cruiseweekly.com.au cruiseweekly.co.nz Monday 19th July 2021 Cruise Weekly today NCLH titans bow out Cruise Weekly today Australia now coming last NORWEGIAN Cruise Line features two pages of all the CRUISE Lines International operations, despite the Holdings (NCLH) has paid latest cruise industry news. Association (CLIA) has pointed availability of comprehensive tribute to two long-serving out Australia is now isolated as new health protocols at the senior executives who the only major cruise market in international level.” resigned last week. Sun sets on the world not making progress “As Canada has recognised, Regent Seven Seas Cruises toward revival, after Canada it will take months of careful (RSSC) Executive Vice Horizon saga recently joined the global cruise planning to revive cruise President Sales & Marketing TRADEWIND Voyages’ comeback (CW 16 Jul). tourism.” Randall Soy announced he will Golden Horizon is sailing again, Ottawa last week announced Katz said Australia needs its be leaving at the end of the after it was detained in Dover it had brought forward the end governments to progress urgent month, after 30 years with the on Thu (CW 16 Jul). of its cruise suspension to Nov, discussions now on how the cruise line. Golden Horizon was involved after it was initially set at Feb (CW country’s cruise industry can Soy started with the brand in in a complex financial dispute 05 Feb), a move CLIA Managing achieve similar success when 1990, when it was known as with Brodosplit Shipyard in Director Australasia Joel Katz said the time is right, and restore Seven Seas Cruise Line. Croatia, where the vessel was highlighted the lack of progress in economic opportunities for He initiated RSSC’s first originally built for Star Clippers Australia. communities around the country. Business Development (CW 03 Jan 2020). The decision was made based Clean Cruising General Manager Manager team, launched “In Jul 2019, Brodosplit partly on progress in Canada’s Dan Russell, who last month the top producer program Shipyard first offered a “buyers rollout of its national coronavirus helped lead a group of industry and expanded resources for supply” payment, followed vaccination program, which is suppliers to Canberra to advocate national and key accounts. by several offers more, but now open to everyone over the for a restart plan (CW 18 Jun), Also departing is Oceania each time it was declined,” age of 12. said Canada’s move to rescind its Cruises Executive Vice Tradewind said. Katz called for a similar detailed cruise ship ban should be a model President Sales & Marketing “Finally, on 14 Jul 2021, plan for cruising’s revival for local cruising. James Rodriguez, an almost at the request of the ship domestically, as Canada joined “Canada is a comparable 20-year veteran with the owner, the Courts allowed other destinations including maritime nation to Australia and cruise line. the establishment of a Court the United States, Europe and its decision to allow cruising from Rodriguez was one of Deposit to pay buyers supply parts of Asia where cruising has 01 Nov subject to its public health Oceania’s founding team after the mortgage was taken already resumed under stringent orders is a glimmer of hope that members, with the cruise line’s out. new health protocols and testing businesses and jobs that depend President & Chief Exec Bob “This meant that a mortgage regimes. on cruising here can be saved,” a Binder saying it would not be ceased to exist (the reported “Like Australia, Canada has statement he said on Fri. what it is today without him. proceedings commenced a day taken a very conservative and “The planned restart of cruising “James has always been after the opening of a Court risk-averse approach to cruising, in Canada and its resumption a champion for our travel Deposit).” but they’ve worked hard with already underway in numerous partners and his passion for Tradewind said the payment industry to develop a detailed other international markets the industry is second to was offered voluntarily, as pathway towards resumption and underlines the urgent need for none,” Binder described. evidenced by the opening of a economic recovery,” Katz said. federal and state governments RSSC’s North American sales Court Deposit. “By contrast, the Australian here to engage and agree to a team will now report into SVP Golden Horizon has since Government has made no restart plan for domestic cruising Sales Shawn Tubman, while continued her voyage, “free of progress towards establishing in Australia,” the group added in Oceania’s will answer to SVP mortgage”, Tradewind said. a framework for future cruise its statement. 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Foundation-GEBCO and its The episode showcases how Seabed 2030 project aim to build Norwegian is preparing for its a detailed seafloor map within comeback with contactless the next nine years to reveal technologies designed to some of the ocean’s unknowns. enhance the guest experience Only about 20% of the seafloor and support elevated health has been directly mapped so and safety protocols as well far, and before the 2017 launch as highlight new product of Seabed 2030, only about 6% THE officers and crew members 09 Jun and has been anchoring offerings and experiences. of the ocean floor had been of Genting Hong Kong’s Genting off Lamma Island, where the MD & VP APAC Ben Angell adequately mapped. Dream have completed their crew has been preparing for her said NCL is still committed to In just five years, that number coronavirus vaccinations in Hong re-launch. bringing Norwegian Spirit to has more than tripled. Kong. Pictured are Staff Captain Johan Australia next year. Dream Cruises will begin sailings Bohman and Silvennoinen. on 30 Jul with two- and three- P&O extra proud night Super Summer Seacation voyages for Hong Kong residents. P&O Cruises Australia has Genting’s employees were Destinations! announced its second Pride delivered two doses of the Cruise, prompted by the BioNTech vaccine, as part of the Drive popularity of next year’s gay guidelines set forth the by the visitation pride sailing (CW 25 Mar). Government of Hong Kong. The second cruise will set sail The crew received its first dose by from Melbourne on 09 Dec of the vaccine on 23 Jun. next year, just a month after “We are extremely excited to educating the first, with the three-night be the first cruise ship to return travel advisors getaway to feature plenty to Hong Kong – a historically of fun and flair, including an important home port for Dream with the Travel Daily Training Academy entertainment line-up starring Cruises and one of the most renowned drag artists Etcetera stunning skylines in the world,” Etcetera and Coco Jumbo, stars said Captain Jukka Silvennoinen. Ensure your travel advisors are fully informed and up RuPaul’s Drag Race Down of “After being away for nearly to date with your destination by investing in a Travel Under . a year and a half, we truly miss Daily Training Academy package. 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