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Cruise W E E K L Y

Tuesday 19 May 2015

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cruise industry news and a

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New APT ship stays in the family

WUumlRZBURG in Germany last

week hosted its rst ever river

hip christening ceremony

welcoming the brass from APT as

MS AmaVenita entered the eet

Tasked with ocial naming

ights was Godmother Rebekah

McGeary daughter-in-law and

wife respecvely of APT founder

Geo McGeary and son Robert

The townrsquos Mayor Chrisan

Schuchardt was also on hand

witnessing Rebekah follow

marime tradion in breaking a

bole of champagne on the bow

to bestow a lifeme of good luck

Dancers folk music and soprano

Heidelinde Schmid from the

Bavarian State Opera were also

on hand to entertain spectators

MS AmaVenita has now set sail

on the Rhine Main and Danube

oering capacity of 164 pax

priced from $7395ppts

Robert Rebekah and Geo

McGeary are pictured above

Genting closes Crystal buyUPMARKET cruise line Crystal

Cruises is now in the full control

of Asian investment powerhouse

Genng Hong Kong aer the deal

to buy the line from NYK Japan

(CW 03 Mar) was formally seled

The total transacon price for

the currently two-ship line closed

at US$550 million

Promptly upon closure of

the deal Genng Hong Kong

implemented a hierarchical

restructure which saw president

amp coo Edie Rodriguez promoted

to chief execuve ocer and

president of Crystal Cruises

Further promoons saw Genng

Group execuve chairman Tan Sri

Lim Kok Thay imposed as Crystal

Cruises chairman relieving

Nobuyoshi Kuzuya who returns to

an execuve posion at NYK

Long-me Crystal Cruisesexecuve vice-president Thomas

Mazloum will assume Rodriguezrsquo

former post as chief operang

ocer for the line

During the handover Rodriguez

praised the outgoing owners

expressing her gratefulness for

their support and leadership

ldquoWe look forward to ushering in

a new era of luxury cruising with

Genng Hong Kongrsquos supportrdquo

She added that Crystal Cruises

will now eagerly ancipate theforthcoming arrival of a third

ship due for delivery in 2018

Seatrade 2016 venueTENERIFE in the Canary Islands

has been announced as the venue

for the Seatrade Cruise Med 2016

cruise industry conference

Taking place at the Internaonal

Trade Fair and Congress Centre inSanta Cruz de Tenerife the event

will be held from 21-23 Sep 2016

Hosted by the Port Authority

of Santa Cruz de Tenerife the

event will bring together industry

execuves and businesses across

the sector to discuss pernent

industry issues showcase

products and host agent training

BOGO50 sale now onDISCOUNTS of up to 50 for

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all three Royal Caribbean Cruises

Ltd lines for a short me

The deal applies to 24 Royal

Caribbean Celebrity Cruises or

Azamara Club Cruises voyages

in Asia deparng aer Oct 2015

with the sale on for two weeks

Desnaons on oer include

Thailand Vietnam Malaysia

Indonesia and more

Last days comm boostAURORA Expedions is oering

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Sea Springme) 08 Dec (Spirit of

Antarcca) 19 Dec (Christmas in

Antarcca) and 27 Dec (New Year

in Antarcca) all in 2015

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May in order to be eligible

For more informaon on the

extended incenve phone Aurora

Expedions on (02) 9252 1033

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cruise W E E K L Y

Tuesday 19 May 2015 wwwholidaysofaustraliacomau

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Glider Yachts a UK watercraftrm has signed a pound100 milliondeal for the construction of itsnewest yacht designed on thebasis it can travel at up to 70mphwithout spilling a single drink

According to Arabian Business

purveyors of all things luxuriousfor societyrsquos elite the yachthas been described as theworldrsquos most luxurious highperformance sports boat

Design techniques derivedfrom Formula 1 racing amp private

jets were factored into the SS18model which can glide on thehigh seas from Dubai to AbuDhabi in as little as 40 minutes

While eectively looking likethe Starship Enterprise on waterskis the rst prototype of themodel is due for launch in Sep

P O R T H O L E

CCL lands the trifecta

THREE major events will beombined into the one sailing on

Carnival Cruise Lines deparng

ater this year on Carnival Spirit

Guests deparng Sydney on 30

Oct will combine Halloween the

Melbourne Cup and Oaks Day in

one acon-packed voyage

John Tapp veteran of more than

50000 race calls will be a special

guest on the sailing oering up

his personal insights into who to

back in Australiarsquos biggest race

Racing TV personality Richie

Callander will return for a second

year onboard while a fashion

parade will also be held onboard

Prior to race day the ship will be

dressed in with spooky Halloween

decoraons with trick or treang

and special themed treats served

The eight-night cruise will spend

our days in Melbourne and is

priced from $1549ppts inclusive

of entry to Flemington racecourse

Guests can upgrade seats at

both race days to a range of stand

or marquees for an extra fee

NZ targeting superyachtsTOURISM New Zealand is

looking at cruise visitaon in a

whole new way with a concerted

program to aract more global

superyachts to visit

Speaking this morning at the

TRENZ tradeshow in Rotorua

Jason Hill from Auckland Tourism

Events amp Economic Development

(ATEED) said the ldquosuperyacht

iniaverdquo is targeng a doubling

of arrivals of the luxury cruise

vessels by 2018

Last year a total of 58 of the

huge ships visited New Zealand

including the 330 metre Serene

owned by Russian vodka

billionaire Yuri Scheer which

spent seven weeks in Kiwi waters

The $400m vessel which has 50

crew and sleeps up to 24 guests

in 15 staterooms boasts two

helipads an indoor climbing wall

a cinema and a submarine

Hill said the admiedly niche

superyacht segment sll has

signicant tourism potenal

injecng almost $40m into the

economy in 2013 - a gure which

is projected to grow to $79m over

the next three years which would

see 74 superyachts vising

There is also a ow-on to the

local marine industry with the

vising vessels oen taking the

opportunity for rets while in

southern hemisphere waters

As well as the wealthy owners

having the superyachts visit

New Zealand also opens up the

opportunity for high net worth

charters with some people

paying up to $500000 per week

to charter the vessels

That in turn feeds into on-shore

spending in luxury lodges and

high end product Hill added

ATEEDrsquos strategy includes raising

awareness of NZ as a cruising and

charter desnaon increasing

the me the superyachts spend in

Kiwi waters and posioning New

Zealand as the ldquoluxury yachng

hub of the Asia-Pacic regionrdquo

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cruise W E E K L Y

Tuesday 19 May 2015

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RCI package long sailingsA SERIES of separate ineraries

on Royal Caribbean Intrsquol ships

have been packaged together and

elaunched as new long sailings

or guests with the available me

Mainly reposioning sailings

he ineraries allow guests to

visit more ports while unpacking

ust once and not repeang ports

Guests keen to experience

Explorer of the Seas prior to hermaiden arrival into Sydney can

do so on a 51-night reposioning

ruise from Barcelona which visits

ports including Crete Jerusalem

Dubai amp Goa deparng 09 Oct

The ship will travel along the

west and southern coastlines of

Australia and into New Zealand

prior to arriving in Sydney

Lead-in prices for the enre

voyage start from $5069ppts

Alternavely Mariner of the

Seas will embark on a 29-night

sailing from Beijing to Singapore

on 07 Oct while Voyager of the

Seas will make its annual journey

to Sydney from Hong Kong on 14

Oct as part of a 22-night sailing

Royal Caribbean Intrsquol commercial

director Sean Treacy said the

longer cruises allowed mulpleexcing ports to appear together

in the same inerary

ldquoWe know that the desnaon

mix is important for those who

have already travelled to many

places in the world which is why

Royal Caribbean has packaged

these unique ineraries featuring

a range of exoc and lesser

known localesrdquo he said

Cruise boarding kioskPASSENGERS embarking cruises

to Alaska in Vancouver now have

10 automated kiosks to process

US Customs and Immigraon

USA Today reports the machines

were rolled out last week

Guests scan their passport and

answer a short series of quesons

on-screen before receiving a

receipt amp nalising with an ocer

No storms will stop Qld cruisers

WILD weather outside and

recent cyclonic acvity in the

region did lile to dampen the

cruise enthusiasm of locals in

North Queensland recently

ocking to an in-store event

hosted by a local agency

The team from Endeavour

Cruise and Travel in Smitheld

north of Cairns a Travellers

Choice group member invited

their Princess Cruises rep to be

part of their cruise promoon

Strong levels of enquiry ooded

in for Princess product all over

the globe throughout the day

with many interested pares keen

to try cruising for the rst me

albeit in more pleasant condions

The Endeavour team and special

guests are pictured above from

le in the back row is manager

Jill Faircloth senior consultant

Melissa MacQuillan Princess

Cruises BDM Queensland Peter

Darby senior consultant Celia

Mackenzie and in front senior

consultant Elena Gualeri

Magic to New YorkDISNEY Cruise Lines will return

to New York for a short series of

departures from late next year

Beginning from 07 Oct Disney

Magic will operate 4-8 nightcruises to the Bahamas Florida amp

Nova Scoa with the former two

including a visit to Walt Disney

World while in Port Canaveral

The 2016 northern autumn will

also see Magic oer departures

from Miami to the Caribbean

At the same me Disney

Wonder will be based in Texas

operang to the Bahamas