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Sydney Airport officially opens new international terminal
Source: e-Travel Blackboard Sydney Airport officially opened the $500 million expanded and upgraded departures level of its international terminal on Friday. The unveiling ceremony was attended by Australia’s Transport and Infrastructure Minister, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP and 150 aviation industry representatives including the Chairman of Sydney Airport, Max Moore-Wilton and Sydney Airport’s CEO, Russell […]
Holland America to deploy second ship down under
Source: Travel Daily Holland America Line has just confirmed it will base its ms Zaandam (pictured) along with ms Volendam in Australasian waters in 2011-12, marking the first time the line will have two ships sailing a series of itineraries in the region simultaneously. Between Dec 2011 and Feb 2012 both vessels will sail 13- […]
Cruise Weekly: The most feared (and revered) man in world cruising.
This is Douglas Ward, a former band leader aboard Queen Elizabeth who worked his way through numerous roles with Cunard (including Cruise Director,) Fred Olsen Line, P&O, Royal Mail Lines, Shaw Savill and Union Castle Lines. He eventually gave up working for them all in 1982, after 17 years on the world’s oceans. In his […]
Free flights for APT Canada-Alaska tour-cruises
Canada-Alaska tour-cruise 2011 deals APT is launching its 2011 Canada-Alaska tour-cruises preview flyer with three fly free to Canada offers for bookings made by October 15, 2010. The first offer is free return airfares to Canada when booking a Majestic Rockies & Alaska cruise (valid for all departures), the second is fly free for April […]
Free flights for APT Canada-Alaska tour-cruises
Canada-Alaska tour-cruise 2011 deals APT is launching its 2011 Canada-Alaska tour-cruises preview flyer with three fly free to Canada offers for bookings made by October 15, 2010. The first offer is free return airfares to Canada when booking a Majestic Rockies & Alaska cruise (valid for all departures), the second is fly free for April […]
American Cruise Lines Prepares for Queen of the West Launch
American Cruise Lines said upgrades to its newly acquired Queen of the West are underway and the company is anticipating a successful first season in the Pacific Northwest, starting Aug. 7. American Cruise Lines is converting 17 staterooms to private balcony rooms and adding a library lounge on the third deck. The company also is […]
LEADING US CLIMATE EXPERT, DR. JASON BOX, OFFERS INSIGHT INTO GLOBAL WARMING ABOARD HURTIGRUTEN’S "IN THE WAKE OF THE VIKINGS" – ICELAND-GREENLAND-CANADA SAILING
Hurtigruten has announced the addition of foremost Greenland climate expert Dr. Jason Box as a guest lecturer on its 14-day “In the Wake of the Vikings.” Dr. Box, associate professor of geography at Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar Research Center, has traveled to Greenland 18 times over a span of 15 years, studying and witnessing […]
Eco-friendly Cruising With Star Clippers
As cruise ships get bigger and their impact on the environment is increasingly under scrutiny, Star Clippers’ full-rigged, tall ships offer a cleaner, greener way to cruise. Star Clippers has been incorporating eco-friendly systems and practices on its three tall ships for years. Most significant, of course, is the fact that the vessels’ major source […]
Eco-friendly Cruising With Star Clippers
As cruise ships get bigger and their impact on the environment is increasingly under scrutiny, Star Clippers’ full-rigged, tall ships offer a cleaner, greener way to cruise. Star Clippers has been incorporating eco-friendly systems and practices on its three tall ships for years. Most significant, of course, is the fact that the vessels’ major source […]
HOLIDAY-DEPRIVED AUSSIES ENCOURAGED TO GET AWAY MORE OFTEN WITH 50% BACK IN ACCOR DOLLARS
An offer so good you can afford to holiday more often A recent study found that the average Australian takes only 16 days of annual leave a year and that Australia is one of the most holiday-deprived nations in the developed world. With 32% of Australians citing financial pressures as an impediment to getting away, […]
