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in Polarcirkel boats kayakinghiking or snowshoeing and eventhe chance to sleep out on deck
of the Hurtigruten ExplorerVoyages program - to view thebrochure online CLICK HERE
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cruise W E E K L Y
Thursday 29 Oct 2015
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Carnivalrsquos spooky sales team
CARNIVAL Cruise Line sales
sta have freaked out consultants
at more than 100 travel agencies
in Brisbane Melbourne andSydney this week with a
ldquospooktacularrdquo sales blitz to make
the most of Halloween
Half price deposits and onboard
credit of up to $400 per cabin are
on oer for bookings made up
to 09 Nov - while Carnival Spirit
will also celebrate the creepy
American tradion tomorrow by
entering Sydney Harbour with a
giant redback spider on her bow
The massive arachnid is about
ten metres wide and featuresglowing red eyes and a ldquofearsome
red striperdquo along its back
Sydneysiders are being invited
to come to Circular Quay to take
a photo of the giant spider and
name it on Instagram using the
hashtag CarnivalHalloween
The most creave name will wina ten day South Pacic cruise
The Carnival Cruise Line
Australian sales team is pictured
above during a scary visit to Flight
Centre Narellan in NSW
Viking dares cruisers to compareVIKING River Cruises has
upgraded its ldquoDare to Comparerdquo
online tool which aims to help
potenal customers simplify
price comparisons between the
increasingly complex oerings ofvarious operators
The site which is now live at
dare2comparecruisecomau
has been developed in response
to Viking research which found
consumers nd the oers and
discounts in the river cruise
holiday market confusing
Viking AustraliaNZ managing
director Teresia Fors said ldquothatrsquos
why we created a user-friendly
tool to help consumers and
agents research whatrsquos availablein the market and compare
the cost and benets of each
alternaverdquo
Featuring common Viking
ineraries such as the 15-day
Grand European Tour the 11-day
Romanc Danube with Prague
and the 8-day Chateaux Rivers
amp Wine the site highlights key
elements of Vikingrsquos oering and
the corresponding cruise oponsoered by Scenic and APT
Inclusions such as ports of call
tours dining on-board services
and transfers are also detailed
along with the boom line cost
including air - highlighng Vikingrsquos
lower price point
For example for a 15-day
Amsterdam-Budapest voyage
in May next year in a Veranda A
cabin Vikingrsquos price is $11390 -
just behind Scenic at $11535 and
APT priced at $12590ldquoThis much-needed price and
comparison website reects
the Viking philosophy to deliver
clear honest communicaon and
exceponal servicerdquo Fors said
HAL to unveil newldquobrand initiativesrdquo
HOLLAND America Line has
agged a major announcement in
New York tonight in which it will
reveal details of a mulmilliondollar eetwide upgrade
Enhancements to shipboard
programs and innovaons will
also be unveiled along with
new key partnerships and a new
company branding iniave
The event taking place at the
Explorers Club in East 70th Street
will also be webcast live from
1130am New York me (230am
AEDST) at hollandamericacom
RCCL execs cash inROYAL Caribbean Cruise Lines
president Adam Goldstein
has sold 90000 shares in the
company reaping almost US$9
million in the process
According to a Securies amp
Exchange Commission ling
Royal Caribbean chairman amp ceo
Richard Fain also sold 80516
shares in the company worth
around $8 million
Goldstein sll holds 253000
shares in the company while Fain
has around 35 million with both
taking advantage of the cruise
linersquos soaring share price which
has surged above US$99
Princess Salty DogPRINCESS Cruises overnight
announced the debut of ldquoTheSalty Dog Gastropubrdquo pairing
gourmet small dishes inspired by
pub favourites with cra beers
cocktails and wines
Inially launching aboard Crown
Princess the menu oerings
including a signature burger were
developed in collaboraon with
Ernesto Uchimura the former
execuve chef of Umami Burger
whorsquos now at the Plan Check
Kitchen + Bar in Los Angeles
The Salty Dog Gastropub will bepresented within Crown Princessrsquo
Wheelhouse Bar nightly which
will also feature an expansive
new internaonal whiskey menu
Both addions will roll out
to Emerald Princess and Ruby
Princess in Dec while the
whiskey menu will be available
in the Wheelhouse Bar aboard
Dawn Princess Sea Princess
Sun Princess Diamond Princess
and Golden Princess by the end
of the year and aboard all shipsacross the Princess eet with the
excepon of Pacifc Princess by
mid-2016
Carnival to ChinaCARNIVAL Cruise Line is set
o deploy two ships in China fullme with the Carnival Miracle to
move there in 2017 followed by
Carnival Splendor in 2018
CCL president Chrisne Duy
aid she believes the Carnival
oering will resonate very well
with Chinese passengers saying
we look forward to bringing
our one-of-a-kind exceponally
popular cruise experience to the
Chinese marketrdquo
Inerary details arenrsquot available
yet but Duy highlightedCarnivalrsquos experse in providing
ruises of 3-5 days in length
Carnivalrsquos China operaons will
be established in partnership with
ister company Costa Asia which
has extensive experience having
operated in the Chinese market
or the last nine years
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cruise W E E K L Y
Thursday 29 Oct 2015
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RCI 72 hour saleROYAL Caribbean is running a
72-hour Christmas Bonus sale
unl 959AM AEDT tomorrow
The cruise line is oering a
free Premium Beverage Package
to clients who book a Balcony
stateroom or Suite on a Christmas
or New Year cruise plus savings
of up to 30 per person
The sale applies to four cruises
including the 11-night South
Pacic Cruise deparng 15 Dec
For more CLICK HERE
Darwinrsquos record yearDARWIN is expecng a record
46 cruise ship visits in 2015-
16 with 30 coming over the
upcoming lsquocruise seasonrsquo
The season kicked o today
with the arrival of Voyager of the
Seas the largest ship scheduled
for the season
ldquoThe Northern Territoryrsquos cruise
industry provides an importantboost for tourism in the Top End
injecng $54 million into the local
economy last nancial yearrdquo said
NT Chief Minister and Tourism
Minister Adam Giles
The busiest cruise ship day this
season will be 20 March 2016
with two ships carrying up to
4634 passengers to be in port
LGBT cruise line 2017ANTEROS Cruises a new
year-round small ship cruise line
dedicated to gay lesbian bisexual
and transgender travellers is set
to launch in 2017
The line is yet to release
informaon on the vessel prices
or ineraries but on its websitepromised to be ldquoas inclusive as it
is exclusiverdquo
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ACA Update
P O R T H O L E
FANCY a Titanic crackerA 103-year-old biscuit which
survived the 1912 sinking of thefamed transatlantic liner on itsrst voyage has been sold atauction for more than A$30000
Bringing the phrase ldquoa toughcookierdquo literally to life thebiscuit was part of a survival kit
on one of the Titanic lifeboatsDesigned to last a long time
the biscuit has been preserved inpretty much original conditionafter it was saved by JamesFenwick a passenger on theCarpathia which was a ship thatrescued some of the passengersfrom the doomed voyage
Manufactured by Spillers ampBakers the biscuit (below)was auctioned in London thisweek by Henry Aldridge amp Sonswith a spokesman saying ldquoI
couldnrsquot imagine anything lessappetising
ldquoBut ifyoursquorein arowingboatin themiddleof theoceanyoursquodcertainly eat it with the rest ofthemrdquo he added
Other items sold in theauction included the nal Titanic luncheon menu which went for awhopping $124000
A la carte items listed forthe shiprsquos literal ldquolast supperrdquoincluded grilled mutton chopsa sh ham and beef buetan apple meringue pastry anda selection of eight cheeses -Curtis Stone eat your heat out
Do you have the
Cruise Weekly app
Destination-led
cruising to beneft allWE ARE excited that Azamara
Club Cruises will launch an aroundthe world sailing inerary fromAustralia in 2018 heralding thebenets of desnaon-led cruising
Azamara will disnguish itself fromother cruise lines by includinga longer me in port moreovernight stays and late nights
making the desnaon more of anemphasis
This increased focus on the me
spent in port by luxury cruise linessuch as Azamara and Silverseawill provide a greater economicbenet for our members ndash namely
Australian ground operatorsincluding day trip tour providersaracons and restaurantsRegional and remote ports will
also see a benet given the smallerscale of the luxury cruise sector
Luxury cruisers are movated by
new experiences For Australiathat means immersing them inIndigenous cultural experiencesengaging bespoke services for
private touring chartering scenicights into more remote areas andincluding local arts specialist retailand gourmet experiences into their
Australian adventureOne of our newest members
Karen Fraserrsquos Tourism
Professionals is already seeing thebenets of luxury small cruisingby organising a welcome eventin Tasmania in January when
Azamararsquos 16-day sailing fromSydney overnights in Hobart
Passengers will be treated to awelcome by the Tasmanian Police
Pipe Band followed by a privateperformance by the TasmanianSymphony Orchestra and the
opportunity to meet orchestramembers and the conductor
AampK Europe 2016 dealABERCROMBIE amp Kent is
oering a 10 discount on select
2016 European Canal Barge
departures when booked and
deposited by 31 Dec - details
at wwwabercrombiekentcomau
Lunch t for a princessPRINCESS Anne will board
Cunardrsquos Queen Mary 2 for a
lunch in support of the 250-year-
old warship HMS Victory
The lunch is part of the
cruise linersquos 175th anniversary
celebraons and will kick o an
internaonal campaign to secure
the long-term future of the
Napoleonic-era vessel best known
for her role as Lord Nelsonrsquos
agship in the Bale of Trafalgar
Fraser Coast port of call for PampOPampO will soon be dropping
anchor o the Fraser Coast with
the famed Queensland sand
island made an ocial port of call
for Pacifc Aria and Pacifc Eden
Pacifc Aria will rst call in to
Fraser next year on 03 Apr on a
roundtrip from Brisbane with
sister ship Pacifc Eden vising on
12 Dec on a roundtrip from Syd
ldquoVising Fraser Island by cruise
ship with its 184000 hectares of
diversity from prisne beaches
lake and sand clis to rainforests
will be a unique experience for
our cruise travellersrdquo said Ann
Sherry ceo of Carnival Australia
Many of the visitors are
expected to undertake acvies
on Fraser Island while others will
head into the mainland centres of
Hervey Bay and Maryborough
Interim gm of Fraser Coast
Opportunies Leigh Benne
said the economic benets and
opportunies to create new
business would be signicant
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Classically elegant but far from stuffy and formal
offering boutique-style cruising designed for
the sophisticated traveller With tastefully
understated interior Aegean Odyssey provides
gracious public rooms a choice of restaurants
and stability in inclement weather
AEGEAN ODYSSEY - IN A CLASS OF HER OWN
EXCEPTIONAL
VALUE FARES
INCLUDE
Return flights from AustraliaPre post and mid-cruise hotels
Overnight stays in many ports
Renowned guest speakers onboard
Shore excursions with top guides
Choice of 2 open-seating restaurants
Wine with dinner on board
Transfers amp baggage handlingoverseas^
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MS amp CONDITIONS From price is in AU dollars per person twin share based on lowest available category for Greek Island and Turkey Grand Voyage 16 April 2016 amp include all promotional savings and offers air amp port
s amp gratuities (correct as of 14 Oct 2015) Valid for new bookings based on an Outside Cabins only and offer expires 31 Jan 2016 unless sold out prior Not combinable with other offers are capacity controlled amp may be
drawn at anytime without notice Fly cruise and accommodation fares are based on specified economy class air specific airlines routings amp departure dates Flights tofrom Sydney Perth Brisbane Melbourne and Adelaide
Pre and post hotel accommodation and transfers from airportporthotel offered on dates specified on itinerary only request details from your Travel Agent Included transfers are provided only in conjunction with arrival
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DISTINCTIVEVOYAGES
ravel from the classical elegance of the Parthenon and the ruins ofacred Delos to the impressive medieval monuments of Rhodes and
he Byzantine and Ottoman sites of Istanbul Along the way enjoy
he spectacular Minoan ruins of Knossos on Crete and the beautiful
enery of Santorini
GREEK ISLANDS amp TURKEYATHENS TO ATHENSCOMMENCES 16 APRIL 2016
5-DAY CRUISE TOUR FROM $7950
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