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Cruise Weekly Comment: New destinations for adventurers
Le Boreal and L’Austral The first time most of us heard about the largest French-flagged cruise line was when Somali pirates commandeered the luxury sailing vessel Le Ponant last April as she was returning from her Indian Ocean itineraries. Commandos freed the hostages, recovered the vessel, took six Somali prisoners and ensured Ponant Cruises massive […]
Cruise Weekly Comment: Adventure Cruising – Aussie Style
For lots of people, the idea of an adventure cruise means some far off, distant land, icebergs and glaciers. But some dinkum Aussie operators provide world-class products right here from our favourite cities. Of those operators sailing Australian-flagged vessels with all-Australian crew, North Star Cruises in Broome, Coral Princess Cruises in Cairns and Captain Cook […]
Cruise Weekly Comment: Adventure Cruising – Aussie Style
For lots of people, the idea of an adventure cruise means some far off, distant land, icebergs and glaciers. But some dinkum Aussie operators provide world-class products right here from our favourite cities. Of those operators sailing Australian-flagged vessels with all-Australian crew, North Star Cruises in Broome, Coral Princess Cruises in Cairns and Captain Cook […]
Cruise Weekly Comment: Don’t Cry Me a River
I’m ashamed of myself; I’ve been an adventure cruise snob thinking that an adventure or expedition voyage had to be at least coastal or even oceanic in nature to qualify. I was wrong and now I’m admitting it. I had this idea that river cruising was some cushy lark for timid softies with delicate tummies […]
Cruise Weekly Comment: Don’t Cry Me a River
I’m ashamed of myself; I’ve been an adventure cruise snob thinking that an adventure or expedition voyage had to be at least coastal or even oceanic in nature to qualify. I was wrong and now I’m admitting it. I had this idea that river cruising was some cushy lark for timid softies with delicate tummies […]
Cruise Weekly: An empire experience along Borneo’s Rajang River
A neatly arranged set of wicker chairs under a sprawling awning on the top deck is peopled by a selection of the Empire’s finest citizens. Urbane conversation on the arts, literature and geography can be heard above the clink of ice in glasses of gin and tonic. A timeless vesselThis scene could be either one […]
Cruise Weekly: An empire experience along Borneo’s Rajang River
A neatly arranged set of wicker chairs under a sprawling awning on the top deck is peopled by a selection of the Empire’s finest citizens. Urbane conversation on the arts, literature and geography can be heard above the clink of ice in glasses of gin and tonic. A timeless vesselThis scene could be either one […]
Cruise Weekly Comment: Adventure cruising, expedition cruising, now eco cruising.
Product differentiation in the travel business is an ongoing challenge for those marketing existing products and even more so for those launching new ones and trying to get their heads above the noise. A couple weeks back I attended a function aboard the superb ten passenger charter vessel, MV Platinum. The premise for my attendance […]
Cruise Weekly Comment: Adventure cruising, expedition cruising, now eco cruising.
Product differentiation in the travel business is an ongoing challenge for those marketing existing products and even more so for those launching new ones and trying to get their heads above the noise. A couple weeks back I attended a function aboard the superb ten passenger charter vessel, MV Platinum. The premise for my attendance […]
Cruise Weekly Comment: Changes Afloat
Like so many travel industry segments, the so-called global financial crisis has caused many operators to reevaluate their strategic planning. Even so, several were committed to new vessels and itineraries devised in the glory days leading up to the collapse. Certainly one of the most ambitious and adventurous itineraries would have to be Cruise West’s […]
