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Cruise W E E K L Y

Thursday 20 Nov 2014

Website: www.cruiseweekly.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax:1300 799 221 | Email:[email protected] Page 1

Packed CWtoday Cruise Weekly today features

two pages of the latest cruise

news, a front full page for

JITOand a special page of

photos about APTs recent Top

Achievers reward trip - see p3.

Three cabins for twoAVALON Waterways is inving

small groups to take advantage

of a new special oer of a third

cabin for the price of two on its

2015 French river cruise season.

The oer is valid on departures

of four French ineraries and on

selected European sailings in Mar

and Apr 2015 if booked by 15Dec, unless sold out beforehand.

Further, members of the lines

Journeys Club booking any Avalon

Waterways voyage in 2015 will

earn bonus credit of up to $3,000

(depending on length of booking)

to put towards a future Globus,

Cosmos, or Avalon inerary or

Monograms tour extension.

Vanuatu to sink ships

INSTRUCTIONS have beenissued to the Vanuatu Department

of Ports and Harbour to prepare

two old ships for sculing o the

coast of the country.

The decision to sink the MV

Northern Starand MV Southern

Starcame last week from the

Vanuatu Council of Ministers.

Both ships were donated by the

Chinese Government and have

been rundown for some me.

Once sculed, the vessels will

become an arcial reef usuallypopular with scuba divers.

Windstar Tahiti baseSMALL ship operator Windstar

Cruises will relocate one of its

hips to Tahi year-round in 2015

o oer South Pacic sailings.

The line has been tesng the

waters in the region for the past

wo years & has now conrmed

t will posion its 148-pax vessel

Wind Spiritin Tahi from May.

Voyages ranging from 7-11

nights will be operated, vising

Moorea, Bora Bora, Huahine and

other islands in the region.

AstorAus future safeCHARTER operator of MS Astor,

Cruise & Marime Voyages, has

struck a deal with administrators

which has guaranteed operaon

of the ships Australian voyages

for at least this season and next.

Administrators for the ships

insolvent owners have said the

ship will return to Australia in both

the 2014/15 & 2015/16 seasons.

Earlier this month,Astors

German owner Premicon

Hochseeschi GmbH & Co. KGdeclared insolvency (TD10 Nov).

Prestige purchase fnalisedNORWEGIAN Cruise Line has

bolstered its name as the worlds

third largest cruise line, overnight

compleng its acquision of

Presge Cruises Internaonal.

The purchase, rst announced

earlier this year (CW02 Sep), sees

the Regent Seven Seas Cruises

and Oceania Cruises brands come

under the stewardship of NCL.

Total transacon consideraon

for the acquision was US$3.025billion, including debt assumpon

in line with future eet addions.

Norwegian Cruise Line ceo Kevin

Sheehan said the company has

idened future synergies of $25

million with a range of post-

integraon opportunies.

Our acquision of Presge

creates a new cruise operator

with a range of complementary

oerings as diversied as any in

the industry, Sheehan said.

Presges acquision willallow the company to enter the

small-ship and upscale luxury

market segments for the rst

me, to compete against Carnival

Corporaons Seabourn brand

and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines

Azamara Club Cruises.

MEANWHILE, a new lineup of

entertainment producons are

set to be rolled out on Norwegian

Epics European voyages in 2015.

Two new Broadway-style

producons will debut, beginningwith Burn the Floorin Apr, which

has been playing to rave reviews

on eet-mates Norwegian Escape

and Norwegian Breakaway.

In addion, famous Australian

lm Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

will open in its award-winning

stageshow musical adaptaon

from the 18 Oct departure.

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Where are our MICE?Todays CLIA column comes

to you from the Cruise ShippingAsia-Pacic Conference, whichkicks o today in Hong Kong.

THEREare many of us herethis week from our local cruisecommunity providing insightand tips for the Asian market onport infrastructure requirements,

itinerary planning, visa andimmigration procedures, agenttraining, and overall cruise tourismdevelopment.

There are however some lessonswe should also take back home, onespecically that I have long felt isunder-utilised in our own backyard Corporate Market potential.

The Asian MICE market is focusedon cruise and they do it well. It

starts with port planning; new

cruise terminals doubling in theo season as conference centres,ensuring this pricey asset isconstantly in use. Examples includeHong Kong, Singapore, Kobe andsoon, Busan.

Also important are Event Plannersunderstanding of the corporatepotential onboard. Productivity,

value and ROI are so far in frontof FIT options that it isnt evenquestioned. RCCL has alreadystated that Indonesia and IndiaMICE business makes up almost

50% of their total sales from thosemarkets.

For CLIA Australasia memberswho have spark and initiativeto explore this serious revenue

potential, you can access ouronline elective Expanding yourCruise market, which has aspecial section on developing yourmeetings, incentives, conferences,and exhibitions client base withdownloadable tools and resourcesto aid you in your endeavour.

with Peter Kollar

CLIA Australasia

THEpopular naucal-themed

board game Baleships got

a lile too war-like for a Utah

family recently aer a man

allegedly pointed a rie at his

daughter during an argumentthat broke out during the game.

According to The Deseret

News, the between the

two players broke out aer the

father accused his daughter of

cheang, which she denied.

Aer the father lost his

temper and broke the game,

the daughter tried to leave

before she was reportedly

dragged back by her hair, with

the gun pointed square at her.

The saga ended when thegirl called 911 from her mobile

phone, with the cops tracing

her to her locaon, arriving

and arresng the father.

All over a Baleships game.

P O R T H O L E

Red ink thru Black SeaCUNARD and P&O Cruises

World Cruising have become the

seventh and eighth lines to cancel

all port visits in the Black Sea

scheduled to take place next year.Both lines have shued port

calls on 13 voyages, cing

safety and security concerns

surrounding the ongoing volality

between Ukraine and Russia.

Queen Victoriawas due to visit

the region from Jul-Oct 2015,

with P&OsArcadiasailing from

25 Aug to 20 Sep and sister-ship

Adoniafrom 07 Sep to 07 Oct.

New ports to replace those

cancelled have not been advised

by the two UK-based cruise lines.In a joint statement, both lines

said the safety of its passengers

and crew was its highest priority.

MSC reclaim ArmoniaTEN weeks aer going into

drydock in Palermo, Italy, the

new stretched MSC Armoniahas

been returned to MSC Cruises.

Under the lines Renaissance

program, the vessels capacity

was increased with 200 new

staterooms inserted as a prebuilt

block into the middle of the ship,

as well as new lounges and bars.

Armonias Lirica-class sister

ships MSC Lirica, MSC Sinfonia&

MSC Operawill also be stretched.

Berlitz honour for CunardRENOWNED and recognised

cruise industry encyclopaedic

authority Berlitz Cruising & Cruise

Ships Guidehas awarded Cunard

two of the top three rankings for

its Large Resort Ships category.

According to the 30th

anniversary edion of the Berlitz

Cruising & Cruise Ships guide, the

Brish based lines vessels Queen

Mary 2and Queen Elizabethboth

featured in the overall rankings.

QM2also took out the top gongfor Most Luxurious Suites and

Best Cruise Ship Spas.

Cunard chairman David Dingle

said the recognion for the line in

its 175th anniversary year was a

momentous honour.

It is extremely rewarding to

see that Cunard is sll being

acknowledged for delivering a

truly memorable experience at

sea, Dingle commented.

The annual Berlitz guide is

put together by Douglas Ward,

who spends more than 200 days

per year at sea independently

reviewing cruise ship facilies,

minus any subsidisaon by lines.

Nowadays, he is assisted by

a small team due to the sheervolume of new ships being

released on an annual basis.

Russia 2-for-1 special

RUSSIAN Travel Centre hasreleased a special 2-for-1 oer

on small ship MS Rostropovich,

also known in Australia as the

former MS AmaKaterina.

Deluxe balcony staterooms on

an eight-day cruise from Moscow

to St Petersburg are now on sale

from $2,331pp for 18 departures

beginning from 09 May next year.

The voyage also includes meals

onboard and sightseeing in ports.

Piano Man productionCRYSTAL Cruises has secured

the services of James Fox, star of

hit Broadway show Movin Out,

to perform the hits of legendary

musician Billy Joel onboard an

upcoming Crystal Serenitysailing.

The 19 Nov 2015 voyage from

Miami to Caldera will feature theproducon of My Life: The Music

of Billy Joelon the concert piano

in the Galaxy Lounge, backed by

Crystal vocalists and performers.

Hainan eye on cruiseNORTHERN China is seng its

sights on cruise tourism, with a

new cruise port being earmarked

for development in Haikou in the

province of Hainan.

The new terminal will be built

within the Xiuying Port and willact as a supplementary facility to

the exisng port in Sanya, located

in the south of the province.

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UNDER picture perfect European skies, 14 Aussie travel agents were

rewarded for a year of top-notch APT and Travelmarvel sales with a luxurious

11-day journey through Turkey, Greece and Cyprus.

The companys annual Top Achievers trip saw the group explore Istanbul -

Turkeys largest city - shopping for souvenirs at local bazaars and trying out

ne local culinary delicacies and the citys nightlife.

APT-owned luxury small ship MS Island Skythen awaited for the remainder

of the trip, where the group cruised the crystal waters of the Mediterranean,

vising sleepy coastal towns, picturesque islands and famous ruins and relics

from former Turkish empires.

Time was also taken during a stop at Gallipoli to pay respects to the ANZAC

memorials at AnzacCove and Lone Pine.

Port stops included

Canakkale, Kusadasi,

and Rhodes, with the

ship stopping at ny

Greek islands before

concluding in Cyprus.

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APT Top Achievers rewarded with a

luxury Mediterranean sea adventure

ABOVE: Jos Foster, Our Vacaon Centre

exploring some tranquil greenery with

Susan Haberle from APT.

ABOVE: APTs superstar crew in Australia - Ryan

Montgomery, Susan Haberle and Aaron Chrisan with

the MS Island Skylooking on in the background during

a visit to the ny Greek island of Kastellorizo.

BELOW: APTs Luxury Small Ship, the MS

Island Skyawaing its Top Achieving pax.

RIGHT: Jill Carmody from Jetset Leongatha.

BELOW: Seng

ail aboard a zodiac

on one of many

daily Mediterranean

adventures while

ruising on the MS

sland Sky.LEFT: Kath Williams,

Jetset Rowville and

Jill Carmody of Jetset

Langatha exploring

the ancient city

of Ephesus in the

Turkish port of Kusadasi.ABOVE: Relaxing on the MS Island Skyclockwise

from le is Tamami Imaseki Bullock, Andrew

Jones Travel Salamanca; Nilla Sparks, Travel

with Purpose; Rita Carlini, Geelong Travel; Max

Seebohm, Gambier Coachlines; Angela Kaluzyn,

Skilled Travel; Jos Foster, Our Vacaon Centre and

Yvonne Brooks, Global Journeys Australia.

ABOVE: Dressing up in tradional Turkish style in Istanbul.

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