8/9/2019 Cruise Weekly for Thu 16 Apr 2015 - Ovation, Viking, Disney, A&K cruise focus, MSC drinks and much more http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/cruise-weekly-for-thu-16-apr-2015-ovation-viking-disney-ak-cruise-focus 1/4 Cruise WEEKLY Thursday 16 Apr 2015 Website: www.cruiseweekly.com.au | Phone: 1300 799 220 | Fax: 1300 799 221 | Email: [email protected]Page 1 Today’s issue of CW Cruise Weekly today features 3 pages of all the latest cruise news plus a full page from the Travel Industry Exhibion . ARNHEM LAND KAKADU DARWIN KATHERINE TENNANT CREEK ALICE SPRINGS ULURU DO TOP END RAIL&CRUISE Do exclusive packages aboard The Ghan & Princess Cruises ~ DodeparturesinSeptember&October in conjunction with or click here for more details Call 1300 854 897 FIND OUT MORE Av a ila b le o n se l e ct e d 2 0 1 5 It i n e r a r ie s* F R E E CHOOSE FROM A RANGE OF 2015 MSC MEDITERRANEAN AND NORTHERN EUROPE CRUISES! Sale ends 30 April 2015 Cruise jobs on JITO ONLINE travel and hospitality portal Jito.co is experiencing strong growth, with hundreds of jobs posted including a signi cant number in the cruise sector - see www.jito.co for details. Viking Star sets sail VIKING Ocean Cruises has nally commenced operaon, with the much-ancipated Viking Star seng forth on her maiden voyage from Istanbul to Venice. The milestone marks the travel ndustry’s “rst enrely new ruise line in a decade,” with Viking Star to make her way hrough the Mediterranean and nto the Atlanc Ocean en route o Bergen, Norway where she will be ocially named on 17 May. The all-balcony ship carries 930 passengers and oers “clean ines, woven texles and light wood [to] evoke the Viking spirit of discovery and connecon to he natural world,” the line said. Fares include a guided excursion n each port as well as free on-board wi-, 24 hour room ervice, beer and wine with meals nd self-service laundry, with a urther two Viking ocean vessels under construcon. Standing Ovation for RCI ROYAL Caribbean’s decision to deploy its brand new Ovaon of the Seas in Australasian waters (CW breaking news) next year has been hailed across the industry. And in a stunning endorsement just hours aer Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines regional vice president Gavin Smith made the announcement, Cruiseco conrmed it would fully charter the 4,950-passenger vessel on its rst voyage into Australia, from Singapore to Sydney in Dec 2016. Smith, who’s pictured below with Royal Caribbean sales chief Peter McCormack, told CW the deployment is “the single largest investment in Australia by any cruise line. “We believe that Australians shouldn’t need to travel overseas to experience the kind of cruise holiday we stand for; the most innovave and amazing ships anywhere in the world are available right here on your doorstep,” he said. Like sister ships Quantum of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas , Ovaon features an array of unique aracons such as sky-diving at sea, bumper cars, roller skang, the “Bionic Bar” with robot cocktail- makers, and of course the “North Star” aerial observatory - which when extended will reach higher than the pylons on the Sydney Harbour Bridge ( above ). High speed wi-will feature on the ship, allowing guests to remain connected with family and friends on shore, and the high-tech vessel uses electronic wristband technology which does away with the need to carry a cabin key. An on-board smartphone app allows guests to book experiences from their own device, including booking at any of the 18 onboard restaurants which include Jamie Oliver’s “Jamie’s Italian”. Five voyages will take place in 2016/17 and Smith said Royal Caribbean would operate many more if capacity during Sydney’s busy peak cruise season allowed. Bookings for Ovaon ’s inaugural season in Australia are expected to open late next month. Smith said Royal Caribbean was now working on 17/18 and 18/19 deployments, with intenons to connue annual Quantum-class summer deployments in Australia for the foreseeable future. Travel Industry Exhibition almost full MORE than 80% of the xhibitor space at the upcoming Travel Industry Exhibion in Sydney has now been taken, with strong uptake from across the ndustry and just a few spots le. Almost three mes the number f visitors have also already pre- egistered than at the same me ast year for the event which also eatures a series of educaonal presentaons. The show takes place at Sydney’s Luna Park on 16-17 Jul, n the lead-up to the Naonal Travel Industry Awards on Sat 18 ul - see page four for details and o pre-register for the exhibion.
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8/9/2019 Cruise Weekly for Thu 16 Apr 2015 - Ovation, Viking, Disney, A&K cruise focus, MSC drinks and much more
Today’s issue of CW Cruise Weekly today features3 pages of all the latest cruisenews plus a full page from theTravel Industry Exhibi on .
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www.jito.co for details.
Viking Star sets sailVIKING Ocean Cruises hasnally commenced opera on,
with the much-an cipated VikingStar se ng forth on her maidenvoyage from Istanbul to Venice.
The milestone marks the travelndustry’s “ rst en rely newruise line in a decade,” with
Viking Star to make her wayhrough the Mediterranean andnto the Atlan c Ocean en routeo Bergen, Norway where she will
be o cially named on 17 May.The all-balcony ship carries
930 passengers and o ers “cleanines, woven tex les and light
wood [to] evoke the Viking spiritof discovery and connec on tohe natural world,” the line said.Fares include a guided excursion
n each port as well as freeon-board wi- , 24 hour roomervice, beer and wine with mealsnd self-service laundry, with aurther two Viking ocean vessels
under construc on.
Standing Ovation for RCI
ROYAL Caribbean’s decision todeploy its brand new Ova on ofthe Seas in Australasian waters(CW breaking news) next year hasbeen hailed across the industry.
And in a stunning endorsement just hours a er Royal CaribbeanCruise Lines regional vicepresident Gavin Smith madethe announcement, Cruisecocon rmed it would fully charterthe 4,950-passenger vessel on its
rst voyage into Australia, fromSingapore to Sydney in Dec 2016.
Smith, who’s pictured belowwith Royal Caribbean sales chiefPeter McCormack, told CW thedeployment is “the single largest
investment in Australia by anycruise line.
“We believe that Australiansshouldn’t need to travel overseasto experience the kind of cruiseholiday we stand for; the mostinnova ve and amazing shipsanywhere in the world areavailable right here on yourdoorstep,” he said.
Like sister ships Quantum of theSeas and Anthem of theSeas , Ova on features an
array of unique a rac onssuch as sky-diving atsea, bumper cars, rollerska ng, the “Bionic Bar”with robot cocktail-makers, and of coursethe “North Star” aerialobservatory - which whenextended will reach higherthan the pylons on the
Sydney Harbour Bridge ( above ).High speed wi- will feature
on the ship, allowing guests toremain connected with familyand friends on shore, and the
high-tech vessel uses electronicwristband technology which doesaway with the need to carry acabin key.
An on-board smartphone appallows guests to book experiencesfrom their own device, includingbooking at any of the 18 onboardrestaurants which include JamieOliver’s “Jamie’s Italian”.
Five voyages will take place in2016/17 and Smith said RoyalCaribbean would operate many
more if capacity during Sydney’sbusy peak cruise season allowed.
Bookings for Ova on ’s inauguralseason in Australia are expectedto open late next month.
Smith said Royal Caribbean wasnow working on 17/18 and 18/19deployments, with inten ons tocon nue annual Quantum-classsummer deployments in Australiafor the foreseeable future.
Travel IndustryExhibition almost full
MORE than 80% of thexhibitor space at the upcoming
Travel Industry Exhibi on inSydney has now been taken, with
strong uptake from across thendustry and just a few spots le .Almost three mes the numberf visitors have also already pre-
egistered than at the same meast year for the event which alsoeatures a series of educa onal
presenta ons.The show takes place at
Sydney’s Luna Park on 16-17 Jul,n the lead-up to the Na onal
Travel Industry Awards on Sat 18ul - see page four for details ando pre-register for the exhibi on.
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Dream Big!WE have been very lucky in thismarket over recent years as CLIAMember Lines have continued tounveil exciting initiatives aroundvessel deployment.
Capacity increases that we have
experienced from many CLIAMember brands have continuedto be a major factor in our region’sgrowth.
Yesterday’s announcementby Royal Caribbean that we willbe seeing their ‘yet to be built’Ovation of the Seas was probablya shock to many, but for thosethat were paying attention at ourCruis3sixty conference the writingwas on the wall.
Numerous references were madearound the importance of future
deployments being dependentor complementary to the rapidchange that is being seen in Asia.
My money was on Quantum ofthe Seas being a real chance ofheading our way, so I was close!
I will leave all the sales hypeto Royal Caribbean but there issomething that does strike meas a very important fact in thisannouncement…
That is the economic impact thata new ship delivers from the twotypes of passengers that will becruising on Ovation of the Seas –both domestic and international.
OK – so that is obvious, butwhat is not so obvious is thepulling power of a new ship toexperienced cruisers and loyalbrand followers from all aroundthe world.
What we will see is manyinternational visitors making thejourney to cruise on the new shipfrom our ports, delivering a boonfor our local economies as theyspend twice as much on a dailybasis as domestic cruisers!
Disney AmaViola chartersADDITIONAL details of
Disney’s European river cruiseentry ( CW Tue) have emerged,with Adventures by Disney setto operate ve AmaWaterwayscharters on the Danube in 2016.
Four seven-night sailings arescheduled for Jul-Aug as wellas a one-o Christmas-themeddeparture in Dec.
Each cruise will operate aboardthe brand new 170-passenger
AmaViola being built speci callywith families and featuring sixsets of interconnec ng cabins.
Some other rooms and suiteswill also accommodate three andfour person families.
The charters will explore fourcountries - Germany, Austria,Slovakia and Hungary - with eachsailing accompanied by eightAdventures by Disney AdventureGuides in addi on to the regularAmaWaterways crew.
Onboard ac vi es will also betailored towards families.
While adults are enjoying winetas ng, music, dancing and otherexperiences, special Adventuresby Disney elements will be madeavailable to kids, such as ac vitynights, movies, karoke, relaygames, video games and more.
The minimum age is 4 years,but Adventures by Disney has asuggested age of 8 years.
“River cruising is a naturalextension for Adventures byDisney, a brand known forproviding excep onal service andhands-on, ac ve experiences that
appeal to travellers of all ages,”the company said in a release.
“The new Adventures by Disneyriver cruising departures aredesigned to meet the needsand interests of all par cipa ngfamily members – allowinggrandparents, parents & childrenalike to make memories that willlast a life me,” Disney said.
Voyages are scheduled tooperate between Budapest andMunich on 14, 21 & 28 Jul and 22Dec, with port calls at Vilsho en& Passau in Germany, Linz,Melk and Vienna in Austria andBra slava in Slovakia.
Gate 1 Travel cruiserUS travel company Gate 1 Travel
is entering the European rivercruise market in its own right,with the 2016 debut of the MSMonarch Empress which willcruise on Holland’s waterways aswell as on the Danube.
The ship is the rst to be builtand operated solely by Gate 1,which opened an Australian o celast year ( Travel Daily 22 Sep 14).
The ship will o er cabinsranging from 140 to 210 squarefeet, with 80% of staterooms alsoo ering French balconies.
Gate 1 will also next yearoperate the privately charteredMS Sound of Music in Europe.
Princess agent videoPRINCESS Cruises has produced
a special video for travel agentshighligh ng special features ofthe 2016/17 program including itsSouth America circumnaviga on.
See cruiseweekly.com.au/videos .
P&O meetings surgeP&O Cruises says it’s been
“indundated” with requests forinforma on on mee ngs at seasince launching the new P&OConferences division at AIMEin Feb, with 12 more corporategroups already booked.
Scenic dropping the “tours”SCENIC Tours yesterday
announced a rebranding,which will see ithenceforth known simplyas “Scenic”.
The change haslaunched with a fanfare,including an inspira onalvideo outlining thecompany’s vision whichcan be viewed by clickingon the TDTV logo at right .
A year in the making,the change is recogni on of thecompany’s evolu on over the last29 years from a domes c coachtouring operator to a “luxuryglobal travel company”.
Chairman Glen Moroney,pictured above, said the rebrandmarks a new era for the companyhe founded in Newcastle in 1986.
“Today, we’re a global company,with a unique perspec ve on all-inclusive luxury travel,” he said.
“Our o ering is now much moretailored...our experiences havebecome unique, handcra edevents. And above all we nowhave a much clearer idea ofour mission - to help our guestsdiscover the incredible wonder inthe many loca ons we visit.”
The name change brings a newlogo ( below ) and a black andgold colour pale e which willroll out acrossall of Scenic’scollateral andriver ships in the coming months.
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THE Australian Financial Reviewmay need some educationabout the cruise industry - andcertainly won’t be popular withone Ann Sherry, head of CarnivalAustralia this morning.
An AFR report in today’s issueon the down under deploymentof Ovation of the Seas (seep1) describes Royal Caribbeanas “the world’s largest cruisecompany” - not quite correctgiven that Carnival Corporationhas more than 100 vessels acrossaround nine brands - comparedto RCCL’s 45 ships and 3 brands.
However RCI’s Ovation willbe the largest cruise ship everdeployed in Australian waters“apart from some smelly oiltanker,” according to RoyalCaribbean’s Gavin Smith.
CARNIVAL Cruise Lines isdefnitely cranking up thevolume with a series of on-boardconcerts featuring some of theworld’s top (ageing) music acts.
The Carnival LIVE series seesthe artists perform aboard theline’s vessels while docked inone of three Caribbean ports ofcall - Cozumel, Nassau and StThomas.
One of the headliners is noneother than Lionel Richie, whoCarnival promises will have
cruisers “dancing on the ceiling”aboard Carnival Freedom andCarnival Pride in Nassau.
Also on the list are rocksuperstars BOSTON as well asthe legendary Heart, who wereinducted into the Rock & RollHall of Fame in 2013.
Styx and Smokey Robinson arealso appearing during the series,with tickets able to be booked inconjunction with cruises.
P O R T H O L E
Travelmarvel’s Sapphire sparkles
TRAVELMARVEL has welcomedits newest river cruise eet-matethis month, with the refurbishedTravelmarvel Sapphire presentedduring a special event this month.
The 135’ vessel has a capacityof 164 guests, with all CategoryC and above cabins featuring
French Balconies.A renaming ceremony held in
Koln, Germany was a ended byTravelmarvel’s European team.
Company vice president sales &marke ng North America, UK &Europe Nicole De Wilde will act asTravel Sapphire ’s godmother.
A&K cruising website for ANZABERCROMBIE & Kent isrea ng greater awareness of itsruise o ering, launching a newedicated portal for the market.The new website provides ala orm for the bespoke travelperator to list its full suite ofruise products, covering smallhips, river cruises, expedi ons,arging and private charters.Users of www.akcruising.com.auan lter a cruise product searchased on des na ons, underategories Antarc ca, Arc c,
Australasia & Paci c, Europe,North Africa & Middle East, SouthAmerica and The Orient.
MD for Australia/New ZealandSujata Raman told Cruise Weeklythe site was an Australian-bornand bred ini a ve for the rm.
“We have signi cant cruiseproduct in our por olio includingSanctuary cruises on the Yangtze,Irrawaddy and the Nile, as well asour Polar charters.
“Given the popularity of cruisingamongst Australians, it madesense for us to isolate all ourcruising product on a uniquewebsite, to make it consumer-friendly for the cruise traveller.
“The product is largely rivercruising (apart from Antarc caand the Arc c), but there are alsocruises to Japan and addi onalregions are being addedcon nuously,” she told CW .
MSC unlimited drinksMSC Cruises is o ering a free
“Allegrissimo Drinks Package”aboard selected 2015 departureson Mediterranean and northernEurope voyages, with the o ervalid for bookings un l the endof Apr.
The package allows cruisers toenjoy unlimited wine by the glassfrom a special “Allegrissimo”selec on of the menu as well asdraught beer, so drinks, mineralwater and cocktails as well astake-away ice cream.
The package is valued at $280ppon a seven night voyage, and$440pp on an 11 night cruise.
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