Cruise WEEKLY Thursday 12 Mar 2015 Website: www.cruiseweekly.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax:1300 799 221| Email:info@cruiseweekly .com.au Page 1 T oday’s issue of CWCruise Weekly today features three pages of all the latest news and pics from the cruise industry, plus a full page from the Travel Industry Expo. FEELING STRESSED OUT? NOT WI TH US. Get in touch with our chief chimp [email protected]or 02 8488 2661 If you’re a stressed out little monkey, we can give you all the bananas you need. Cruise 1st requires more consultants to fulfil its ongoing growth. We are looking for consultants with a flair for cruise and cruise holidays. We supply full support with no set up costs and the most attractive commission share available. All systems and technology are browser based so work from anywhere. All training and leads are provided. All we need you to do is deliver a customer experience that converts these enquiries and for that you will receive up to 30% of all commission received. This unique opportunity suits existing consultants either working in a traditional agency environment or consultants who are already working from home looking for something different but with similar flexibility. We are also looking for salary based office Sales Consultants. Dnata invests again EMIRATES Group travel services provider dnata Travel has made its latest investment, buying a majority stake in UK-based cruise & accom retailer Imagine Cruising. The deal now awaits regulatory approval in South Africa due to Imagine Cruising also operang an oce in Cape Town. Dnata Travel divisional senior vice-presiden t Iain Andrew said the acquision “adds experse in the growing cruise sector, strengthening our posion as an internaonal leader in travel services”. Both businesses will connue to operate independently. The latest purchase by the Emiraconglomerate comes aer the acquision of Stella Travel Services last year. Baird promises cleaner air NSW Premier Mike Baird has promised to align the state with global fuel sulphur content limits four years ahead of schedule if he is returned to oce on 28 Mar. The policy announced yesterday by Environment Minister Rob Stokes will require all cruise ships operang in NSW ports to use fuel with a maximum 0.1% sulphur content from 01 Jul 2016. It comes three weeks aer a parliamentary inquiry into emissions around the White Bay terminal declared its posioning as “a serious error” ( CW17 Feb). The inquiry was spurred by residents around the terminal lodging complaints on the levels of fumes & polluon in the air and possible health consequences. Stokes cricised the former Labor government for approving the posioning of the terminal at White Bay over Barangaroo, saying it “failed to regulate marine diesel emissions”. “Ships in North America and Europe are required to use fuel with 0.1 per cent sulphur content, compared to shipping in Australia which can use up to 3.5 per cent sulphur content,” he said. While the new policy is sure to be well received by residents, industry lobby group Tourism & Tr ansport Forum said the cruise ship industry is being penalised for decisions by the former govt. CEO Margy Osmond said the new mandatory standards were “out of the blue” and that the cruise ship industry cannot simply change fuels overnight, needing me to ensure adequate supplies. “Neither party has explained how it intends to ensure that cruise ships have access to the necessary supplies of soon to be required low sulphur fuel which is currently unavailable in large quanes in Sydney,” she said. Currently, ships staying overnight at White Bay are required to keep their engines on due to a lack of ship-to-shore power facilies. “This type of decision making, designed as a ‘quick-x’, is poor public policy and has created uncertainty for the cruise ship industry at the most popular desnaon for the sector,” Osmond added. Todaylive on QVdeck CUNARD’S Queen Victoriahas hosted Channel 9 breakfast program Todayfor a live outside broadcast - the rst me the show has emanated from a ship. It comes as Queen Mary 2sailed into Sydney at dawn, the rst me the two ships have met in NSW. Benets for achievers QANTAS Holidays cruise arm The Cruise Team has said it will shortly announce the cruise ship and desnaon for its inaugural Cruise Achievers Trip. Cruise Team naonal manager David Clark told Cruise Weeklythe trip for its top sellers “will likely depart toward the end of 2015”. The operaon has this week enhanced selling opportunies for agents by integrang live and dynamic pricing on all seven World’ s Leading Cruise Lines brands on sale in Australia. The new link also provides dynamic deck plans, access to taccals and instant conrmaon. Visit Myanmar now! ABERCROMBIE & Kent local managing director Sujata Raman is urging Aussies to “go now” to Myanmar, warning the Southeast Asian country is desned to be ooded by the “mass market” in coming years with hordes of new cruise operators. See today’s issue of Travel Dailyfor the full story. LEARN MORE
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8/9/2019 Cruise Weekly for Thu 12 Mar 2015 - White Bay clean-up, Aussies love Cunard, MS Koningsdam, Britannia, Uniworl…
Today’s issue of CW Cruise Weekly today featuresthree pages of all the latestnews and pics from the cruiseindustry, plus a full page fromthe Travel Industry Expo .
If you’re a stressed out little monkey, we can give you all the bananas you need.Cruise 1st requires more consultants to full its ongoing growth. We are looking for consultants with a air for cruise and cruise
holidays. We supply full support with no set up costs and the most attractive commission share available. All systems andtechnology are browser based so work from anywhere. All training and leads are provided. All we need you to do is deliver
a customer experience that converts these enquiries and for that you will receive up to 30% of all commission received.This unique opportunity suits existing consultants either working in a traditional agency environment or consultants who are
already working from home looking for something different but with similar exibility.
We are also looking for salary based ofce Sales Consultants.
Dnata invests againEMIRATES Group travel services
provider dnata Travel has madeits latest investment, buying amajority stake in UK-based cruise
& accom retailer Imagine Cruising.The deal now awaits regulatory
approval in South Africa due toImagine Cruising also opera ngan o ce in Cape Town.
Dnata Travel divisional seniorvice-president Iain Andrew saidthe acquisi on “adds exper sein the growing cruise sector,strengthening our posi on asan interna onal leader in travelservices”.
Both businesses will con nue tooperate independently.
The latest purchase by theEmira conglomerate comes a erthe acquisi on of Stella TravelServices last year.
Baird promises cleaner airNSW Premier Mike Baird has
promised to align the state withglobal fuel sulphur content limitsfour years ahead of schedule if heis returned to o ce on 28 Mar.
The policy announced yesterdayby Environment Minister RobStokes will require all cruiseships opera ng in NSW ports touse fuel with a maximum 0.1%sulphur content from 01 Jul 2016.
It comes three weeks a era parliamentary inquiry intoemissions around the White Bayterminal declared its posi oningas “a serious error” ( CW 17 Feb).
The inquiry was spurred byresidents around the terminallodging complaints on the levelsof fumes & pollu on in the air andpossible health consequences.
Stokes cri cised the formerLabor government for approvingthe posi oning of the terminal
at White Bay over Barangaroo,saying it “failed to regulatemarine diesel emissions”.
“Ships in North America andEurope are required to use fuelwith 0.1 per cent sulphur content,compared to shipping in Australiawhich can use up to 3.5 per centsulphur content,” he said.
While the new policy is sure to
be well received by residents,industry lobby group Tourism &Transport Forum said the cruiseship industry is being penalisedfor decisions by the former govt.
CEO Margy Osmond said thenew mandatory standards were“out of the blue” and that thecruise ship industry cannot simplychange fuels overnight, needing
me to ensure adequate supplies.“Neither party has explained
how it intends to ensure thatcruise ships have access to thenecessary supplies of soon to berequired low sulphur fuel whichis currently unavailable in largequan es in Sydney,” she said.
Currently, ships staying overnightat White Bay are required to keeptheir engines on due to a lack ofship-to-shore power facili es.
“This type of decision making,designed as a ‘quick- x’, is poorpublic policy and has createduncertainty for the cruise shipindustry at the most populardes na on for the sector,”Osmond added.
Today live on QV deckCUNARD’S Queen Victoria has hosted Channel 9 breakfastrogram Today for a live outside
broadcast - the rst me thehow has emanated from a ship.It comes as Queen Mary 2 sailed
nto Sydney at dawn, the rst mehe two ships have met in NSW.
Bene ts for achieversQANTAS Holidays cruise arm
The Cruise Team has said it willshortly announce the cruise shipand des na on for its inauguralCruise Achievers Trip.
Cruise Team na onal managerDavid Clark told Cruise Weekly thetrip for its top sellers “will likelydepart toward the end of 2015”.
The opera on has this weekenhanced selling opportuni esfor agents by integra ng liveand dynamic pricing on all sevenWorld’s Leading Cruise Linesbrands on sale in Australia.
The new link also providesdynamic deck plans, access totac cals and instant con rma on.
Visit Myanmar now!ABERCROMBIE & Kent local
managing director Sujata Ramanis urging Aussies to “go now” toMyanmar, warning the SoutheastAsian country is des ned to be
ooded by the “mass market” incoming years with hordes of newcruise operators.
See today’s issue of Travel Daily for the full story.
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MOTOR racing bu s can nowfollow in the footsteps of theirfootball and baseball-mad fancruise a cionados, with the
rst-ever Motorsports Cruiseset to sail on 07 Dec this year.
Opera ng roundtrip fromMiami to the Bahamas onboardCarnival Ecstasy , the cruise willfeature superstars from thefast-paced world of NASCAR,with plenty of appearances bydrivers, legends and crew.
Superstars of the sport takingpart (but subject to change) willinclude Daytona 500 winnersMa Kenseth, Joey Loganoand Trevor Bayne, along withlegends of the sport such asDarrell Waltrip, Bobby Allison,Leonard Wood and more.
Drivers will take fans behindthe scenes as they speakabout their careers and takeques ons and will interact withfans at scheduled ac vity mes.
Pax will also be able to hangout with crew chiefs, teamowners and other iden es.
The event is being run byMotor Racing Outreach, withmore informa on available atwww.motorsportscruise.com .
P O R T H O L EAus climbs Cunard ladder
GERMANY has slipped to fourthbehind Australia as a passengersource market for Cunard, withthe hunger among Aussies for theupscale brand proving insa able,the brand’s director of marke ngAngus Struthers has revealed.
Addressing media yesterday inSydney, Struthers said the guresfor the full year in 2014 pushedAustralia into third behind thebrand’s core UK and US markets.
“I can con rm that Australia isindeed the third largest sourcemarket for Cunard,” he said.
“It was the fastest growing ofour major markets last year andovertook Germany and it showsthe con nuing growth and lovetowards Cunard. We’re ecsta c.”
Bookings from the Australianmarket for Cunard skyrocketed30% year-on-year in 2014, andStruthers said the line would beblown away if 2015 proved to be“anywhere close” to the growthlevels seen last year.
Demand for global voyageswas also strong, with Australia insecond place for longer sailings.
An cipa on con nues to growfor the line’s 175th anniversarycelebra ons, which will see sixweeks of par es taking placeboth onboard and on land, withAustralians to play a major part.
Queen Mary 2 will set o on 04
Jul for a recrea on crossing ofthe rst of the line’s transatlan cvoyages from Liverpool to NorthAmerica, with Struthers sayingthat 800 of the ship’s 2,600 paxon the voyage are Australians.
“Australians have had a longassocia on with Cunard duringthe course of its 175 years andI think that Cunard con nues toresonate in terms of its uniqueproposi on,” Struthers added.
He admi ed that the ood ofnew capacity into cruising furtherconsolidated Cunard’s posi on atthe higher end of the market.
“Our job is making sure that wea ract the right people onto theright ships. I think we just haveto be con dent and celebrate allthat is good about Cunard.
“Cunard will always be the moretradi onal, more formal end ofthe cruise line spectrum.”
MEANWHILE, Struthers addedthat Cunard’s business modelmeant he couldn’t foresee theline ge ng too involved with theChina market as others are doing.
“I’m not convinced there areany quick, signi cant wins inChina. It’s a market you have toapproach with cau on but alsowith commitment,” he said.
QM2 o with a bangFIREWORKS will blast over
Sydney Harbour tonight to sendo Queen Mary 2 as she sails pastsister-ship Queen Victoria in the
rst Royal Rendezvous betweenthe two in the NSW capital.
MEANWHILE, a melapsevideo has been released showingAustralians placing poppies on aspecial wall which is now on itsway to Gallipoli onboard Cunard’sQueen Elizabeth - CLICK HERE.
Cook up by CelebrityFOOD and wine matching
masterclasses will be hosted byCelebrity Cruises during the Tasteof Sydney Fes val running inCentennial Park from 12-15 Mar.
The Celebrity events will seeguests able to sample menu itemsrom its global eet as well asearn the ne art of pairing meals
nd drinks from di erent regions.
In nity on Viking Star VIKING Ocean Cruises has
eleased more details about itsdebut vessel Viking Star , whichwill o er an In nity-edge poolunning right to the ship’s stern.The 930-pax ship has recentlyompleted its sea trials and willaunch revenue service on 11 Apr.
Shore excursions roleCARNIVAL Corpora on has
reated a new role which will seeela onships with shore excursionperators globally managed by aentral team for its nine brands.Marie McKenzie has taken on
he posi on as vice-president ofglobal des na ons, services andourcing, based in Miami, Florida.
Koningsdam delayedHOLLAND America Line has
u ered a setback, with deliveryf its new ship MS Koningsdam
being pushed back six weeks from16 Feb to 31 Mar 2016.
HAL says the move was a jointdecision with the Fincan erihipyard and will allow it me tofully leverage” its new featureso enhance the guest experience.As a result, HAL will shorten the
naugural Mediterranean seasonof the ship, with its rst voyagenow depar ng 08 Apr ahead ofhe formal christening on 21 May.
Aranui 5 on the wayKEELlaying ceremonieshave taken place at HuanghaiShipbuilding in northeast China tomark the start of construc on ofAranui Cruises’ new Aranui 5 .
The dual leisure and freight shipwill launch in Jan 2016, replacingthe re ring Aranui 3 in the SouthPaci c islands around Tahi .
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CLIA EventsTHE Cruise Industry Awards havebeen run and won for another yearand our inaugural Cruise3sixtyAustralasia is now a benchmark forfuture years!
On behalf of all of CLIA’s MemberLines I would like to express our
thanks to all those that attendedCruise3sixty. The feedback to datehas been very good and we lookforward to this becoming an annualevent on our calendar.
We will be sending a survey to allparticipants before the end of thisweek and for all completed surveys,20 points will be added to CLIAAccreditation pro les.
For anyone wishing to experiencethe USA version of Cruise3sixty(April in Fort Lauderdale) pleasecontact the CLIA o ce for details.
CLIA Australasia Members willreceive VIP treatment and access tothe event at equivalent CLIA USAMember rates.
As for the Cruise Industry Awards- wow, what a night! As withCruise3sixty, the feedback we havereceived to date has been fantasticand we are certainly very proudto be an integral part of this greatevent.
To all the nalists we extendour congratulations and to all thewinners - you really are the 2014stars. For any nalists and winnerslooking for assistance to helppromote your achievement pleasecontact the CLIA o ce.Special thanks to all our Cruise Lineand Executive Partner sponsors asneither of our events are possiblewithout your support.
Cruises has unveiled the rstimages of its soon-to-launch rivervessel S.S. Maria Theresa , whichwill debut two weeks from today.
Inspired by the Baroque periodof history presided over by MariaTheresa, Uniworld says the ship“exempli es true ar stry” andaims to transport each guest intoan 18th century Baroque castle.
Like other vessels in theUniworld eet, the design teamwas led by Red Carna on Hotelspresident and founder BeatriceTollman and her daughter Toni.
The lobby ( pictured below) isstrikingly elegant with a marblestaircase not out of place in aDisney castle fairytale, supportedby a Vene an chandelier andcentrepiece artwork.
Staterooms o er royal bluedecor mixed with gold, white andso grey and custom furniture.
CLICK HERE for more images.
Royal band of proud Britannians
WATCHED on by hordes ofcheering spectators and CarnivalCorpora on management fromaround the world, Her RoyalHighness Queen Elizabeth II brokethe champagne to o cially nameher second Britannia vessel.
A nebuchadnezzar of Brut NVwas then broken against the hullto honour the mari me tradi onand to wish good luck to the ship
as it enters passenger service.Viewing wharfside was Carnival
Corpora on ceo Arnold Donald,Carnival UK chairman DavidDingle & ceo David Noyes.
The Bri sh monarch is now themost experienced P&O CruisesWorld Cruising Godmother,having named fellow P&O vessel
MV Oriana in Apr 1995.HRH also named former royal
yacht Britannia way back in 1953, just prior to her corona on.
Britannia has been speci callydesigned to be quintessen allyBri sh for a Bri sh clientele.
The vessel will begin life sailingin the Mediterranean, the Bal cregion, Norwegian Fjords and theCanary Islands, before transferring
to Barbados for a seasonopera ng in the Caribbean.
Queen Elizabeth and the Dukeof Edinburgh are pictured abovewith the team from Britannia .
For a selec on of images fromthe naming event, CLICK HERE.
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