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Tuesday 22 October 2013

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Seabourn orders ultra luxury shipts ocial: a new Seabourn

vessel will be built and

delivered in three years.Speaking to media at a lunch in Sydney last

Thursday, Seabourns director of sales, Tony

Archbold, hinted that big news was on the way.

Were waing for an announcement all

can say is the company is protable and its

growing, so watch this space.

The next day, from Seale, came word thata Leer of Intent had been signed with Italian

hipyard Fincaneri for the construcon of a

vessel to debut in the second half of 2016.

We are pleased to be moving forward with

he plans we announced earlier this year

o build a fourth ship similar to the highly

egarded new design we introduced with

Seabourn Odyssey, Seabourn Sojourn and

Seabourn Quest, the lines president Rick

Meadows said following the announcement.

The exact cost and size were not divulged

except to say the new ship would replace the

capacity that is leaving the Seabourn brand

with the recent sale ofSeabourn Pride, Spirit

and Legendto Windstar Cruises.

The combined capacity of these three

deparng vessels is 624 passengers.

The lines newer Odyssey, Sojourn and Quest

each carry 450 passengers.

Meanwhile, Archbold said Seabourn was

appealing to a wider range of Australians,who trailed only the Brish as the lines biggest

internaonal market.

Well catch the UK next year thats my

predicon, he said.

Seabourn Odysseywill spend two months in

local waters this summer, while Sojourn will

visit a record 18 ports in Australia and NZ.

The companys rst-ever season in Antarcca

starts in three weeks.

MeanWHiLe, Seabourn preceded the

announcement of its new vessel by launching

its 2014-15 Cruise Collecon brochure, with

the guide featuring voyages ranging in duraonfrom 7-116 days.

Several new ports will be visited for the rst

me during the season, including stops in the

Philippines archipelago and the African coast.

The laer ports feature as part of a new

cruise which sees guests visit Morocco, the

Canary Islands, Namibia, Madagascar & more.

Seabourns Extended Exploraons also make

their debut in the new guide, oering me-rich

guests the ability to seamlessly link voyages

together to create a journey of up to 116 days.

A second season of sailings in Antarcca will

also be available, with six opons on oer,while Seabourn Odysseywill sail between

Australia and New Zealand from Dec next year

unl Feb 2015 as part of a local deployment.

For more details, see www.seabourn.com.

Happy Anniversary to SpiritCarnival Spiritlate last week celebrated its

rst year of operaon from its Sydney home

and the 90,000 Australians who travelled

aboard the vessel in its rst year here.

At the me of arrival on 17 Oct 2012, Spirits

deployment to Sydney marked the rst me aCarnival ship was based outside the US.

MeanWHiLe, Carnival Australia has

welcomed Holland America Lines Volendam,

the rst of 20 ships arriving for a local season

or a visit between now and Apr next year.

New destinations for Auroraaurora Expedions has launched its new2014/15 brochure, featuring journeys to ports

in several new regions.

A total of 19 ineraries feature in the guide,

with new desnaons including Ecuador, Cape

York, Arnhem Land, the Galapagos Islands,

Alaska, Bhutan & Patagonia in South America.

Among the new ineraries is a new Ecuador

in Depth expedion taking visitors into the

countrys Amazon Basin, and a sailing allowing

guests to follow the migratory progress of

humpback whales in Alaskas Inside Passage.

The excing addion of adventure treksand the expansion of our expedion cruise

program is in response to the high level of

demand for respecul travel to hard-to-

reach desnaons, Aurora Expedions chief

execuve ocer Lisa Bolton said.
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WireLeSS internet is never far away these

days, but imagine if you could access the

world wide web whilst underwater?

It may not be as far-fetched as it sounds,

especially aer researchers from the

University of Bualo in the US successfully

tested a wi- network underwater.

There is a purpose for the deep-sea wi-

though, as sciensts are developing the

system to assist with tsunami detecon,

oshore oil and natural gas exploraon and

monitoring levels of polluon.

Soundwaves and acousc waves were

found as being capable of transming

data while underwater, connected using a

network of sensors, the researchers found.

Although were sure deep sea divers want

nothing more to be able to whip out their

smartphone and check-in on Facebook while

exploring the depths of the ocean.

P O R T H O L EGold Coast terminal moves forwardCouncillors have voted toconnue with the controversial

project to build a cruise ship

terminal.a SuperMaJoriTY of the Gold Coast

City Council decided last week to back the

Broadwater Marine Project which, if it goes

ahead, would comprise a new cruise facility at

either The Spit or Wave Break Island.

A vote was demanded by Queenslands

Deputy Premier Je Seeney aer severalouncillors raised concerns about the

proposed development, including its locaon

and lack of community consultaon.

Mayor Tom Tate told Cuse Weekyyesterday

hat the council and government were both

dedicated to the joint iniave.

Support for the Queensland cruise industry

s stronger than ever and, seeing the assistance

aorded to Brisbane and Cairns, Im condent

the State will not let down the Gold Coast.

Tate said the development would provide

short-term professional and construcon jobs

as well as long-term tourism jobs.

And with more locals choosing a cruising

holiday, they know rst-hand what benets a

city enjoys when thousands of holidaymakers

come ashore.

The proposed Broadwater Marine Project is

more than just a cruise ship terminal, Tate

said, it is a disncve and world-class tourism

desnaon.On that basis Im condent City of Gold

Coast residents will be proud and supporve

of the project and the cruise ship terminal.

Tate also dismissed concerns about the

two bidders who withdrew from the tender

process, allegedly because of pressure to

include a casino.

Featuring a casino has always been enrely

up to the proponents, and if the two remaining

proposals do feature a casino, Im sure they

will take heart from the States announcement

a further three licenses will be granted, he

said.The two remaining bidders ASF China

Property Consorum and ACPI Consorum

last week submied their detailed proposals,

which will be evaluated to determine the

preferred proponent.

An announcement is expected in early 2014.

Clean seas behind Europa 2Hapag-lloyd newbuild vessel Europa 2

has been cered as one of the worlds most

energy ecient & cleanest cruise vessels by

ship classicaon rm Germanischer Lloyd

under the Energy Eciency Design Index.

The line said Europa 2 is ed with an SCR

catalyc converter which allows it to cut its

carbon emissions by up to 95%.

The EUROPA 2 does not only set the highest,

5-star-plus standards in terms of its design,

accommodaon and dining facilies, itstechnical features are also rst rate, ensuring

that resources are conserved as much as

possible, Hapag-Lloyd Cruises chief execuve

ocer Karl Pojer said.

Cheering for the new GetawaycHeerleaders for the Miami Dolphins NFL

team will serve as the ocial Godmothers

to the newest Norwegian Cruise Line vessel

Norwegian Getawayat a ceremony on 07 Feb.The designaon follows an announcement

by Norwegian Cruise Lines that it had signed a

partnership with the NFL side which will see a

backdrop of the ship displayed at future Miami

Dolphins home games.

Norwegian Getawaywill become the largest

ship to permanently homeport in Miami. Tragedy at New Orleans porta CreW member of the Carnival Conquest

working in a cherry-picker has been crushed

to death in an accident at the Port of New

Orleans in the United States over the weekend.

According to a statement from Carnival

Cruise Lines, the worker was performingmaintenance dues when he became wedged

between the picker and a plaorm holding one

of the lifeboats on the ship.

Medical personnel aended to the worker,

whose identy was not released.

Daily newspapers on SilverseaoffLine digital daily newspapers will be

made available to passengers aboard Silversea

Cruises following a partnership between theline and NewspaperDirect.

Publicaons from around the world will be

on oer to guests, refreshed every evening to

ensure the latest issue is available, and will be

downloadable to guests personal devices.
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Largest cruise ship in Asia

STar Cruises has placed an order with theMeyer Wer shipyard in Germany for what

it has described as the largest ship to be

permanently homeported in Asia.

The 150,000-tonne vessel, scheduled for

delivery in 2016, will be capable of carrying

4,500 passengers and is being designed to

exclusively cruise in Asian waters.

Other features of the ship will include a

theatre, water park, retail zones and 33 food

and beverage outlets.

Disney Magic return delayedinCLeMenT weather condions in tesngthe latest upgrades to Disney Cruise Lines

vessel Disney Magic have forced the vessels

return to service to be slightly postponed.

The vessel entered a Spanish shipyard for a

dry dock renovaon project in Sep and was

due to resume service from Florida this week,

operang a ve-night cruise that was due to

depart from Miami on 25 Oct.

Works carried out on the ship included the

removal of its Mickey Mouse pool, which was

replaced with a kids water park & water slide.

One-of Hurtigruten in LaplandHurTigruTen has opened sales on a new

12-day inerary exploring Norways ord coast

combined with a tour of Finnmarks interior.

Commencing in Bergen, a single departure

running from 25 Mar is currently available for

sale, with a two-day land tour bookended by

several nights sailing on the MS Midnatsol.

Cabins on the voyage are priced from 1,855

per person twin share - phone 1800 623 267.

MeanWHiLe, earlybird discounts of 25% o

2014 Classic Norway Voyages with Hurgrutenclose for sale on 31 Oct, the line has advised.

Bonus onboard credits of 120 are also on

oer for eligible bookings made before 31 Oct.

Fly free to Vietnam with APTall-inclusive tour operator APT has

released new Fly Free deals valid for passengers

booking ineraries of 12-days or more

including river cruises on the Lower Mekong

River from Saigon to Siem Reap before 31 Jan.

Celebrity chef Luke Nguyen will again serve

as the Ambassador for Vietnam & Cambodianineraries, with guests enjoying a three-course

banquet designed by Nguyen on the 12-day

Vietnam & Cambodia Highlights tour.

The inerary is priced from $4,395pp twin

share and sails aboard the RV AmaLotus vessel.

Alaska Dream 2014 sailingsnative-owned small-ship cruise company

Alaskan Dream Cruises will operate 45

departures next year, the rm has announced

through their ocial 2014 schedule release.

Increasing interest among guests for cruisesinto the more isolated Alaskan communies

along with a spike in bookings has seen the

three-year old rm increase its departure

frequencies for next year.

Highlights of the companys new sailing year

will include three departures of a nine-day

Point Adolphus, Frederick Sound & Stephens

Passage Explorer, operang on 15 & 16 May

and the third departure on 11 Aug.

Specialist family-themed departures return

in 2014, with a roundtrip Alaska Family Cruise

deparng from Sitka on 19 Jul.

Details at www.alaskadreamcruises.com .

Silver Galapagos sets sailsilversea has formally christened and

commenced operaon of its newly refurbished

expedion ship Silver Galapagos, with the rst

voyage seng sail late last month.

The 100-guest vessel was formerly known as

the Galapagos Explorer III, with refurbishment

works carried out on the ship including a ret

of all public spaces.

Guest suites have been fully redesigned with

new upholstery, carpets and curtains alongwith fully renovated bathrooms, which now

oer walk-in rainforest showers and ngs.

Wi- connecvity has been installed through

the enre ship, with guests able to stream

entertainment to view on their own devices.

Regal Princess to debut early

prinCeSS Cruises soon-to-debut liner RegalPrincess will launch earlier than originally

expected, with the ships rst voyage now set

to take place on 20 May instead of 02 Jun.

Two new ineraries of seven and six days,

cruising between Venice and Athens have

been released for sale, with both able to be

combined into a 13-day return voyage.

Guests originally booked on the 02 Jun

inaugural sailing will be duplicate booked on

the ships new maiden voyage on 20 May and

have unl 15 Nov to decide whether to cruise

on the new debut or keep their original sailing.

Execuve vice president of Princess CruisesJan Swartz said she was pleased construcon

ofRegal Princess was ahead of schedule.

We know that this beauful new vessel will

impress passengers just as much as her sister

ship, Royal Princess, has this year, Swartz said.
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