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Cruise Weekly today More cruise returns Cruise Weekly today features Norwegian resumes Azamara’s Azamara Quest two pages of all the latest (NCL) embarking through to the end of has departed from Glasgow cruise industry news. has returned to cruising, with Oct. ahead of the cruise line’s departing from “Welcoming our guests and return to service next month. Viking, Celebrity Athens on Sun. crew on board has been one of Quest is sailing for her The first NCL ship to sail after the most memorable moments drydock in Cadiz, where she local cancellations 500 days of suspension, Jade of my over 30-year career,” said will finalise preparations While the cruise restart is will voyage on immersive Greek NCL President & Chief Executive ahead of her return to service, proceeding apace across the itineraries, which were sold Officer Harry Sommer. with five back-to-back Greece globe, continues to out shortly after they were “With such strong demand, we Country-Intensive Voyages. fall further behind, with the announced. are glad to expand our offering in Following more than a year upcoming 2021/22 summer Guests will wake up in a new Greece with seven ships through docked in Glasgow, Azamara seasons planned by Viking destination every day, able 2023, providing our guests with thanked the community, which and Celebrity Cruises both to spend eight-to-nine hours a range of innovative vessels and welcomed and supported the cancelled in the last 24 hours. exploring some of Greece’s most itineraries to choose from.” cruise line. Celebrity had planned to picturesque islands including Greece’s Minister of Tourism “We want to extend our deploy Celebrity Eclipse locally, Crete, Mykonos, Rhodes and Harry Theoharis added, “we are thanks to Peel Ports for but has this morning advised Santorini. overjoyed to welcome Norwegian hosting the Azamara fleet and travel agents that “regrettably Jade will be deployed in Athens Jade and her guests to Greece. to the Glaswegian community the situation in many parts of through Nov, as part of a long- “The planned itineraries will who have not only welcomed , Australia, NZ and South term strategy to further increase offer unique experiences that our ships and crew with open America remains uncertain”. NCL’s presence in Europe, which combine our rich history, bustling arms but have also made All Eclipse sailings departing is one of the line’s most popular culture and famous gastronomy.” an integral contribution in 13 Dec 2021-17 Apr 2022 destinations. NCL Vice President & Managing maintaining and preparing have been cancelled, along Through 2023, Norwegian plans Director APAC Ben Angell said our vessels, ensuring that we with Celebrity Infinity from 13 to position nine ships in the the cruise line’s global return to can get back to doing what Dec 2021-23 Mar 2022 plus region, with Jade joined in Greece cruising brings it one step closer we do best this summer,” Celebrity Solstice departures by , Norwegian to a restart in the Asia-Pacific said Azamara President Carol from 26 Sep-19 Dec 2021. Epic, , region. Cabezas. Viking had already , Norwegian “When Norwegian Spirit Meanwhile, the global suspended its Viking Orion Gem, and . arrives in Australia for the very return to cruising has Asia program (CW 08 Jul), Encore will also feature as part first time in 2022, guests will continued with Holland and yesterday confirmed the of NCL’s restart efforts from 07 have the chance to cruise from America Line (HAL), Celebrity ship will also not operate its Aug, when she will become the their doorstep on the recently Cruises, and Princess Cruises. planned Aus season. first NCL ship to return to service transformed ship, following HAL kicked off its Alaska The fullly sold-out program in the United States, with her an extensive bow-to-stern season with Nieuw Amsterdam of trans-Tasman voyages had inaugural season of Alaska cruises revitalisation,” Angell said. sailing on Sat, with Celebrity been set to kick off in Dec. from Seattle. NCL recently launched Embark, Equinox and Millennium Viking recently announced The fleet-wide redeployment a docuseries chronicling its return returning in the Caribbean and Viking Mars will join Orion in will continue in partnership to service, with the next episode Alaska the day after. Australian waters in 2022/23 with local governments, and to live stream on Fri. Also coming back on Sun was (CW 16 Jul). all crews and guests must be CLICK HERE for full details of the Princess’ Majestic Princess. fully vaccinated on all voyages series.

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