16TH YEAR OF PUBLICATION ESTABLISHED 1998 AUGUST 2013 ISSUE 84 PRICE $8.25 (INCL GST) Regent Seven Seas Cruises Orders New Luxury Ship Page 5 Inaugural Around the World Cruise Page 6 New Royal Princess Page 26 Featuring a comprehensive coverage of Global Cruising for Cruise Passengers, the Trade and the Industry www.cruisingnews.com www.cruisingnews.com 1 New Zealand 13 nights • Cruise round trip from Sydney Sea Princess® & Sun Princess® Sydney, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Akaroa, Dunedin (Port Chalmers), Fiordland National Park (scenic cruising), Sydney 7 Oct 2013, 16 Oct 2013, 29 Oct 2013, 21 Nov 2013, 4 Dec 2013, 17 Dec 2013, 12 Jan 2014, 8 Feb 2014, 7 Mar 2014 Interior Oceanview Balcony Mini-Suite fares from* fares from* fares from* fares from* Launch fares~ $1,799 $2,399 $2,899 $5,299 Mark your Sale fares $1,499 $1,999 $2,399 Limited +Fares are per person twin share based on 29 Oct 2013, departure only. Fiji & South Pacific milestone, 13-14 nights • Cruise round trip from Sydney Sun Princess® Sydney, Lifou, Vila, Port Denarau, Suva, Savusavu, Dravuni Island, Noumea, Sydney for miles 30 Dec 2013^, 25 Jan 2014, 21 Feb 2014 Interior Oceanview Balcony Mini-Suite fares from* fares from* fares from* fares from* Launch fares~ $2,349 $2,949 $3,449 $5,849 Sale fares $1,799 $2,299 $2,699 $4,899 and miles. +Fares are per person twin share based on 25 Jan 2014 departure only. ^13-night duration and itinerary varies. Australia & New Zealand 35 nights • Cruise round trip from Sydney Dawn Princess® Sydney, Brisbane, Port Douglas, Darwin, Broome, Kimberly Coast (scenic cruising), Lombok, Fremantle, Albany, Adelaide, Melbourne, Fiordland National Park (scenic cruising), Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, Auckland, Sydney 11 Oct 2013, 13 Apr 2014 Interior Oceanview Balcony Mini-Suite fares from* fares from* fares from* fares from* Launch fares~ $5,999 $7,399 $8,999 $15,449 Sale fares $3,799 $4,799 $6,799 Limited Cruise 13 nights +Fares are per person twin share based on 11 Oct 2013 departure only. from only $1,499* Treasures of Asia 12-14 nights • Cruise from Singapore to Fremantle per person twin share Sun Princess® Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, Lombok, Fremantle 20 Aug 2013, 3 Sep 2013^, 15 Sep 2013 Interior Oceanview Balcony Mini-Suite Departures from Melbourne, Brisbane fares from* fares from* fares from* fares from* & Fremantle also available. Launch fares~ $2,479 $3,379 $4,079 $6,079 Sale fares $1,499 $1,999 $2,599 Limited +Fares are per person twin share based on 20 Aug 2013 departure only. ^12-night duration and itinerary varies. In-Store By Phone Online Book Now Visit Your Travel Agent 1300 385 631 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 and government fees (which are subject to change). Offer ends 31 August, 2013 unless sold out prior. Princess Cruises has set aside staterooms which are available at these discounted fares. Once these staterooms are sold, fares may revert to a higher fare, but may also be further discounted. Valid for new bookings and not combinable with any other offer. +Fare based on specific departure dates only. Higher fares may apply to other departure dates listed. Whilst information is correct at time of publication, offer may be withdrawn or varied at any time without notice. ~Comparison launch fares are based on fares launched into the market from March 2012. 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 or debit 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. 2TA 55 MYM FPC Cruising News Aug13.indd 1 29/07/13 4:09 PM New Zealand 13 nights • Cruise round trip from Sydney Sea Princess® & Sun Princess® Sydney, Bay of Islands, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington, Akaroa, Dunedin (Port Chalmers), Fiordland National Park (scenic cruising), Sydney 7 Oct 2013, 16 Oct 2013, 29 Oct 2013, 21 Nov 2013, 4 Dec 2013, 17 Dec 2013, 12 Jan 2014, 8 Feb 2014, 7 Mar 2014 Interior Oceanview Balcony Mini-Suite As we present our eighty-fourth edition in our sixteenth year of fares from* fares from* fares from* fares from* publishing this magazine we with the assistance of our new design Launch fares~ $1,799 $2,399 $2,899 $5,299 company Brand Plus have given the publication a fresh new modern Mark your Sale fares $1,499 $1,999 $2,399 Limited look but without changing the content style you have enjoyed reading +Fares are per person twin share based on 29 Oct 2013, departure only. over the years. We believe our success has been to produce a creditable magazine that is acceptable to the seasoned cruise passenger to the general public interested in cruising or just taken their first cruise, Fiji & South Pacific travel agents, especially the cruise specialist, and those involved in milestone, 13-14 nights • Cruise round trip from Sydney Front cover: Images of Royal Princess the industry and associated suppliers. With the large volume of cruise from Princess Cruises. Sun Princess® information available today, we work on extremely short deadlines to Sydney, Lifou, Vila, Port Denarau, Suva, Savusavu, Queen Victoria’s New Verandah .....6 collate and package in the form of the printed word and photographs, Dravuni Island, Noumea, Sydney Extreme Makeover ..........................8 the most relevant up-to-date information and usually topics not QE2 Latest .......................................8 published elsewhere. You have told us the publication is compelling for miles 30 Dec 2013^, 25 Jan 2014, 21 Feb 2014 70TH Anniversary D Day ................18 reading and it is balanced, factual, useful and informative, allowing you Interior Oceanview Balcony Mini-Suite North America Countdown ...........26 fares from* fares from* fares from* fares from* to be proactive as you discuss the global cruise industry with colleagues, River Cruising News .......................34 Launch fares~ $2,349 $2,949 $3,449 $5,849 friends and your travel agent as you plan future cruise holidays. The R Ships ....................................40 Sale fares $1,799 $2,299 $2,699 $4,899 issue This It provides a deep level of engagement and involvement and a welcoming Our 3 Month Holiday in Europe and miles. +Fares are per person twin share based on 25 Jan 2014 departure only. advertising environment. It was once said it is nice to have a publication Part 2 ............................................42 ^13-night duration and itinerary varies. that is on a personal level – it is a comfortable “grass roots” read and makes you feel like you are almost there at times. We plan to keep it Australia & New Zealand that way. 35 nights • Cruise round trip from Sydney Also our web site has proved to be popular with not only high Australian Dawn Princess® readership but with a vast and divergent international audience from all Sydney, Brisbane, Port Douglas, Darwin, Broome, over the world, particularly from North America. Kimberly Coast (scenic cruising), Lombok, Fremantle, Albany, Adelaide, Melbourne, Fiordland National Park (scenic cruising), We trust you will be happy with the new look and style. Please Wellington, Napier, Tauranga, Auckland, Sydney let us know your thoughts. Enjoy reading the new look Cruising! 11 Oct 2013, 13 Apr 2014 From the U.S. the latest independent study commissioned by Cruise Interior Oceanview Balcony Mini-Suite Lines International Association (CLIA) reveals the U.S. Cruise Industry fares from* fares from* fares from* fares from* 200 and Counting! was a substantial contributor to the U.S. economy in 2012. It shows Launch fares~ $5,999 $7,399 $8,999 $15,449 5 that CLIA’s 26 North American member lines and their passengers and Sale fares $3,799 $4,799 $6,799 Limited crew contributed over $42 billion in total U.S. economic impact, a 4.6 Cruise 13 nights +Fares are per person twin share based on 11 Oct 2013 departure only. percent increase from 2011. In addition, the cruise industry generated 356,311 jobs, paying a record US$17.4 billion in wages to American Treasures of Asia workers. After a strong rebound in 2010 and 2011 from the recession from only $1,499* induced impacts of 2009, the North American cruise industry continued 12-14 nights • Cruise from Singapore to Fremantle to expand in 2012. According to the study, CLIA’s North American Sun Princess® per person twin share member cruise lines carried a record 16.95 million passengers on cruises Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City (Phu My), Sihanoukville, Bangkok (Laem Chabang), Ko Samui, Lombok, Fremantle worldwide in 2012, a 3.8 percent increase from the previous year. More than 10 million passengers embarked on their cruises at U.S. ports, another all-time high, delivering significant economic benefits to local 20 Aug 2013, 3 Sep 2013^, 15 Sep 2013 Major Refurbishment 16 and port communities nationwide. Interior Oceanview Balcony Mini-Suite Departures from Melbourne, Brisbane fares from* fares from* fares from* fares from* A reminder that Cruise Lines International Association & Fremantle also available. Launch fares~ $2,479 $3,379 $4,079 $6,079 (CLIA) Australasia’s National Cruise Week will run from Sale fares $1,499 $1,999 $2,599 Limited September 2 to 9. Last year a number of travel agencies +Fares are per person twin share based on 20 Aug 2013 departure only.