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‘Australia’ film will boost cruise visitors, says Minister
Speaking to Seatrade Insider today, Australia’s Minister for Tourism, Martin Ferguson, said ‘the cruise ship industry is a very positive area of growth and benefit to Australia.’ Ferguson said he believes the soon-to-be-released Twentieth Century Fox Film ‘Australia’ will encourage international fly/float passengers to make longer pre- and post-cruise stopovers to explore the outback. He […]
Coral Princess Cruises Awarded “Top Gong” at Tourism Awards
Coral Princess Cruises was recognised at the Tropical North Queensland (TNQ) Tourism Awards on Saturday night, taking out the top tourism award category of Major Tour and Transport Operator for the company’s three, four and seven-night Great Barrier Reef cruises. In Coral Princess Cruises’ 25th anniversary year, the tourism award is welcome acknowledgement of the […]
RACE OFF TO BONG BONG PICNIC RACES FEELING LIKE A WINNER
Ladies – combine a day at the famous Bong Bong Picnic Races outside Bowral in the NSW Southern Highlands with stay at the Solar Springs Health Retreat at nearby Bundanoon, and they’ll have you feeling and looking a race-day winner. Their Picnic Races package from Sunday November 9 to Friday 14 includes 5-nights twin-share accommodation […]
11-NIGHTS CRUISING THE MED IN “ITALIAN ELEGANCE AND LUXURY”
Eleven nights in the Mediterranean from Italy to Israel and Egypt aboard the elegant and smaller-size Costa Marina, is selling through ecruising.travel during the peak June, July and August season next year from only $2749pp including twin-share, all meals, entertainment and even onboard gratuities*. Costa Marina carries just 760 passengers and will sail these cruises […]
Cruise Weekly Comment: Antarctica
Cruise Weekly – Comment by Roderick Eime It’s becoming cliché to call Antarctica the planet’s last wilderness adventure, but it’s almost certainly still true. The doddle over the Drake Passage from Tierra del Fuego is nearly a commute for the 20-plus vessels that ply the relatively calm waters of the Peninsula each year. So now […]
BREMEN comes fully refurbished from the dockyard
Returned to its pristine condition, the Hapag-Lloyd expedition cruise ship will be leaving the dockyards of the Japanese city of Yokohama on October the 10th. For two whole weeks, the ship was subject to extensive renovation, modernization and other additional service offerings. The very first guests to benefit from this are the participants of the […]
Solomon Islands Visitors Bureau welcomes flights from Pacific Blue
Michael Tokuru, General Manager SIVB today welcomed the move by Pacific Blue to launch flights to the Solomon Islands from Brisbane. Mr Tokuru said, “The Solomon Islands has experienced some excellent growth in leisure travel this year with the latest figures showing a 27.4 percent increase in the holiday market. The launch of these flights […]
United Airlines named ‘Best North American Airline’ in TTG Travel Awards
United Receives 2008 TTG Travel Award’s “Best North American Airline” Commitment to the Asia-Pacific region duly recognized by Industry peers and business partners Hong Kong, October 14, 2008 – Travel agents, tour operators and travel service providers in the Asia-Pacific region have, for the ninth time in the past nineteen years, voted United Airlines the […]
New 2009 Dates for Northern Fijian Dateline Cruise
Due to the popularity of the unique Northern Fijian Dateline Cruise, Captain Cook Cruises has added and extra departure date to the schedule for 2009, bringing total scheduled departures to eight. The new 2009 departure dates are: 31March, 05 May, 02 June, 30 June, 04 August, 01September, 06 October and 03 November. The seven night […]
LUXURY COACH THROUGH RUSSIA, ESTONIA, LATVIA AND LITHUANIA
Far Horizons has a 27-day fully-escorted luxury coach tour through Russia and the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in June of next year, with the added benefit of unhurried 2- and 3-night stays at many places en-route. Limited to 16-participants, it includes eleven cities and towns in Russia and a boat ride on […]
