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Locality: Macquarie Park, New South Wales

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Address: 2.1 / 64 Talavera Road 2113 Macquarie Park, NSW, Australia

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25.01.2022 Seabourn Cruise Line has announced voyage cancellations for Seabourn Odyssey, Seabourn Ovation and Seabourn Encore for 2020 and the start of 2021. Learn more in today's issue of #CruiseWeekly - https://bit.ly/30BYI4f

25.01.2022 An important step forward In today's issue of #CruiseWeekly Joel Katz provides us with an update from CLIA. To read the update, follow the link below.

25.01.2022 Carnival Cruise Line has extended the pause of its Carnival Splendor voyages out of Sydney, with the company now cancelling all sailings up to and including 08 Feb 2021.

25.01.2022 Coral Expeditions is returning to New Zealand & the South Pacific in 2021/22. In four new itineraries on Coral Geographer visiting Fiordland, the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands and the Solomon Islands, guests will explore remote natural landscapes showcasing a range of cultural experiences, such as hiking through the Waimangu Volcanic Valley and encounter. To learn more follow the link below.

24.01.2022 Princess Cruises this morning confirmed widespread speculation its Sea Princess and Sun Princess are among the 18 vessels slated to leave the Carnival Corp fleet.

24.01.2022 APT has this week launched its 2021/22 Vietnam and Cambodia season, including the details of its new river ship Mekong Serenity, which the firm says has "some of the largest entry-level suites among vessels cruising the Mekong River". To learn more: https://bit.ly/33DlDOz

24.01.2022 VIce President of the United States Mike Pence has seemingly come to the rescue of the country's cruise industry, blocking the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's attempt to keep cruise ships docked until Feb.

23.01.2022 Last night's Cruising - The Biggest Storm documentary on Channel 7 across Australia will have reinforced negative perceptions of cruising, despite some upbeat moments about the pending Coral Expeditions restart and avid cruisers eager to take to the high seas again. Did you watch the documentary? What were your thoughts? Let us know in the comments below.

23.01.2022 P&O Cruises Australia will wave goodbye to Pacific Dawn in the coming weeks, after having previously been announced as leaving the fleet in Feb next year.

23.01.2022 CW breaking news P&O Australia’s Pacific Aria to depart fleet The departure of Pacific Aria from the P&O Cruises Australia fleet has been brought forward from Apr next year after the cruise line reached an agreement to sell the ship during its pause in operations. More in today’s Travel Daily and tomorrow’s Cruise Weekly.

22.01.2022 CW breaking news CLIA forms cruise suppliers group to fight for cruise industry Representatives of Australia’s farmers, food wholesalers, beverage providers and transport companies have joined a range of other suppliers to support plans for a phased resumption of cruise operations in Australia.

22.01.2022 In a world first, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) ocean members across the globe have agreed to conduct 100% testing of passengers and crew on all ships with a capacity of more than 250 people.

22.01.2022 Courts in the US are beginning to rule on a number of cruise-related COVID-19 lawsuits, with verdicts this week clearly limiting the liability of operators for pandemic-related damages.

22.01.2022 CW breaking news P&O Australia’s Pacific Dawn to depart fleet The departure of Pacific Dawn from the P&O Cruises Australia fleet has been brought forward after the cruise line reached an agreement to sell the ship during its pause in operations.

22.01.2022 With the Travel Daily Awards ceremony only a week away (mark your calendars for Wed September 30!), make sure you don’t miss a single announcement from the day by following our Travel Daily Awards events page. On this page we will be live reporting and sharing each category winner as they are announced. With 19 category winners to be announced throughout the day, you will not want to miss a thing! Share this page with your work colleagues and friends so they too can be apart of the day. #tdawards2020

20.01.2022 World's Leading Cruise Lines (WLCL) and Cruiseco have announced the successful scaling of the "Everest of reporting challenges," with live visibility of Cruiseco bookings via the API with Princess, P&O, Cunard and P&O World Cruises.

19.01.2022 P&O Cruises Australia is making changes to its sales structure in anticipation of an altered operating environment upon its return to cruising.

19.01.2022 Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has blasted the Government of NSW's support for last Sun night's Cruising - The Perfect Storm documentary on the Seven Network (CW 12 Oct), after a number of industry viewers pointed out the show was "developed with the assistance of Screen NSW".

18.01.2022 Today's issue of #CruiseWeekly is out! Today's issue features: Coral eyes restart in WA SA and Tas, Spencer Travel, ATG suspends and more. To read the issue follow this link - https://bit.ly/3kHzA3H

16.01.2022 Following its stretching, Star Breeze (pictured) has been delivered to Windstar Cruises from Fincantieri. Read the full story via the link below!

14.01.2022 Travel Daily 2020 Awards winners announced The 2020 Travel Daily Awards have just wrapped up, after a day of virtual ceremonies awarding winners across 19 cat...egories. The awards this year aim to highlight the extraordinary efforts of the travel industry through the COVID-19 pandemic, going above and beyond to support their clients and one another. After more than 600 nominations were received in the initial stages of the awards, the supplier categories were decided by voting, while the agent categories were judged by an eminent panel including former AFTA Chairman Mike Thompson, Anne Rogers of Wingsaway Travel and the Travel Daily team. "After what we've all been going through we wanted to provide an opportunity to recognise what a special community the Australian travel industry is," said Travel Daily and Cruise Weekly owner Jenny Piper. "While we have today announced the winners, we believe that all of our nominees and finalists deserve to win. Congratulations to everyone who took part this year, and thank you all for your support," she said. The full list of winners is below: Most Supportive Airline: Qatar Airways Most Supportive Ocean Cruise Line: Princess Cruises Most Supportive Expedition Cruise Line: Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours Most Supportive River Cruise Line: APT Travel Group Most Supportive Ground Transport Supplier: DriveAway Most Supportive Tour Operator/Wholesaler: Globus Family of Brands Most Supportive Hotel Group/Accommodation Supplier: Expedia TAAP Most Supportive Technology Supplier: Sabre Most Supportive Industry Support Service: Air Tickets Most Supportive Industry Sales Executive: Linda Costantini, Emirates Most Supportive Travel Consultant NSW: Maria Tadros Anissa, Tadros Travel Most Supportive Travel Consultant Vic: Kathy Pavlidis, Travel Associates Kew Most Supportive Travel Consultant Qld: Cathy Donaghy, Helloworld Travel Strathpine Most Supportive Travel Consultant WA: Barry Downs, Bicton Travel, Christine Ross-Davies, Attadale Travel and Jo-Anne Francis, Global Travel Solutions Most Supportive Travel Consultant SA: Jan Smith, Enhance Travel and Brianna Schwarz, Helloworld Norwood Most Supportive Travel Consultant Tas: Robyn Sinfield, Home Travel Company Most Supportive Travel Consultant ACT: Maria Slater, Maria Slater Travel Most Supportive Leisure Travel Agency: Bicton Travel WA Most Supportive Corporate Travel Agency: FCM Travel Solutions More coverage, photos and updates on the awards in tomorrow’s issue of Travel Daily.

14.01.2022 European Waterways (EW) has announced the return of its solo cruise aboard the luxury hotel barge La Bella Vita for 2021.

13.01.2022 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its advice regarding cruising to Level 4, meaning it believes going on a cruise risks a "very high level of COVID-19".

13.01.2022 Regent record! All Penthouse suites and above aboard the 2023 Regent Seven Seas Cruises (RSSC) World Cruise sold out within hours of the itinerary going on sale earlier this week, with reservations coming in at twice the rate of the 2022 World Cruise!

12.01.2022 Newly appointed Seabourn Cruise Line Vice President Global Sales & Trade Relations Steve Smotrys believes there will be great opportunities in cruising for travel advisors in the future. Want to learn more? Follow the link below.

12.01.2022 The New Zealand cruise sector looks to be ready for a restart, with Heritage Expeditions yesterday confirming it had received all necessary approvals for voyages on its 50-passenger Spirit of Enderby starting from late next month.

11.01.2022 Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has confirmed the state's gradual resumption of cruising, having developed a mandatory CruiseSafe certification.

11.01.2022 HelloworldTravel (HLO) Executive Director, Cinzia Burnes, has confirmed the Cruiseco consortium will be "happy to continue to take bookings from all existing agents/members," regardless of whether they are part of Helloworld or not.

10.01.2022 The first steel has been cut for Seabourn Cruise Line’s second expedition ship. The second ship, which has yet to be named, is scheduled to launch in 2022, with sister and fellow Venture-class ship Seabourn Venture slated to launch in 2021.

10.01.2022 Uniworld Boutique River Cruises unveils its much-anticipated first look of the S.S. La Venezia, one of the newest Super Ships in its award-winning fleet of floating boutique hotels. Sailing Northern Italy, the completely reimagined ship embodies the country’s timeless beauty, its artisan’s commitment to enduring quality and the passion Italians bring to food, art and living well.

08.01.2022 Former Celebrity Cruises regional chief Susan Bonner has taken a new role as OneSpaWorld Holdings Chief Commercial Officer. Congratulations to Susan.

07.01.2022 Australian businesses have united to support plans for a cruise industry revival. Learn more via the link below.

07.01.2022 Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) has laid out the first steps of a road map toward a resumption of cruising in the United States, saying that with the support of regulators and destinations "cruises could feasibly begin during the remainder of 2020".

06.01.2022 Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is aiming to mobilise support for a phased reopening of the sector in Australia and New Zealand, in a major activation of its #WeAreCruise initiative.

05.01.2022 Cruises on the Murray River are resuming today, with NSW making an amendment to the COVID-19 border control public health order.

04.01.2022 With the Travel Daily Awards ceremony only 2 days away (mark your calendars for Wed September 30!), make sure you don’t miss a single announcement from the day by following our Travel Daily Awards events page. On this page, we will be live reporting and sharing each category winner as they are announced. With 19 category winners to be announced throughout the day, you will not want to miss a thing! Share this page with your work colleagues and friends so they too can be apart of the day. #tdawards2020

03.01.2022 Cruise could restart by Dec? The Tourism Restart Taskforce has approved its updated timetable, which has plotted the resumption of local cruising from Nov, with domestic expedition voyages to be first.

02.01.2022 The 2021 Cruiseco Super Cruise is now open to any travel agencies in Australia or New Zealand, rather than just to the consortium's members.

02.01.2022 Norwegian Cruise Line's (NCL) reimagined Norwegian Spirit recently enjoyed a record booking day, with the cruise line having witnessed unprecedented demand in Australasia of late. Learn more in today's issue of #CruiseWeekly

01.01.2022 Cryptocurrency future for Pacific Dawn? P&O Cruises Australia's recently sold Pacific Dawn looks destined for a future as a floating community for cryptocurrency enthusiasts.