Cruise WEEKLY Thursday 11 Feb 2016 THURSDAY 24 JULY 2008 www.cruiseweekly.com.au Silversea exclusive Cruise Weekly today SILVERSEA is offering agent HAL pegs growth in Aus Cruise Weekly today features Ph: 1300 799 220 rates on the first Kimberley WHILE the Australian market is need, we’ll work to figure it out.” three pages of all the latest Email: [email protected] voyage for 2016 exclusively to strong for , HAL has plans for new ports- cruise industry news and Editors: Bruce Piper & Katrina Archer readers of Cruise Weekly and any decision on permanently of-call in Australian waters, but photos plus a full page of jobs sister publication, Travel Daily. basing a ship in would Ashford wasn’t ready to give from AA Appointments. Departing Darwin aboard be determined by the market, away any secrets. Silver Discoverer on 28 Mar, the HAL president Orlando Ashford The smaller size of the cruise Anthem investigation 10-day trip spends five days told media on Tue. line’s vessels comes with a US SENATOR Bill Nelson exploring the Kimberley Coast, “We’re increasing capacity and “different flexibility”, allowing has called for the US National also stopping in at Jaco Island and as the market can handle that them to stop in at smaller, more Transportation Safety Board to Wyndham. and if it can handle more, we’ll do remote ports. investigate why Anthem of the For rates, call 1300 306 872. that,” Ashford said. “Our guests are travellers, Seas sailed into the storm last This season saw ms Noordam they like to touch, feel and taste weekend (CW 09 Feb). debut in Australia (CW 23 Jun) destinations and locations and “The thing about this storm and in Oct, ms Maasdam will be so there’s some big key places was that it was forecast for days. swapped out for ms Volendam, that people want to go to, So why in the world would a with the vessel cruising Australian like Sydney...and there’s some with thousands of waters for the first time. other places that are maybe passengers go sailing right into Ms Maasdam will be based in more remote and are new it?” Nelson said Mon on the Australia for nearly two months opportunities,” Ashford said. Senate floor. longer than ms Volendam For more, see page three. Royal Caribbean broadcast an previously, adding capacity. interview with the ship master Ashford said one of the Claus Andre Andersen to all the challenges the cruise line faces is Encore’s suite unveil staterooms on the RCTV internal the Sydney Harbour Bridge. SEABOURN has revealed details channel the day after the storm. “We’re kind of constrained. on the two Grand Wintergarden Andersen assured guests of his Wouldn’t it be great to bring Suites on Seabourn Encore. experience and said the storm the Koningsdam here but we The suites will include a private was not forecast. couldn’t do it, we can’t get it glassed-in Solarium with a He said they were expecting a under the bridge, so there is an soaking tub and day bed and a “very durable” 4-5m of seas and infrastructure challenge that we’ll 23m2 veranda. 90km/h winds - not the 9m and have to manage but if there’s a Each 144m2 suite will feature large windows, two bedrooms, 296km/h experienced. two and a half bathrooms, two “I’m telling you it’s a weird Princess’ new show private verandas, dining for six, storm that we experienced, but A NEW production for Princess a convertible sofa-bed, a pantry the ship handled it very well.” Cruises’ , ‘Magic with wet bar and espresso to Do’ will debut on the ship machine & three flat-screen TVs. 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