand alongside P&O’s flagship Pacific feature 148 sailings from Apr Pacific Encounterwill now both Explorer, which will extend its 2022 to Apr 2023, including to join the fleet in the first half of operational pause until Jan. Australia and . next year, holding the cruise line Both and Other destinations for the in stead for a “bounce back”. will offer a season will include Africa, Pacific Adventure will begin range of inclusive dining options, Alaska, , Canada, the sailing from on 30 Apr speciality restaurants by chefs , the Mediterranean, next year, as the delivery of Johnny Di Francesco and Luke New , Northern Pacific Encounter (CW 26 Nov Mangan, and a suite of family- , the Panama Canal and 2019) will also be brought friendly activities. , as well as five forward by at least six months. (pictured) said. The announcements come with Grand Voyages. Encounter is scheduled to “This investment in our fleet is a P&O having recently flagged the Sailings will range from homeport in from 07 demonstration that P&O Cruises early departures of seven nights up to the May, but P&O Australia said Australia is ready to lead the (CW 29 Sep) and Pacific Aria (CW recently announced 143-day earlier voyages may be added industry in bouncing back when 16 Oct) from the fleet. World Cruise, while closer depending on the timing of the government and public health “We have sought to use this to home, the 61-night Grand return of cruising in Australia. authorities agree it is appropriate operational pause to fast-track Asia Exploration will sail from “The arrival of these much- to begin sailing again with our planned fleet refresh,” Sydney to Tokyo - more HERE. anticipated ships,Pacific protocols in place. Myrmell added. Adventure and Pacific Encounter, “It is also a mark of respect for “Our pathway to a return to in the first half of next year our many loyal guests as well cruising may be unclear but Cruise Weekly today represents a step-change for the as crew, fresh food suppliers, we wanted to give our guests Cruise Weekly today fleet and a sign of confidence entertainers and musicians, shore confidence about our future fleet features four pages of all the in the market,” P&O Australia tour operators and port logistics and our commitment to Australia latest cruise industry news. President Sture Myrmell partners.” and New Zealand.”

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Royal ramping up NCL hits a home run NORWEGIAN Cruise Line (NCL) strive to amplify the provision of ROYAL Caribbean travel partners for the comback has unveiled its Home-Based information more seamlessly to International (RCI) will now of cruising. Hub, a support nucleus for mobile home-based partners. sail three ships locally from 16 Royal Reignited will see the trade partners. “This is provided as an extra Oct 2021, as part of updates to launch of revamped marketing The platform offers a dedicated layer of support in addition to its Australian 2021/22 season, toolkits, training, policies, and contact with the Norwegian team our team of territory Business which is now open for sale. the latest Royal Caribbean for travel agents who operate Development Mangers who will Quantum of the Seas will head announcements that are made from their home, via a centralised remain the local point of contact to Brisbane to replace Radiance over the next few months. contact within the cruise line’s in market for trade partners.” of the Seas, which will join RCI’s online trade portal local office. Trade partners can contact Ovation of the Seas in sailing HomePort will also offer The Home-Based Hub will Baker through the line’s Book-a- from Sydney. access to updates, educational be overseen by Business BDM platform, available HERE. The move will see both New materials, offers and marketing Development Executive The Home-Based Hub is one South Wales and Queensland tools, while the ships will boast AUNZ Jacinta Baker, who will of a number of resources and homeport Quantum class ships a mobile app to help limit manage support services innovations Norwegian has rolled for the first time ever. contact and crowds through including product and system out recently, including Book-a- In total, the trio of vessels innovations such as staggered training, promotions support, BDM, and a dedicated Australia will offer 67 voyages to 33 arrival times and reservations. personalised agent incentives, and New Zealand Partners First destinations around Australia, “Our 2021/22 summer season collateral, events and marketing Facebook group (CLICK HERE), New Zealand and the South will be the most technologically opportunities. keeping agents up to date with Pacific, ranging from two to 15 advanced fleet to ever sail “We have developed what the cruise line. nights, with increased flexibility Australia and we are committed we believe is a best practice Oct has also seen Norwegian on new bookings offered to to providing the signature Royal engagement program for all launch its successful Walk for cruisers who make a reservation Caribbean holiday that Aussie home-based agents, be them Wellness challenge (CW 21 Sep), by the end of next month. clients know and love, and independent or part of a larger with participants collectively Travel agent commissions will delivering them home safely consortia group,” said Director of reaching London on the world also be protected, as part of at the end of their cruise,” said Sales AUNZ Damian Borg. map on Mon, walking a total of the cruise line’s Royal Reignited Royal Caribbean International “Consistent and clear 40,000 kilometres - the halfway partner campaign, which aims Australia & NZ Managing communication will be the mark for the challenge. to boost businesses and prepare Director Gavin Smith. backbone of this initiative, as we Magnificent restart Asia’s Star fading MSC Cruises’ MSC Magnifica SPONSORSHIP STAR Clippers has set sail Wed on a 10-night OPPORTUNITIES announced its namesake Mediterranean cruise, AVAILABLE flagship will be leaving Asia becoming the line’s second to address demand for 2022 ship to restart operations. Mediterranean sailings. The cruise will visit ports Upon the completion of in Italy, Malta and Greece, Star Clipper’s Nov 2021-Mar with MSC Magnifica 2022 season, the ship will having undergone the depart South East Asian implementation of health and waters, and unite all three of safety protocols, including pre- the cruise line’s vessels in the boarding screenings. Mediterranean for the first MSC Magnifica will operate time since 2016. six Mediterranean cruises News on the fly In preparation for the season, before the end of the year, Star Clippers has released its including a special eight-night new digital Mediterranean Christmas voyage departing 2022 preview brochure, Genoa on 18 Dec. detailing all three ships and The resumption of MSC New episode available! their 38 itineraries across 73 Magnifica follows a safe departures - CLICK HERE. and effective restart of MSC CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Early booking fares currently Grandiosa in Aug (CW 04 Aug), include savings of up to 30% - which has now completed nine call 1300 295 161. seven-night voyages.

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New Seattle port? HAL gets sixy THE Port of Seattle will Hurti splits business A TOTAL of six Holland resume its study of a proposed HURTIGRUTEN is forming The moves will put Hurigruten America Line (HAL) ships are new cruise terminal in 2023. a separate expedition cruise Group in a good position to tap set to sail Alaska and Glacier In Jul, the Port of Seattle company, meaning the line will into pent-up demand for 2021, Bay cruises next year. cancelled its request now operate as two entities - said Chief Executive Daniel The cruise line will embark for proposals for a joint Hurtigruten Expeditions and Skjeldam. on a full season of its investment to build and Hurtigruten Norway. “For the second half of 2021 Land+Sea Journeys in the operate a new cruise facility at Expeditions will offer cruises and beyond, we are seeing a region, which will offer glacier Terminal 46, citing a need to spanning more than 250 strong demand across all markets viewings and Denali & Yukon better understand the short- destinations, including , and all destinations, including the adventures. and long-term cruise industry the British Isles, the Caribbean, Norwegian coast, the Arctic and From Apr through Sep, market impacts from COVID-19 Greenland, the Northwest Antarctica,” he said. Eurodam, Koningsdam, before making further Passage, Norway, Svalbard and “The demand reflects our Nieuw Amsterdam, Noordam, infrastructure investments. South America. predictions that expedition Oosterdam and Volendam will However, the Port of Seattle’s Using a fleet of eight small-size cruises, with all our advantages sail roundtrip from Seattle five-year capital improvement ships, Hurtigruten Expeditions will such as smaller ships, more and , or one-way plan, issued yesterday, has offer a number of new itineraries flexibility and fewer guests, will from Alaska, Vancouver and noted that a cruise terminal is in 2021, including a full season in prove even more popular post- Whittier. back on the table. Alaska and year-round departures COVID-19.” New Holland America 2021 will also see a number from Germany and the United Hurtigruten is also currently President Gus Antorcha said of capital projects related to Kingdom, under Chief Executive holding a number of Adventure HAL was already seeing strong the cruise industry, including Officer Asta Lassesen. Awaits webinars, detailing the demand for the season. coronavirus safety measures, Hurtigruten Norway will focus company’s 2022/23 season. “We’re ready to return and a project to bring clean on coastal operations, and will The next to air will be the with plenty of options for electric shore power to the consist of seven custom-built Exploring Svalbard webinar, everybody from couples to current cruise terminal. ships, operating under a yet-to- taking place at 2pm AEDT on Tue multi-generational families.” be-named Chief Executive Officer. - CLICK HERE to register.

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Friday 23rd October 2020 TravelManagers success Heritage Exp resumes sailings PORTHOLE HERITAGE Expeditions recently announced its resumption of Southern Ocean expeditions aboard 50-guest AS THE cruise community flagship Professor Khromov. ponders when - and how - the The New Zealanders-only industry will return, we may summer program received have just been delivered a hint. approval from the country’s Royal Caribbean International government (CW 09 Oct), (RCI) recently trademarked what offering an “overseas-style” it is calling a ‘Tracelet’ with the holiday experience without US Patent & Trademark Office, leaving New Zealand. describing the device as “rubber Professor Khromov departed or silicone wristbands in the Vladivostok bound for nature of a bracelet”. Lyttelton last Fri after the crew Speculation is RCI’s Tracelet may function as a wearable spent 14 days isolating on TRAVELMANAGERS’ recent success. anchor in the city’s harbour. radio-frequency identification cruise sale, which ran in support These included a $162k cabin, contact tracing device that could Khromov is due to arrive on of ’ 2021/22 TravelManagers’ largest booking, 16 Nov, where it will prepare be used in the fight against program, resulted in more than and a $100k round-the-world coronavirus aboard its ships. to embark on its season. $2.5 million in sales. itinerary aboard Island Princess. MSC Cruises has already The company was delighted by adapted its existing MSC for Me bracelet for contact-tracing the outcome, Executive General purposes onboard its first Med Manager Michael Gazal reports, sailings, while CW readers have saying it pleasingly surpassed pointed out a similar trick could expectations after a challenging Do you listen to be up Princess’ sleeve with its nine months for the travel Travel Daily - News OceanMedallion. industry. on the Fly to catch up “We knew that our die-hard on the news? cruise customer would be itching to get back out there, but we Uniworld p’ship certainly didn’t expect quite such Use the podcast UNIWORLD Boutique River an enthusiastic response,” Gazal to update our Cruises has contracted with said. listeners with antimicrobial solution ACT “Our sales have actually been your company’s CleanCoat to employ the comparable with past launch product across its fleet of days of similar itineraries, which news. ships. is quite amazing given that the The first river cruise line borders are closed and overseas Sponsorship opportunities to deploy the solution, ACT cruising is currently cancelled are available now. CleanCoat renders surfaces until the end of the year.” “self-disinfecting”, with all Sunshine Coast-based personal CLICK HERE TO ENQUIRE ships to be sprayed. travel managers, and husband- ACT CleanCoat is odourless, and-wife team, Ian Long and nontoxic and kills bacteria Shani Driver (pictured), were and viruses including the among those whose clients coronavirus family. contributed to the campaign’s

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