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19TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1998 JUNE 2016 ISSUE 101 PRICE $9.35 (INCL GST) Scenic Diamond Bordeaux Annual River Cruise Report Page 38 Passenger Growth in 2015 – 15% Australia, 10% New Zealand Page 6 Ovation of the Seas – Piraeus, Greece Report Page 33 227,000 GRT Harmony of the Seas - the World’s Largest and Newest Cruise Ship Page 30 Featuring a comprehensive coverage of Global Cruising for Cruise Passengers, the Trade and the Industry www.cruisingnews.com sail with the best cruise line in europe BEST CRUISE LINE IN EUROPE 2014 WOMEN’S CHOICE AWARDS Enjoy more time ashore & experience DiscoveryTM shore excursions^ WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN MEDITERRANEAN 14 14 & AEGEAN MEDLEY Nights & ADRIATIC MEDLEY Nights Majestic Princess® & Royal Princess® Majestic Princess® & Royal Princess® FRANCE Marseille Genoa Florence/Pisa ITALY (Livorno) Adriatic MONTENEGRO Toulon SPAIN Sea Kotor Rome Naples Barcelona (Civitavecchia) Mykonos GREECE Istanbul Barcelona Volos ITALY GREECE TURKEY SPAIN Kusadasi Messina Mediterranean Messina Khios Mediterranean Athens TURKEY Sea Sea SICILY (Piraeus) SICILY Valletta Rhodes Cartagena Aegean Athens MALTA CRETE Sea (Piraeus) Gibraltar Chania Santorini Interior Balcony Mini-Suite Itinerary 2017 Ship Nights Interior Balcony Mini-Suite Itinerary 2017 Ship Nights Royal & Majestic Princess from* from* from* Royal & Majestic Princess from* from* from* 14 Day West Mediterranean & Aegean Medley 14 Day Med & Adriatic Medley (ATH-BCN) 017_R1_MB_NL Barcelona(BCN to Athens ATH)017_R2_MB_NL16 Apr Majestic 14 $3,459 $4,419 $5,139 Athens to Barcelona 30 Apr Majestic 14 $3,549 $4,519 $5,229 Barcelona to Athens 27 May Royal 14 $3,399 $4,359 $5,079 Athens to Barcelona 8 Jul Royal 14 $3,729 $4,869 $5,589 Barcelona to Athens 24 Jun Royal 14 $3,699 $4,659 $5,379 Athens to Barcelona 26 Aug Royal 14 $3,729 $4,689 $5,419 +Fares are per person twin share. Barcelona to Athens 12 Aug Royal 14 $3,699 $4,659 $5,379 +Fares are per person twin share. BOOK NOW! Visit your Travel Agent | 1300 385 631 | www.princess.com *Fares are per person, in AUD, in complete twin accommodation, based on lead interior, oceanview, balcony and mini-suite staterooms available at time of printing, inclusive of all discounts, taxes, fees, and port expenses (which are subject to change). Offer ends 31st July. Advertised fares are available until allocation is exhausted and may fluctuate. Some oceanview staterooms have obstructed views. +Fare based on specific departure dates only. Higher fares may apply to other departure dates. ^ Charges apply to shore excursions. Whilst information is correct at time of publication, offer may be withdrawn or varied at any time without notice. To be read in conjunction with the Booking and Passage Conditions available at princess.com/legal/passage_contract/index. jsp which passengers will be bound by. A 1.5% surcharge will apply to all payments made by credit cards for direct bookings made via our call centre and website. Travel agents may charge additional fees - check with your travel agent. Carnival plc trading as Princess Cruises. ABN 23 107 998 443 June 2016 19TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1998 JUNE 2016 ISSUE 101 PRICE $9.35 (INCL GST) Industry is stronger than ever – In Breaking News as the magazine goes to press Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has announced the cruise industry has surpassed 2015 ocean cruise passenger projections and has increased passenger expectations for 2016 – a sign the industry is stronger Scenic Diamond Bordeaux than ever. The industry has reported a total of 23.2 Annual River Cruise Report million passengers on ocean cruises’ globally in 2015, Page 38 Passenger Growth in 2015 – 15% Australia, up from a projection of 23 million, and a 4-percent increase over 2014. As a result 10% New Zealand Page 6 Ovation of the Seas of steady year-over-year increases, CLIA has modified 2016 expectations and is – Piraeus, Greece sail with the best Report Page 33 227,000 GRT now predicting 24.2 million travellers will set sail on ocean cruises around the Harmony of the Seas - the World’s Largest and Newest Cruise Ship world. When looking at the travel industry, cruise travel has astonishing long- Page 30 Featuring a comprehensive coverage of Global Cruising term growth potential since it represents only two percent of the total leisure for Cruise Passengers, the Trade and the Industry www.cruisingnews.com cruise line in europe travel market, has the highest satisfaction rates among global travellers and is Front Cover Photos – Scenic & Alex Tsampas growing in popularity. In fact, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization, in the decade between 2004 and 2014, global cruise vacations have Mega Terminal for Brisbane ...............7 grown faster in popularity than land-based vacations by a 20-percent margin. BEST New Mystery Is Tender Pier ................8 On page 6 of this issue the latest Australian and New Zealand data for 2015 CRUISE LINE 104 Night World Cruise ...................10 reveals record passenger growth. Australians taking an ocean cruise worldwide IN EUROPE 2017 Silversea Highlights .................14 swelled by almost 15 per cent in 2015 to reach a record 1,058,781 passengers and 2014 Christenings ...............................16 for New Zealand there was a 10 per cent leap in passenger numbers for a record Carnival Repositions Ships ...............20 WOMEN’S CHOICE AWARDS Female Captains ..........................24 66,152 enjoying an ocean cruise holiday. Australia once again leads the global Kota Kinabalu .............................46 cruise industry in terms of market penetration, with the equivalent of 4.5 per This Edition This Tim Ryan’s Maritime Report ..............51 cent of the Australian population taking a cruise last year. The above reports are Changes at CLIA Australasia ............57 based on data received from CLIA’s cruise line members, which account for more than 95 per cent of the world’s cruise passengers. Another cruise company to call Australia Home – In another breaking news story Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has announced that Norwegian Jewel will be based year-round in the Asia Pacific region with departures to and from Australia commencing October 2017, with an initial Enjoy more time ashore & experience schedule of 15 sailings through to March 2018 – see page 5. With this DiscoveryTM shore excursions^ announcement, which almost didn’t go ahead because of berthing availability in Sydney, there is still no resolve regarding Sydney cruise facilities on the eastern Photo Nick Moles side of the Harbour Bridge. I understand the New South Wales Government says WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN MEDITERRANEAN it has the situation under control with its Cruise Plan to be released sometime in 14 14 the future. & AEGEAN MEDLEY Nights & ADRIATIC MEDLEY Nights New P&0 Cruises Majestic Princess® & Royal Princess® Majestic Princess® & Royal Princess® 18 Also last issue I mentioned The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal FRANCE (IPART) had called for submissions regarding its proposed approach to Genoa Florence/Pisa ITALY Marseille (Livorno) Adriatic MONTENEGRO recommending the fees and charges to be paid by cruise ships using berths and Toulon Rome SPAIN Sea Kotor (Civitavecchia) Naples moorings in Sydney Harbour. Submissions have been received from Carnival Barcelona Mykonos GREECE Istanbul Barcelona Volos Australia, Royal Caribbean Cruise Line, Port Authority of New South Wales, ITALY GREECE TURKEY SPAIN Kusadasi Messina Mediterranean Messina Khios Australian Cruise Association and three others. Mediterranean Athens TURKEY Sea Sea SICILY (Piraeus) SICILY Valletta Rhodes Cartagena Aegean Athens Submissions can be seen on the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal MALTA CRETE Sea (Piraeus) Gibraltar Chania Santorini (IPART) web site. They make interesting reading. A draft report is due soon before a final report is made to the Minister for Roads, Maritime and Freight in Interior Balcony Mini-Suite Itinerary 2017 Ship Nights Interior Balcony Mini-Suite Itinerary 2017 Ship Nights September 2016. Royal & Majestic Princess from* from* from* Royal & Majestic Princess from* from* from* 14 Day West Mediterranean & Aegean Medley 14 Day Med & Adriatic Medley (ATH-BCN) 017_R1_MB_NL Finally a good news story! P&O Pacific Partnership – As strong evidence Barcelona to Athens 16 Apr Majestic 14 $3,459 $4,419 $5,139 Athens to Barcelona 30 Apr Majestic 14 $3,549 $4,519 $5,229 MSC Seaside (BCN to ATH)017_R2_MB_NL 22 of life changing commitment to island communities, the P&O Pacific Partnership has surpassed its first one million dollars in total funding. Working with Save Barcelona to Athens 27 May Royal 14 $3,399 $4,359 $5,079 Athens to Barcelona 8 Jul Royal 14 $3,729 $4,869 $5,589 the Children Australia, the Partnership has generated $1.1 million since the program started in 2012. The funds are the combination of passenger Barcelona to Athens 24 Jun Royal 14 $3,699 $4,659 $5,379 Athens to Barcelona 26 Aug Royal 14 $3,729 $4,689 $5,419 contributions, which have been used to build new kindergartens and health aid +Fares are per person twin share. posts, and special donations following the Cyclone Pam disaster in Vanuatu last Barcelona to Athens 12 Aug Royal 14 $3,699 $4,659 $5,379 year. The Partnership also recently contributed $50,000 to relief efforts in Fiji +Fares are per person twin share. following the destruction of Cyclone Winston. Happy Cruising! BOOK NOW! Visit your Travel Agent | 1300 385 631 | www.princess.com Viking Christening 26 *Fares are per person, in AUD, in complete twin accommodation, based on lead interior, oceanview, balcony and mini-suite staterooms available at time of printing, inclusive of all discounts, taxes, fees, and port expenses (which are subject to change). Offer ends 31st July. Advertised fares are available until allocation is exhausted and may fluctuate. Some oceanview staterooms have obstructed views. +Fare based on specific departure dates only. Higher fares may apply to other departure dates.