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Keel laid for OvationROYAL Caribbean Interna onal

president & coo Adam Goldstein

has laid the ceremonial luckypenny in the building dock tomark the start of construc on ofOva on of the Seas .

Like its two predecessors, thethird Quantum-class ship will bebuilt at the Meyer Wer shipyardin Papenburg, Germany.

MEANWHILE, RCI has releaseda new video covering the ini al

oat-out of Anthem of the Seas -the line’s second Quantum vessel.

The ship will shortly begin its

journey down the River Ems tothe open ocean where it willundertake sea trials ahead of itsSouthampton debut next month.

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Virgin ship order comingTWO “giant” cruise ships are set

to be ordered in coming weeksby Sir Richard Branson’s VirginCruises, his latest venture in thetravel industry ( CW 04 Mar 2014).

According to an interview withThe Telegraph in the UK, Bransonis set to spend around £1.7 billionon the new vessels, which willlikely be built in Germany or Italy.

No details on proposed namesfor the ships have been divulged.

In the interview, Branson saidhe was in the nal stages ofnego a ons for the new ships.

The introduc on of VirginCruises will be a rela vely slowprocess by industry standards,with the ships expected to take

four to ve years to build.Financial support has already

been secured from investmentpartner Bain Capital, with formerDisney Cruise Line president TomMcAlpin joining as chief execu ve.

It is expected the new line willtake to the waves in 2019, basedin Miami & sailing the Caribbean.

Virgin Cruises has said it plansto “shake up the cruise industry”with exci ng onboard features.

Diamond Elite partnerQATAR Airways has become thenewest Diamond Elite Execu vePartner of CLIA, announcing itsnew associa on at ITB Berlin.

The carrier’s membership willgrant access to CLIA memberines as well as marke ng ac vitycross CLIA’s 15 global o ces.

Four worlds by CrystalSYDNEYwill welcome both ofCrystal Cruises luxury vessels intothe harbour at the same me on17 Feb 2018 as part of four worldvoyages scheduled for that year.

For the rst me in the line’shistory, global sailings will operateby both Crystal Symphony andCrystal Serenity in the same year.

The voyages feature in the new2018 World Cruise Collec on,which will be Symphony ’s rstglobal cruise since 2003.

Uniquely, guests will also beable to experience both ships inthe same voyage, with Sydney toserve as a point for pax to switch.

The world voyages will rangein length from 97 to 129 days,visi ng a combined 111 ports in45 countries including 16 maidencalls and 50 overnight port stays.

Koningsdam foat out

HOLLAND America Line hasmoved closer to receiving its newvessel MS Koningsdam a er theship moved into the ou i ngstages at the Fincan eri shipyard.

The ship was oated out fromthe building dock for furnishing ofthe interior ahead of its debut.

MEANWHILE, following its mein the Bal c based in Amsterdam,HAL has advised that Koningsdam will move to Port Everglades inFlorida for a Caribbean season.

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Sherry rallies agent powerTRAVEL agents can use their

collec ve voices and con nuinggrowth in cruise sales to lobby foran end to the iner a surroundingthe infrastructure logjam, CarnivalAustralia boss Ann Sherry says.

Speaking following the successof the second annual Cruise3sixtytrade show, Sherry said shewelcomed the growing awarenesswithin the trade that their successwould drive the sector’s success.

“Travel agents can play anin uen al role in advoca ng forinfrastructure investment andbe er access to port facili es inSydney and Brisbane in par cular.”

Carnival’s local boss urged thetrade to use the booming interestfor cruising among their clientsto ensure their federal membersof parliament are aware of theeconomic opportuni es that thesector is able to deliver.

“Travel agents possess theindustry knowledge andexperience to get the messageout that tourism is a vital

part of the na onal economy,par cularly as it reboots for thepost resources boom era.

“They can also push for speci cadvances such as long termaccess to Garden Island to allowfor expansion in Sydney as thegateway to Australia,” she added.

Sherry referred to the fact thatmul ple ships too large to tunder the Sydney Harbour Bridgehave had to be turned away fromdue to a lack of berthing space.

It is widely an cipated that 2015will yield the announcement thatover one million Australians tooka cruise last year - a milestoneSherry says wouldn’t havehappened without trade support.

Yorkeys boost accessCRUISE tender infrastructure

has been signi cantly upgraded atYorkeys Knob, outside of Cairns,aimed at improving the visitorexperience for ship passengers.

The Yorkeys Knob Boat Club hasspent $2.2 million on redesigninga tender wharf, which now allowsthe tender vessels of more thanone ship to transfer pax at once.

Access to the wharf comes viatwo gangways for foot tra c,with other facili es including alandside undercover holding area,mul ple bus bays and paved path.

Long Carnival sailingsCARNIVAL Cruise Lines has

aunched a new range of longervoyages aimed at giving access toarther ports-of-call visited on a

more infrequent schedule.Dubbed Carnival Journeys, the

ollec on of 9-15 day cruisesomes following feedback for

new cruise experiences, CCLresident Chris ne Du y said.The inaugural season will run

04 Oct through 27 Nov 2016 andeature 28 departures from eight

homeports visi ng 40 ports in theCaribbean, Mexico, Hawaii, theBahamas and Central America.

Harmony homeportROYAL Caribbean will deploy its

third Oasis-class vessel Harmonyof the Seas to Port Everglades inits 2016-17 Caribbean season.

Long- me partners Oasis of theSeas and Allure of the Seas will besplit up, with the former movingto a newly-built terminal at PortCanaveral, with Harmony comingin its place, however all three willcon nue sailing in the Caribbean.

Darwin big spendersNORTHERN Territory Chief

Minister Adam Giles has praisedhe economic impact of a huge

week of cruise ship arrivals whichaw 3000 pax enjoy shore tours.Thousands of visitors acrossve ships collec vely contributedround $2.5 million into the NTconomy, with locals welcominghe mul -million dollar injec on.

No inaugural encoreSEABOURN says its inaugural

10-day voyage from Singaporeto Bali aboard its new SeabournEncore sold out a er two days.

The line is now accep ng waitlistapplica ons for the inaugural trip.

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CRAZY yet lovable charactersran amok last week as Carnival

Cruise Lines celebrated the111th birthday of the enigmaticchildren’s author Dr Seuss.

Among the party guests werethe Cat In The Hat, Sam I Am andmore, with cruise guests of allages invited to enjoy some partyfood of all shapes...and colours.

Carnival Legend came to lifeduring the party ( pictured below), with characterscelebrating the imaginationbehind their creation onboard.

The ‘Seuss at Sea’ familyprogram continues to delightAustralian families onboardLegend , and will be added toCarnival Spirit in Nov this year.

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FREMANTLEDiamond Princess 11 MarAstor 12 MarCrystal Serenity 12 MarRadiance of the Seas 14 MarAstor 16 MarGERALDTONRadiance of the Seas 13 Mar

BUSSELTONDiamond Princess 10 Mar

YORKEYS KNOBMSC Orchestra 13 Mar

Coral Princess II returns to action

CORAL Princess Cruises hasresumed its year-round scheduleof Great Barrier Reef sailingsfrom Cairns following a $500,000renova on to Coral Princess II .

Along with brand new engines,the upgrade saw signi cantworks to onboard ameni esincluding modernisa on of gueststaterooms ( pictured above).

In addi on to new decor andthe adding of in-cabin iPod docks,renova ons to the restaurant sawthe addi on of an open-air deck.

Group gm Mark Fi eld saidthe works would ensure CoralPrincess II con nues to appeal to“even the most discerning guests”.

Maiden Mariner callROYAL Caribbean’s Mariner of

the Seas has made a maiden call

in Kuantan in Malaysia as partof a three-night cruise from itsSingapore home.

The 3,807-passenger ship is thelargest ship currently based inAsia and has just completed itssecond northern winter in Asia.

Magellan GodmotherCRUISE & Mari me Voyages

has selected popular Bri sh TVtravel presenter Gloria Hunnifordas the Godmother of its newestvessel, Magellan (CW 04 Nov).

Hunniford will formally namethe ship at an event this week atLondon’s Tilbury cruise terminalas well as host two naming galas.

Britannia name todayQUEEN Elizabeth II will today

o cially name Britannia , thenewest member in the P&OCruises World Cruising eet.

The Bri sh-inspired ship sailedin to its Southampton home togreat fanfare over the weekend,led by water-spraying tugboats.

MEANWHILE, fellow P&O eetmember Aurora has shown othe line’s new Union Jack livery toAustralia, making its rst Sydneycall since recent refurbishment.

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