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Thursday 20 Aug 2015

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Crystal Esprit debutTHE rst vessel in the new

Crystal Yacht Cruises eet, Crystal

Esprit , will depart 23 Dec 2015 on

her maiden voyage.

The 62-guest yacht will explore

the Seychelles Islands, followed

by an inclusive, post-cruise New

Year’s Eve celebraon at the TajDubai Hotel.

Throughout 2016, 2017 and

early 2018, Crystal Esprit will visit

the Seychelles Islands, Dubai and

Adriac Coast.

All-inclusive yacht fares start

at $2,690 pp for a four-day,

roundtrip Mahé, Victoria,

Seychelles inerary in 2017.

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Best on board HALSYDNEY chef Mark Best, a

member of the Holland America

Line Culinary Council, will join a

seven day roundtrip Vancouver

Alaska sailing aboard ms

Noordam deparng on 19 Sep.

During the voyage Best, one of

Australia’s top chefs, will appear

in the ship’s Culinary Arts Centre

to demonstrate a selecon of his

favourite dishes.

Passengers dining at the

Pinnacle Grill will also enjoy anexclusive dinner featuring some

of his signature creaons.

Best said seeing Alaska had long

been an item on his bucket list.

Staterooms are sll available on

the sailing next month, with fares

starng at A$1,579 per person

for an interior cabin - for more

details call 1300 987 321

Lindblad Arctic outLINDBLAD Expedions -

Naonal Geographic has opened

bookings for its 2016 Arcc

Program, comprising eight

exhilarang expedions” taking

n Norway, Svalbard, Iceland,

Ban Island and Greenland.This year the program includes

he new ‘Exploring Greenland and

he Canadian High Arcc,’ a 13-

day trip which includes hikes of

he wild islands on the northern

hores of Canada.

The cruises ulise the premium

Naonal Geographic Explorer

which is fully equipped with

Zodiac landing cra, kayaks and

norkelling equipment.

Lindblad is also oering a

arger selecon of pre and postextensions, with opons including

n exploraon of Iceland.

Prices start at $6,240 per person

win share, with ineraries

anging from 6-22 days and

departures available between

May and Sep 2016.

More info on 1300 361 012.

MEANWHILE the launch of

he new program has been

accompanied with a new video

highlighng the features of the

Arcc region and commentary byexplorer Peter Hillary.

To view click on the logo or

ee cruiseweekly.com.au/videos .

Europe water levels risingRIVER cruise operaons in

Europe are returning to normal

aer abnormally low levels on

the Danube forced several rms

to implement conngency plans

earlier in the month.

In recent weeks several

operators including Viking, Avalon

and Uniworld cancelled some

departures, while others have

been coaching passengers on

some segments or undertaking“ship swaps” to ensure ineraries

can connue without disrupon.

Scenic today conrmed that the

Danube is back to normal, while

the new French ineraries in

Bordeaux are sll slightly aected

“requiring some extra coaching

for short distances”.

Last week there was some

consternaon due to a cargo ship

on the Danube which became

stuck near Deggendorf and

caused the river to be closed.APT and Travelmarvel said

this aected a small number

of sailings, with passengers

transferred into the same suites

between idencal sister ships,

along with their exisng cruise

directors to ensure connuity.

“All river ships are currently

sailing as scheduled,” an APT

spokesperson told CW today.

Avalon Waterways made some

changes earlier in the month,

cancelling one departure and

compensang passengers for

missed sailing days.

Viking has cancelled or changed

several Elbe River cruises betweenPrague and Berlin, including two

set to depart this week.

Scenic reminderSCENIC is reminding agents

that all its river cruises along the

Rhine-Main-Danube, Rhône and

Saône, Seine and Douro rivers,

deparng May-Sep 2016, areguaranteed.

Scenic’s 2016 Earlybird oers

are available unl 31 Oct 2015.

Windstar benefts

THE owner of Windstar Cruisesis using synergies across its

porolio to oer more benets

for loyal Windstar customers

which include discounts at

operaons run by parent

company Xanterra Parks &

Resorts.

When passengers take their

rst Windstar sailing they are

automacally registered as

members of the Windstar Yacht

Club, making them eligible for

the “partner oers” includingdiscounts and value-adds on

Ausn Adventures and Country

Walkers products as well as stays

at Sea Island, Kingsmill Resort and

more - for details see

www.windstarcruises.com.

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RCI revamps shore excursionsROYAL Caribbean Internaonal

has enhanced its shore excursion

program, with the oerings now

grouped into seven “special

nterest categories”.

RCI is also promong the

benets of booking its excursions,

uch as desnaon experse,

being guaranteed rst o the ship

& “Easy 24-hour cancellaons”.

The seven categories in the

evamped program include

Acve Adventures: high energy

acvies such as zip lines and

dune buggy rides; and Family

Connecons which allow shared

ntergeneraonal experiences

ke aending a gladiator school

n Rome or a wilderness kayak

experience in Alaska.

There’s also the Royal Tour

Challenge - in-port acvies

where families and groups can

hallenge each other, such as a

half day laser tag adventure in

Cozumel, Mexico.

The Culture and Sights category

is for travellers looking to explore

history and culture with local

experts, while Culinary Delights

allows guests to discover the

avours of a desnaon by

introducing them to local chefs,

speciales and purveyors.

Caring Discoveries allows

passengers to select tours

commied to wildlife, the

environment and local

communies, and nally RCI’s

Private Desnaons in Labadee,

Hai and CocoCay, Bahamas

oer a range of acvies from

high energy zip lines through to

tranquil beachside escapes.

Intercruises changes

SHORE excursion specialistIntercruises has announced

the appointment of Carmen

Morosan as worldwide product

development manager.

Morosan, who takes on the

role eecve from Oct, will be

based in Barcelona, while her

current Singapore-based role as

regional product manager Asia

will be taken over by Errol James

Chicano.

Star Clippers voyageSTAR Clippers’ Star Flyer will

operate a twelve night Grand

Voyage from Lisbon to Barcelona,

deparng 25 Apr 2016.

The 170 passengers on board

will experience eleven ports

across the Mediterranean.

The cruise is available for

booking now from $3,659 per

person including taxes, gratuies

and a 35% early booking discount.

For more informaon seewww.starclippers.com.

Grand Circle boosts

single cabin inventoryGRAND Circle Cruise Line has

announced the addion of more

than 600 single cabins to its 2016

inventory, with ceo Mike Dowd

saying the move would help

“meet increasing demand from

American boomers and seniors”.

The 21% increase reects

the fact that more travellers -

parcularly women - are cruising

solo, regardless of marital status.

“While most want their own

cabins, they sll want excellentvalue...by increasing our solo cabin

inventory and oering a range of

other solo-friendly opons we are

commied to making river and

small ship cruising an aordable,

easy and highly enjoyable way for

solo travellers to see the world,”

Dowd said.

Grand Circle Cruise Line targets

US consumers, and recently

announced the purchase of Tere

Moana to spearhead its new

South East Asian/Australianoperaons (CW 05 May).

Scenic appointmentSCENIC has named Connie

Sckforth as its new South

America Operaons manager.

Buenos Aires-based Sckforth

will manage ground operaons

and relaonships with suppliers

for Scenic’s South American andAntarcc operaons.

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Cruise Week 2015SEPTEMBER 7-14 will see thedelivery of CLIA’s fourth annualCruise Week promotion.

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P O R T H O L E

AN amphibious vehicle whichmade history in 2009 when itcrossed the Cook Strait betweenNew Zealand’s North and SouthIslands has been rescued fromdestruction.

“Rooiss” (pictured below) isa converted 1990 Toyota Taragovan which was constructed by

two aeronautical technicianswhile they were stationed nearthe NZ town of Blenheim.

The pair achieved worldwidefame when they made their

channel-crossing journey in just over ten hours - apparentlyeating hot pies all the way.

The creators, Adam Turnbulland Dan Mellijng, were “boredwatching Top Gear and thoughtthey could do a better job”.

After the feat they auctionedthe vehicle, with a Blenheimlocal snapping it up and thendonating it to the Edwin Foxmuseum.

However the museum nowhas no space for Rooiss, withthe owner, Mark Stevenson,deciding to give it to Turnbull’smother who wants to preserve itfor posterity.

“Rooiss is typical of Kiwiingenuity...it’s a serious piece ofmaritime history,” he said.

Despite naysayers predictingthe van would sink, apparently

just ten litres of water seeped induring the Cook Strait voyage.

P&O’S Pacifc Jewel

hosted this group

of passengers who

celebrated a “golden

anniversary of friendship”

aer meeng 50 years

ago sailing to England on

the liner SS Orcades.

One of the group, Canberra’s

Robbie Horn, had wrien to

Carnival Australia ceo Ann

Sherry to let her know that the

‘Orcadeans’ would be sailingtogether again on Jewel ’s 09 Aug

departure from Brisbane to the

South Pacic.

That was 50 years to the day

that the SS Orcades sailed out

of Sydney bound for Tilbury,

England with the 17 original

Orcadeans on board.

Aer becoming rm friends

during the Orcades journey they

have kept in regular contact over

the last half century.

Parcipants joined the Jewel voyage travelling from as far

aeld as Edinburgh, Perth,

Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra,

Newcastle and Blackheath.

They’re pictured above on the

Pacifc Jewel bridge with Captain

Roger Bilton and Sta Captain

Nick Carter.

And inset is the Orcadeans at

Pompeii Railway Staon in Italy

during their rst journey in 1965.

Meet the “Orcadeans”

Disney plonk policyDISNEY Cruise Line has

ghtened its rules on how much

alcohol passengers can bring with

them on their cruises.

The new policy restricts

carry-ons to a maximum of twounopened 750ml boles of wine,

or a six-pack of beer.

The restricons apply both at

the start of each voyage and

when boarding at each port

of call, and passengers must

consume any alcohol brought

with them in the privacy of their

cabin or pay a fee to drink in the

ship’s dining room, according to

the Orlando Sennel .

A&K Arctic earlybirdsABERCROMBIE & Kent is

oering a discount up to $4081

per cabin for its 2016 Arcc trips.

The oer applies to cruises

booked by 31 Oct - for details visit

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