Voting Closes Today!

Voting closes today

VOTING CLOSES TODAY!

Travel Daily has seen a massive number of nominations for the awards from across the industry for agents and suppliers who have gone above and beyond during this extremely challenging time.

Nominations have now closed and we have whittled it down to the finalists.

Voting is now open for the supplier categories. Vote now for those who you believe have best supported the industry and deserve to be recognised specially for their hard work. Voting closes today 14 September at 5pm.

Click here to vote for the finalists! More information at awards.traveldaily.com.au cruiseweekly.com.au cruiseweekly.co.nz Monday 14th September 2020

Cruise Weekly today Cruise Weekly today Magnificent return and grand news features two pages of all the MSC Cruises’ has enhanced latest cruise industry news MSC Magnifica’s itineraries ahead plus a front cover from the of her return to sea, which was Travel Daily Awards. initially postponed thanks to new coronavirus testing measures for Italians who have visited Greece Voting is closing (CW 26 Aug). TODAY is the last day for the MSC Magnificawill perform industry to cast votes in the 10-night voyages across the 2020 Travel Daily Awards. Mediterranean from 19 Oct, and The honours recognise an eight-night Christmas cruise people and companies who departing on 18 Dec from Genoa, have gone above and beyond with a range of new embarkation to support one another ports available. through the crisis of COVID-19. She will visit ports such as Thousands of individual votes Livorno, Messina, Valetta, Piraeus, have already been cast in the Katakolon and Civitavecchia. supplier categories of the As a result of the ship’s new extended MSC Grandiosa’s Civitavecchia, Naples and awards, while the finalists in schedule, MSC Magnifica’sfour (pictured) sailings through to Palermo. the agent categories were also seven-night cruises from Bari the end of the year, which will MSC Magnifica is still set to announced last week and are between 26 Sep and 24 Oct have also include a Christmas cruise, depart on her World Cruise currently being judged. been cancelled, with guests departing on 20 Dec from Genoa. in 2021 (CW 30 Jun), which For more information see the affected to either be rebooked Grandiosa is offering seven- is scheduled to visit several cover page of today’s CW, and onto another cruise or given a night cruises to Valetta, Australian ports, including a stay to vote CLICK HERE. future cruise credit. The cruise line has also embarking from Genoa, in Sydney on 26 and 27 Feb.

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RCG tech push Paul Gauguin joins CLIA ROYAL Caribbean Group THE ocean cruise ranks of Cruise Katz said. (RCG) says technology will be PORTHOLE Lines International Association “Paul Gauguin Cruises joins CLIA at the forefront of its post- (CLIA) Australasia have been at a time when our role has never COVID-19 return to service, bolstered with the addition been more important, and we are including a range of ongoing of Tahiti-based Paul Gauguin delighted to have their expertise enhancements to its onboard Cruises as a Regional Cruise Line and support as we lay new smartphone app for guests. “O” my goodness - huge news! Australasia member. foundations for cruising’s future.” The mobile app was first That’s likely to be the reaction The partnership sees Paul Ponant’s Deb Corbett, who is introduced in 2017 and is to anyone who gets up close Gauguin join its parent company also Paul Gauguin Cruises’ GM now available on many of the and personal with Royal Ponant, which acquired the South Sales & Marketing Asia Pacific, 63-strong Royal Caribbean Caribbean’s new Quantum Pacific cruise line just over a year said the company was delighted International, Azamara and UItra-class Odyssey of the Seas, ago (CW 09 Aug 2019). to be joining CLIA. Celebrity Cruises fleet, with which had its hull unveiled in CLIA Australasia Managing “We look forward to building RCG saying it is building on its the Meyer Werft shipyard in Director Joel Katz said the awareness of our unique brand capabilities for current times, Germany last week. addition of Paul Gauguin was a with the highly engaged CLIA including options which allow The vessel, set to debut in sign of long-term confidence in community...working together for social distancing. Apr 2021, will sport a new the cruise sector. to provide insight through Primary functionalities style livery including having the “Across the globe, cruise lines training and education, we see include the recently name run almost 90 metres are united around the task of great opportunities to grow our announced Muster 2.0 facility down each side of the ship. implementing extensive new businesses together,” she said. (CW 27 Jul), staggered arrival The shipmaker said the first measures to uphold health and Paul Gauguin resumed sailing in times for embarkation, letter pictured( ) is 11.2m tall. safety in response to COVID-19,” French Polynesia last month. expedited boarding processes and digital keys which are available for select ships. Daily planning of onboard Keep your clients engaged activities, shows, dining and shore excursions are also on and planning their next offer, with RCG flagging more upgrades, “some of which will trip with keep dreaming... make the greatest impact from behind the scenes”.

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