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Cruise Weekly today Cruise Weekly today Cruiseco sees reason for optimism features two pages of all the CRUISECO Chairman Kevin Dale latest cruise industry news. has dismissed questions about the future of the cruise industry, with a recent survey conducted by Cruiseco member and Your Dream even bigger Travel & Cruise MD Les Farrar CELEBRITY Cruises’ Dream suggesting there is every reason Big sale is back, following the for optimism. success of the first. In an opinion poll of around The deal offers savings of 1,600 consumers, 91% suggested up to $1,500, and includes they would consider taking a beverages, internet, and cruise holiday in the future, US$150 of onboard spending assuming the implementation of money. stricter health measures, with The sale ends tomorrow, and 62% also considering booking is applicable on itineraries of domestic travel again this year. four nights or longer from Oct However, Dale stressed that 2020 to Dec 2021. although 71% of respondents’ consider a trip to New Zealand Dale noted an industry-wide The offer applies to inside, opinion about travel agents had or the south Pacific once the COVID-safe policy, relating outside, veranda, concierge not been affected, the cruise virus is contained, 71% of particularly to embarkation and AquaClass stateroom industry still needed to win public respondents believing it is okay to protocols, is currently being categories. confidence by adopting robust be receiving offers now for future formulated in conjunction with Terms and conditions COVID-safe protocols. travel opportunities, and 42% the Centres for Disease Control & apply, and the deal excludes Other notable results included considering cruising to still have a Prevention. Galapagos Islands sailings. 85% saying they are happy to positive perception. Pictured: Norwegian Spirit.

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Cruises out in BC NCLH restart plan passengers PORTHOLE will not be welcome in British Columbia, Canada, for the northern summer, the province’s health officials have decreed. HEROES like these is what Ships will be allowed to stop porthole is all about folks! for refuelling, but passengers One Alaska man is making not permitted to get off - a 14-hour boat trip to Costco every week to supply his small that’s if the country’s Federal town of Gustavus with groceries Government decides cruising amid the COVID-19 pandemic. can resume from 01 Jul. The town is only accessible Provincial Health Officer by boat or plane, and Toshua Bonnie Henry said her Parker, owner of grocery store sentiments are shared by Icy Strait Wholesale is keeping health officials in Yukon, as the town fed by making the well as across the US border voyage to the state’s capital in the states of Alaska and Juneau, over 80 kilometres option in [the] travel and leisure Washington. away. Holdings (NCLH) is set to relaunch space and providing cruisers with A statement from the Port Parker usually has food five ships at a time once sailings peace of mind,” said Norwegian of Vancouver said it is closely and supplies shipped to the recommence, but the company Cruise Line President and Chief following developments, store, but the service is no has not revealed when that may Executive Officer Frank Del Rio and will continue to be in longer running because of the be. (pictured). discussions with its cruise line pandemic, as well as damage NCLH shared the news in its “There will be fits and starts and partners over the next few caused to the city’s dock by earnings report for the first it will require the implementation months. severe storms. quarter of 2020, estimating it of new protocols as we learn It takes him about 14 hours to would take around five to six what works,” he said, adding complete the journey on his 96- months before the entire fleet of consumer demand wouldn’t drive foot vessel. 28 ships across three brands had the timeline, and that it would be ban Keep Toshua in your thoughts resumed operations. the company’s capability to safely the next time you’re grabbing THE Seychelles has banned “Nothing will be more critical resume operations. the last toilet rolls at Coles! cruise ships from its capital to resuming sustained and Del Rio also added the self-serve Victoria until 2022 out of profitable long term operations buffet would likely be gone from COVID-19 fears. than making cruising the safest the ships for good. Minister for Marine, Ports Pile thanks cruise and Tourism Didier Dogley REGENT Seven Seas Cruises’ announced the plan, alongside Vice President & General News apologises to Ruby Commissioner a series of stimulus measures Manager & New NEWS Corp’s The Australian has apologised to the special intended to support the east Zealand Lisa Pile has offered commission of enquiry into the Ruby Princess, and its Commissioner African archipelago’s travel the industry reassurance in the Bret Walker, over a highly critical article it published. industry until tourism picks face of COVID-19. The piece said the NSW Government’s Inquiry into the cruise ship back up. In a video address, Pile was a “sham”, with scenes that were “harrowing and disgraceful”, The move was welcomed reinforces the cruise line is and that the commission was “state-sponsored bastardry”. by Seychelles Ports Authority there for the community, and The article also labelled the affairs a “taxpayer-funded show trial Chief Executive Ronny Brutus. offers her personal thanks. aimed at achieving a political end”. AIDA Cruises’ AIDAblu is the CLICK HERE to view the Senior Counsel Assisting Richard Beasley suggested the article only cruise ship to sail from video. might constitute contempt. the country.

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