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    Tuesday 12 June 2012

    TODAYS ISSUE OF CW Todays issue ofCruise Weeklyfeatures

    four pages of all the latest cruise news.

    Sherry: time to improve Qld portsCarnival chief Ann Sherry has

    called for action on the

    significant challenges facing

    ports in Brisbane and Cairns.THE full potential of Australias cruise

    ndustry will not be realised until problems at

    Queenslands two main cruise ports are

    addressed, according to Ann Sherry, CEO,

    Carnival Australia.

    Infrastructure gaps at Brisbane and Cairns

    have become more obvious as a result of

    ruise industry growth, combined with the

    trend to larger cruise ships, Sherry told

    Cruise Weekly.

    If unaddressed, these gaps will constrain

    further growth and limit cruisings economic

    contribution.

    The Brisbane facilityis too far up the river,

    thus limiting access by superliners, she said.

    Brisbane needs a dedicated deepwater

    cruise terminal to accommodate an increasing

    number of larger ships.

    The cruise port is also the most expensivein Australia, despite its size restrictions.

    Cairns, on the other hand, works

    effectively, unlike many ports in Australia,

    Sherry said.

    Unfortunately, most ships cant get into the

    port until it is dredged.

    Carnival Australia supports current plans to

    dredge Trinity Inlet to enable larger cruise

    ships to dock in the heart of Cairns.

    Current arrangements at the Yorkeys Knob

    anchorage are suboptimal to Cairns realising

    its full potential as a cruise destination and for

    the real value of cruising to be captured,Sherry said.

    Cairns has great potential as a key

    destination in northern Australia linking

    through to destinations to our north,

    including Papua New Guinea.

    Sherry acknowledged that some progress

    had been made by state and local government

    authorities, which recognise and value

    cruisings contribution to the economy, jobs

    and to businesses through the multiplier

    effect of cruising.

    Sherry also emphasised that improving

    facilities in Queensland was important from anational perspective because the state was

    part of an itinerary package for visiting

    international ships.

    Australias cruise destinations depend on

    each other to get it right on infrastructure,

    she said.

    Upgrading port facilities would help ensure

    Australia remains attractive and competitive

    as a cruise destination.

    This is increasingly important as we see

    cities in Asia, such as Shanghai, Hong Kong

    and Singapore, investing strongly in cruise

    infrastructure, she added.

    AMAs French inspirationCRUISERS looking for French itineraries will

    be thrilled to learn that AmaWaterways has

    unveiled two new 2013 itineraries: Paris and

    Normandy, and The Jewels of France.

    These itineraries take our guests through

    the heart of France, said AmaWaterways

    Founder Rudi Schreiner.

    From the design of the French balconiesonboard our ships to the locally-sourced

    ingredients, menu selections and wines,

    AmaWaterways combines old-world French

    charm with a luxury travel experience, he added.

    The Paris and Normandy itinerary is a seven-

    night cruise which takes place onboard the

    AmaLegro down the Seine River, taking guests

    to Paris, Vernon, Giverny, Rouen, Les Andelys,

    Conflans, Barcelona, Perpignan, Arles, Avignon,

    Viviers, Tournon, Vienne, Treveux and Lyon.

    Meanwhile the new Jewels of France

    itinerary includes seven nights on the Rhone

    and seven nights on the Seine and begins withthree-nights in Barcelona before boarding

    AmaDagio to cruise through Frances wine

    regions, and then disembarking in Lyon to

    travel to Paris to board theAmaLegro for

    cruising in northern France.

    The Captain scrubs upCAPTAIN Cook Cruises Fiji has announced the

    completion of a soft refurbishment of all

    outdoor and indoor furnishings onboard the

    MV Reef Endeavour.

    As a result of the makeover, the vessel now

    sports new modern furniture around the pool,new sun lounges on B deck and on the sun

    deck, as well as new carpet and furniture in

    he ships lounge and dining areas.

    In addition, Endeavours staterooms now

    feature new linen.

    The mini-makeover follows Endeavours

    extensive renovation last year which saw the

    nstallation of several new suites, the creation

    of interconnecting family rooms, and a

    refurbishment of the ships spa and gym.

    These rebuilds and refurbishments

    complete a whole new experience for our

    many repeat passengers and give somethingexciting and unique for passengers embarking

    on their first cruise, said Jackie Charlton, CEO,

    Captain Cook Cruises Fiji.

    For more details on the ship and its Fijian

    tineraries, see your local travel agent, or visit

    www.captaincook.com.au.

    ictured above: new deck furniture onboard MV Reef Endeavour

    Princess honoured by portsTHE ports of San Francisco in the USA and

    Victoria in Canada have bestowed Princess

    Cruises with awards for the cruise lines

    environmental efforts.

    San Francisco awarded Sea Princess and

    Sapphire Princess its Cruise Ship Environmental

    Award for the pairs reduction in air emissions,

    advanced wastewater management, and

    recycling and disposal programs; whilst Victoria

    bestowed Golden Princess, Island Princess,

    Sapphire Princess andSea Princess with its Ogden

    Point Eco Award for using low sulfur fuel.

    RCI in the Tony AwardsAS a result of a new partnership between

    Royal Caribbean International and the Tony

    Awards, the cast ofOasis of the SeasHairspray

    will perform a number in the ships Opal

    Theatre as part of the Tony Awards program.

    We couldnt be more excited to partner

    with the Tony Awards to give the audience a

    taste of our genuine Broadway productions,

    which include Saturday Night Fever, as well as

    the Tony award-winning musicals Hairsprayand Chicago: The Musical, said Adam

    Goldstein, CEO, Royal Caribbean International.

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    Tuesday 12 June 2012

    CruiseCalendar

    Cruise Weeklys cruise calendar detailsupcoming port calls of passenger cruiseships at various destinations in Australia.

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    Coral Princess launches new voyagesThe Australian small-ship linehas announced its 2013

    schedule, including an inaugural

    expedition to the Spice Islands

    and New Guinea.NEXT year, Coral Princess Cruises 72-

    passenger Oceanic Discovererwill spend

    almost a month exploring the remote regions

    of Indonesia and PNG.

    Departing from Darwin, the new 25-nighttinerarycovers the Tanimbar and Spice

    slands before a five-day exploration of the

    Four Kings of Raja Ampat.

    The cruise continues into the Northern

    Hemisphere and Mapia Atoll and then returns

    o the West Papuan provincial capital of

    ayapura, and onwards to Wewak.

    Exclusive to Coral Princess Cruises, guests

    will spend two nights cruising 100 kilometres

    up the Sepik River, before exploring the east

    coast of Papua New Guinea, including

    Lababia, Tufi and the Trobriand Islands.

    According to Coral Princess Cruises Founderand Managing Director, Tony Briggs, who

    recently returned from a fact-finding visit to

    the area, the new program is the most

    comprehensive expedition ever undertaken in

    the region, and the companys most

    ambitious yet.

    Im excited that this expedition enables

    guests to experience one of the worlds

    emerging regions, in the comfort and

    unrivalled style they have come to expect

    from a Coral Princess Cruises expedition,

    Briggs said.

    Prices for the Spice Islands, Raja Ampat and

    New Guinea circle expedition start at $18,990

    per person.

    A limited number of staterooms are also

    available on a shorter 13-night leg from

    Darwin to Wewak and a 12-night itinerary

    from Wewak to Cairns.

    The companys newly released 2012-13

    brochure also includes a series of PNG

    expeditions from Cairns and Rabaul, as well as

    two 13-night itineraries through the

    Melanesian archipelagos of New Caledonia,

    Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and PNG.

    To celebrate the brochure launch, Coral

    Princess Cruises is offering discounts of up to

    25% for past guests, or 15% for first-time

    travellers on their 13-night Melanesian

    expedition from Rabaul to Noumea, departing

    on 11 November 2012.

    Prices start at $8,242.50pp for past guests.

    For a limited time, single travellers are also

    being offered the opportunity to join the

    same expedition without the need to pay a

    single supplement.

    To book, call 1800 079 545 or visit

    www.coralprincess.com.au.

    Captain Cook returns to SydneyCAPTAIN Cook returned to Sydney Harbour

    ast Wednesday, scoring himself a front row view

    of the Transit of Venus, an event which he first

    witnessed in Tahiti in 1769, and after which he

    eceived orders to find the Great South Land.

    Cook enjoyed the prime viewing position for

    he transit onboard Captain Cook Cruises Red

    Rocket which pulled up a pew in Sydney

    Harbour for the event.

    During the transit, which commenced at

    8.16am and ended at 2.44pm, the Captain

    emained silent, as unlike his 1769 self, his

    2012 form was actually made of wax and

    rafted by the experts at Madam Tussauds.

    The Captain is pictured on a Red Rocket

    below.

    Half board with HurtigrutenNORWEGIAN cruise line Hurtigruten is

    offering special half-board fares on a selection

    of its 2012 Autumnal voyages.

    The half-board fares include accommodation,

    breakfast and dinner daily, leaving cruisers free

    to explore the local fare and get their own

    lunch whilst on land each day.

    The half-board fares are priced from 711

    (approx AU$898) for a six-day Classic Voyage

    South from Kirkenes to Bergen between 15

    August and 14 September 2012; and from801 (approx AU$1,012) for a seven-day

    Classic Voyage North between 15 September

    and 31 October 2012.

    See your travel agent for details, or call

    1800 62 267.

    Moanas two Panama transitsPAUL Gauguin Cruises newest vessel, m/vTere Moana will host two Panama Canal

    Transit cruises next year, a 14-night voyage

    departing 05 January, and a 13-night cruise

    departing 24 February 2013.

    The voyages will take guests to the

    Caribbean, Cartagena and Panama, and are

    priced from US$5,485pp (approx AU$5,550).

    For details see your travel agent.

    Fred Olsen Cruise Lines appFRED Olsen Cruise Lines has launched a new

    app for use on iPhone and iPad devices.

    The app allows cruisers to search for

    departures throughout 2012, 2013 and into

    early 2014; view full cruise details; check real

    time cabin pricing and availability; research

    vessels; and view destination highlights.

    The new app is available to download for

    free at the Apple App Store.

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    Carnival CEO plans to rough itIN the lead-up to the seventh annual St

    Vincent de Paul CEO Sleepout, Carnival

    Australia staff got behind their CEO, Ann

    Sherry, who plans to participate in the

    uncomfortable evening, by organising a special

    High Tea Bake Day (pictured below).

    The profits from the High Tea event, which

    doubled as a Queens Jubilee celebration, will

    all go towards St Vincent de Pauls charitywork, with Sherry now in preparation to take

    part in the 21 June CEO Sleepout.

    If you are going to sleep out on the street

    you might as well do it in the coldest part of

    the year and on the longest night of the year,

    Sherry said.

    We live in such an affluent community and

    we are in the business of creating great

    experiences for people but at the same time

    we know there are others in our community

    who find themselves sleeping on the street for

    a whole lot of reasons.

    I have seen people who are clearly living in

    the backs of their cars with their kids and I just

    think thats not right, so the more money we

    can raise the better our community is for it,

    she added.

    For more information on CEO Sleepout for

    Vinnies: www.ceosleepout.org.au.

    SEE the world at home.

    Google is inviting armchair travellers to

    see the world close up, with its new World

    Wonders Project.

    Launched last week in partnership with

    UNESCO, the World Monuments Fund,

    Getty Images and Ourplace, the WorldWonders Project aims to preserve world

    heritage sites using technology.

    As such, the program utilises Googles

    Street View technology to photograph and

    map some of the worlds most culturally

    significant sites, and allows users to explore

    and navigate their way through them.

    As such, visitors to the site can search

    wonders by location, and after selecting

    one can then use their computer mouse to

    guide themselves step by step around the

    sites as if they were there themselves.

    See www.google.com/worldwonders.

    Savona port extensionWORK has begun to double the capacity of

    the Savona Palacrociere terminal in Costa

    Cruises hub of Liguria in Italy.

    Costing Costa Crociere 9 million to build,

    the terminal will double Costas capacity in

    Savona, and will measure around 3,500-square

    metres.

    According to reports, the terminal will be

    connected to the existing facility, but it will

    feature its own facilities such as waiting, transit

    and baggage areas.

    It is expected the terminal will take 15

    months to build, and will be completed and

    ready to take passengers in September 2013.

    Costa says thankyouADDRESSING a public meeting held in the

    Italian city of Genoa titled Thankyou for

    Shipping, Costa Cruises Chairman Pier Luigi

    Foschi thanked all those who helped and

    supported the cruise line in the wake of the

    Costa Concordia disaster, including authorities,

    the cruise industry and the cruising public.

    Despite an initial slump after the tragedy, the

    cruise lines booking volumes have shownsome considerable improvement as cruisers

    return to the Italian cruise line in droves, with

    Costa clocking a 28% year-on-year increase in

    cruise bookings during April and May 2012,

    compared to the same time last year.

    Cruisers still love GreeceGREECE is still the third most popular

    European nation for cruising, despite the

    countrys current economic meltdown,

    according to representatives of the European

    Cruise Council (ECC).

    Speaking at a Forum in Athens ECC

    epresentatives described Greece as a key

    cruise destination in Europe, confirming that

    he estimated 4.7m passengers which visit its

    ports, make up 17% of the European cruise

    market.

    Despite the continued success of cruising in

    Greece, the ECC representatives warned that

    Greece now faces some potential obstacles to

    uture growth, including ports infrastructure,

    and berth allocation.

    We are keen to fully engage in technical

    ound table discussions and consultations to

    et cruise tourism keep growing and play its

    part in the Greek economys recovery, the

    pokesperson said.

    Quark increases AntarcticaANTARCTIC cruise specialist, Quark

    Expeditions, has reported a 10% increase in

    cruise passengers visiting the Antarctic for the

    2011-12 season.

    The increase flies in the face of a drop in

    overall visitors to Antarctica (to 26,519

    between November and April 2011/12, down

    22% on 2010/11 figures) following the

    introduction of stricter fuel regulations which

    caused several companies to pull their vessels

    out of the region.

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    by: Louise Goldsbury

    Hang out at the pool barChoose a beach cruise A couple on a Fiji safari

    As a cruiser under 40, I am often asked if cruises are fun for youngpeople. YES! You just have to know which are the most suitableships and itineraries, so these are my tips, especially designed foryoung Australians.

    1. Stick to shortThe longer the cruise, the longer in the tooth the passengers are.Choose itineraries under 10 nights for local departures and sevennights for overseas. Your best bet is to take a short sampler cruise,from one to three nights.

    2. Reach the beachThe South Pacific will attract a more younger crowd than NewZealand. Why? NZ cruises last 14 days and appeal to retirees. SouthPacific cruises are geared towards beach-lovers, with an emphasison water-based activities such as snorkelling. Most young peopleseeking adventure in NZ fly there.

    3. P&O and Royal CaribbeanSo, you dont want to cruise with oldies? What about teenagersand children? Or people your age but with kids? On your averagesuperliner, 300-400 will be children (more around Christmas, lessoutside of school holidays). Accompanying them will be their

    parents and perhaps their grandparents. This leaves a few hundredchildless couples and singles (from 20-somethings to seniors). Ifyoure happy with a mixed bag, youll enjoy these cruise lines. Itwont be one big party, but there is fun to be found, and the shipsare not full of drunken hooligans, despite what the media portrays.

    4. Voyagerand Spirit

    Deserving separate mention, Royal Caribbeans Voyager of the Seasand Carnival Cruise Lines Carnival Spiritcome to Sydney this

    summer, and both are introducing special features and facilities toattract a younger, active crowd. You will still find a majority offamilies, but Im putting my money on plenty of people in their 20sand 30s. Officially, Carnival Cruise Lines describes its targetaudience in Australia as sociable, open-minded couples andfamilies who are youthful in spirit, adventurous and enjoy tryingnew experiences.

    5. Captain Cook Cruises in FijiI have heard great things about Fiji Sailing Safaris. Past passengerand Cruise Weeklyadventure cruise columnist Rod Eime confirms itis definitely a good option for under-40s. Although the companyno longer markets this itinerary, it still offers four-night and seven-night Fijian cruises. For more information visit Captain Cook Cruiseswebsite: captaincook.com.au.

    6. Americans afloatIf you can afford a trip to the US, take a Caribbean cruise withCarnival. Depart from Fort Lauderdale, Miami or New York. Do notgo for longer than a week and do not go via the Panama Canal(popular among the over-70s). Or explore the worlds largestplayground at sea, with the most onboard bars, nightclubs, pools,

    spas and top-notch entertainment:Allure of the Seas.7. Finding youthNo matter which ship youre on, there will be someone your agesomewhere. Ive tracked them down on river cruises in Europe andAsia (easy when there are only 150 passengers) and Azamara ClubCruises (mid-size, upscale ships that are popular with youngertravellers in the Med). Linger where they are most likely to be: thebars and casino after the seniors have gone to bed.

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