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Tuesday 15 May 2012

TODAYS ISSUE OF CW Todays issue ofCruise Weeklyfeatures

five pages of all the latest cruise news.

THANK YOU to everyone who sent inquestions for our guest expert Adam

Armstrong, Royal Caribbean InternationalCommercial Manager Australia.

Be sure to keep your questions coming

to [email protected].

For the answers to Adams questionstoday, click on the Facebook link at the endof each question.

Q1 from Elizabeth Pilley:

I joined Crown and Anchor on my last RCLcruise on Serenade of the Seas, 14 nightsAlaska, 2008. I was so excited to receive theCrown and Anchor magazine, after

receiving three, they stopped. I emailedRCL and they said they had just made it forUSA and Canadian residents, they said wewould have our own here. I have seen nosign of that, I was so disappointed. Pleasegive us ozzies, what our friends up northhave. I keep in touch with friends we havemade on our cruises.

Q2 Helen ODonoghue: I love cruising withRCCL. I will be onboard RhapsodythisOctober and am travelling with family andfriends who have a couple of youngerchildren. I understand there is now a

nursery for 6mths to 3 yrs which soundsgreat. Can you tell me if there are facilitiesto bathe these younger ones?

Email your questions for Adam [email protected]

Six months till Voyager TO celebrate the six-monthcountdown to the

arrival of Royal Caribbeans Voyager of the

Seas in Aussie waters in November this year,

Royal Caribbean has launched a special offer

on selected New Zealand cruises.

The deals include a 14-night NZ cruise sailing

priced from $1,755 in an Interior cabin; or

$2,295 in an Oceanview cabin with the special

bonus of a free upgrade to a Balcony cabin if

booked by 31 May.

Currently Voyageris sailing through the MiddleEast en route to Singapore for her first ever

Asian cruise season from Singapore, Shanghai

and Beijing, before she heads to Australia.

See your travel agent for details, or visit

www.royalcaribbean.com.au.

Regent releases 2-for-1 special dealsRegent Seven Seas Cruises is

offering huge discounts, airfare

credits, pre-cruise hotel

accommodation, transfers and

unlimited free shore excursions

n 2013.

NOW open for reservations, RSSCs 2013

Summer Collection is being hailed as the

most all-inclusive experience ever for

Australian cruise travellers.

Every voyage departing next year, including

one from Sydney, is eligible for 50% off the

brochure fare when booked before 30 June 2012.

Additional savings of up to US$13,000 per

uite are up for grabs, plus air credit, one-

night pre-cruise accommodation with

breakfast and transfers from hotel to port.

Regents all-inclusive cruises also include

complimentary shore excursions, alcoholic

and non-alcoholic drinks, in-suite mini-bar,

room service, all specialty restaurants, pre-paid

gratuities, and butler service in top-level suites.

The Sydney departure on 24 January 2013 is

an 18-night sailing to Singapore aboard Seven

Seas Voyager, priced from US$11,399pp twin-

share, with a free pre- or post-cruise land package.Australians can also cruise home on a 15-night

voyage from Auckland to Sydney, departing 9

January, priced from $10,699pp twin-share.

This voyage can be extended to 66 nights to

Beijing for US$36,699pp.

A 78-night itinerary from Beijing to London

has discounted fares from US$39,999pp, or

16-nights from Beijing to Bangkok, starting at

US$11,349, both departing on 16 March.

Other destinations to be covered by the

700-passenger Seven Seas Voyagerinclude

Iceland, the Norwegian fjords, the

Scandinavian and Baltic coastline, the BritishIsles and Western Europe.

Seven Seas Marinerwill return to Greece, Italy,

France and the Canary Islands, the Black Sea and

South America, plus a Transatlantic crossing.

The Full Circle is a 72-night roundtrip

itinerary from Miami (US) departing 7 January.

Seven Seas Navigator, carrying only 400

passengers, will offer a full season of seven-

night Alaska cruises, followed by Canada and

New England and the Amazon.

For details, call 1800 251 174 or see

www.wiltrans.com.au.

Authors onboard Silversea SILVERSEA has nabbed a stellar line-up of

bestselling authors to join guests onboard

Silver Whispers 115-day 2013 World Cruise.

Included in the list are novelists Mary Higgins

Clark (known as the Queen of Suspense) who

will join the voyage between 25 February and

08 March; and Tynne Truss (who wrote Eats,Shoots & Leaves) and who will be onboard

between 04-25 February.

See your travel agent for more details.

(02) 9959 1371 | [email protected]

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Tuesday 15 May 2012

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Cruise with dialysis

MS EUROPAis able to cater to guests whoeed dialysis, offeringbeds in its onboard

ospital for dialysis patients as well as a team

of doctors on some of her cruises.

To view details CLICK HERE, or visit your local

ravel agent.

Tere Moana gets set to wow Australian guests THE team at Paul Gauguin Cruises is

preparing to welcome its second baby into the

fleet, the 45-cabin Tere Moana.

Chatting to CWduring a whirlwind trip to

Australia, Paul Gauguins VP, Product Planning

and Revenue Management, Oscar Abello

described the 14-year old vessel as yacht-

like, adding that the company is very excited

to branch out and offer a wide variety of

itineraries.

The company will take delivery of the vessel

in October this year, after which she will go

into drydock in Lisbon for a multimillion dollar

makeover which will involve a total

redecoration including a new colour scheme,

redoing the woodwork in all her cabins, laying

new carpets shipwide, new decor, new

furniture, new bedding, and the addition of

balconies to eight staterooms.

Following her refit the vessel will sail out of

St Martin on 29 December for her inaugural

seven-night Caribbean voyage.

Moanas itineraries will be a departure from

the companys usual fare of highly popular

Tahitian sailings onboard Paul Gauguin, and

will include seven-night Caribbean cruises and

13- and 14-night Panama Canal voyages out of

St Martin; as well as two 14-night Transatlantic

crossings; seven-night sailings between

Barcelona/Rome, Rome/Venice, Venice/

Athens, Athens/Istanbul, Athens/Rome,

Lisbon/Barcelona, and Barcelona/Malaga, as

well as several seven-night roundtrips from

Rome and Istanbul.

We constantly have guests asking us for

other destinations and so we are doing

itineraries that we believe will be appealing to

our clientele, Abello said.

According to Abello, part of the attraction of

Moana will be the fact that she can call into

the smaller ports, giving guests the opportunity

to visit rarely explored areas, as well as the

larger, more popular destinations.

Featuring all outside cabins, spacious public

areas, two restaurants, including LEtoile and

La Veranda, and meals designed by a two-star

Michelin chef Jean Pierre Vigato, Moana will

offer an all-inclusive cruising product, meaning

its upfront cost will include all meals, activities,

entertainment and an open bar, (shore

excursions, boutique shopping and spa

services however are not included).

We are very excited about the product, its a

beautiful ship, and we cant wait to see her

after her renovations, said Abello.

And it seems its not just the cruise line that is

excited about Moanas impending launch, with

Paul Gauguins Australian representative

Wiltrans confirming that Australian cruisers

are already lining up to get onboard.

Interestingly, in terms of demographics,

Australians currently make up the second

largest market for the companys Paul Gauguin

(7-8%), behind North America (70%).

For more details see your local travel agent,

or visit www.wiltrans.com.au.

Oceania Cruises christens RivieraThe newest upper-premiumcruise ship will offer voyages in

the Mediterranean and

Caribbean.GREEK-American celebrity chef Cat Cora

officiated as godmother at a gala ceremony

held in Barcelona over the weekend to name

Oceania Cruises new Riviera.

As a traditional christening, Deacon Ricardo

Rodriguez-Martos, of Apostleship of the Sea,

was also on hand to bestow blessings on the

vessel, a sister ship of Oceanias award-

winning Marina.

Among the 1,300 guests were the cruise

nes Founder and Chairman Frank Del Rio, its

President Kunal Kamlani, and the Mayor of

Barcelona, Xavier Trias.

Today, the baton as the worlds premiere

hip has passed to Riviera, said Del Rio.

Ive repeatedly said that it was going to be

hard to improve on Marinas perfection, but I

didnt say it would be impossible.

And we have done just that improved on

perfection, he added.

The event included renditions of the Spanish

and American national anthems, a tribute to

he ships home-ports of Barcelona and

Miami.

Riviera will offer 20 Mediterranean sailings

his year before heading to the US in

November for a series of Caribbean cruises.

Following the christening cruise, Riviera

begins a 10-day maiden voyage from Venice to

Athens, departing tomorrow (16 May).

During its European season, the ship will

visit ports in France, Italy, Greece, Spain,

Portugal, Turkey Croatia, Cyprus,

Montenegro and Monaco, as well as Morocco

and Israel, with maiden calls in Cephalonia

Argostoli), Motril (Granada) and the Canary

slands.

A 14-day Classic Crossing from Barcelona to

Miami, departs 15 November 2012, and after

ts Caribbean season, on 28 March 2013,

Riviera will return to Europe, sailing from

Miami to Barcelona on a two-week

Enchanted Passage.

The 1,250-passeger Riviera features

luxurious suites by Dakota Jackson, Ralph

Lauren Home-furnished owners suites, a Bon

Apptit culinary centre, a Canyon Ranch

SpaClub, an extensive Latin American artwork

collection and an Artist Loft with hands-on

instruction.

The mid-size shipmeasures 52.8 tonnes per

passenger, offering approximately one-third

more space per passenger compared to most

modern ships.

For bookings, call (02) 9959 1371 or see

www.oceaniacruise.com.

Tere Moana at sea
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This weekly column highlights hot deals oncruises departing soon ideal for ourspontaneous readers.

Check out this weeks cruise bargain:

9-night Sydney to South Pacific cruiseonboard Pacific Jewel

From: $899

Departs: 30 May 2012

Visits:Isle of Pines (New Caledonia),Mystery Island (Vanuatu), Lifou (New

Caledonia) and Noumea (New Caledonia)

Includes:9-nights cruising, all onboardmeals and entertainment, and all portcharges and taxes

Contact:www.ecruising.travel

Avalon introduces a visionary new river cruising vista TWO new ships have hit the

European rivers, Avalon

WaterwaysAvalon Vista and

Avalon Visionary.

Sisterships to the

companys first Suite Ship,theAvalon Panorama (which

launched in 2011) the duo

were christened at a

ceremony last Friday in the

Netherlands and are now set

o operate itineraries on the Rhine and Danube.

Both of the vessels feature two entire decks of all-suite accommodation, as well as wall-to-wall

panoramic windows that draw back to turn the entire suite into an open-air balcony.

Individually, theAvalon Vista measures 135m and features 83 cabins, whilst Avalon Visionary

measures in at 110m and is slightly smaller with 64 cabins.

Everything about the Suite Ships has been designed with Australians in mind, from the dcor

and fittings right through to the cuisine and the espresso coffee, said Avalon Waterways

Managing Director Australasia Stewart Williams.The response has been fantastic and Avalon Waterways has this year broken all previous sales

ecords in Australia as a result, he added.

The launch is not the end of Avalons newbuilds, with the company set to introduce two new

Suite Ships,Avalon Artistry II and Avalon Expression next year, bringing the tally of Avalon Suite

Ships to five.

Avalon Visionary and Avalon Vista

Plan and win with P&O P&O Cruises has launched a Short Breaks

Facebook App, which is designed to help

cruisers plan their perfect short break with

friends and family in three steps.

The app is available to fans of the P&O

Cruises Facebook page, and gives users the

ability to plan their cruise, based on their

preferred pace of holiday and their interests.

Facebook friends can then use the App to

send a personal message to friends, inviting

them to join their cruise, and to create a

customised photo mash-up of cruising and

friends profile images which they can share

via Facebook.

To celebrate the launch, P&O Cruises is giving

cruisers the chance to win a Short Break cruise

of their choice, with entries open until 29 May.

See www.facebook.com/POCruises .

APTs new SignatureAPT has created a new Signature Experience

or guests cruising on its Magnificent Europe

ruises between Amsterdam and Budapestnext year.

The new Signature involves a cocktail

eception and a private concert at Albertina (a

grand Viennese palace built in 1744).

American culinary program AMERICAN Cruise Lines new Culinary Cruise

Collection features voyages which place special

emphasis on the trademark cuisine of specific

cruising regions, including Alaska, New

England, Chesapeake Bay, the Mississippi River

and the Pacific Northwest.Voyages featured in the line up include an

Alaskan King Crab Cruise (seven-night

roundtrip cruises from Juneau departing 18

August 2012 and 27 July 2013), Savories of the

South (available on select Mississippi River

itineraries departing 15 December 2012 and

02 March 2013), Lobster Festival Cruise (Maine

Coast & Harbors and New England Islands

itineraries departing 25 August 2012 and 20

July 2013), Crabfest Cruise (Chesapeake Bay

voyage departing 30 June 2012 and 15 June

2013).

Other culinary cruises include a Culinary &Wine themed voyage (Columbia & Snake River

itineraries departing 20 October 2012 and 04

May 2013).

For more details see your local travel agent,

or visit www.americancruiselines.com.

New Burma itinerary PANDAW Cruises is hosting a new Burma

voyage which travels along the Chindwin and

Upper Irrawaddy to the remotest areas of

Burma for 20 nights.

The voyage will depart on 31 August 2013and is priced from US$6,414pp (approx

AU$6,402pp) including a 10% earlybird discount.

See your travel agent, or visit

www.pandaw.com for details.

ITS a girl!

Celebrity chef Cat Cora raised a laugh

from audience members at the Christening

of her Goddaughter, Oceania Cruises

Riviera, with her quip I want to say as the

mother of four boys- finally I have a girl!

And isnt she a beauty.According to Oceania Cruises Founder,

Frank Del Rio, Cora was chosen by the

cruise line for the honour of Godmother

because we wanted someone whose life

achievements, whose passions and whose

values aligned with those of the Oceania

brand.

Being a cruise line for foodies, we quickly

zeroed in on this remarkable woman, he

added.

Chef Cora

is pictured

right withher new,

rather

large,

baby girl.
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Rogers Quick TipsRogers Quick TipsRogers Quick TipsRogers Quick TipsRogers Quick TipsBest Months: All year round (from hot to cold)Dont Miss: Symphony of Lights, ride the Star FerryTour or Not: Easily explored independentlySightseeing: The Peak, Markets, Repulse Bay, Macau,museumsFood: Dum Sum, regional Chinese (11,000 restaurants)Language: Chinese (Cantonese), EnglishShopping: Everywhere you turn

Cash or Card: Cards, but Hong Kong Dollars for taxis, Star Ferry.

ByRoger Condon, cruise sales manager, Discover the World Market ing - with 15 years at sea.

Hong Kong

Port Review: Hong Kong, Chinaby Cruise Sales Manager, Rodger Condon

Hong Kong, a place that has etched its place in many a visitors heart still remains one of themost popular destinations for any traveller to the Orient. Other cities vie for 1st position, buttheres just something about Hong Kong that beckons a 2nd, 4th, or 8th visit.

Hong Kong often anchors a cruise itinerary allowing you the wonderful opportunity to extend

your stay. The main cruise ship dock is the multi-level shopping complex, Ocean Terminal,located in the heart of Kowloon and only steps away from the famous shopping street, NathanRoad, and overlooking the Star Ferry with incredibly frequent services to whisk you across toHong Kong Island. Theres a new state of the art cruise terminal being built where Hong Kongsold Kai Tak Airport runway used to be, due to be opened mid-2013. I would suggest that OceanTerminal will still be favoured, purely because of its unbeatable location, however the new cruiseterminal will undoubtedly be far superior for embarking and debarking procedures, which issorely needed. You must be sure to be on deck on arrival or departure as its incredible.

Hong Kong is easily explored on your own. Step ashore and you can literally shop till you dropwith shopping streets stretching as far as the eye can see. I recommend researching at least alittle before arriving as shopping extends from Kowloon (where the ship is docked, part ofmainland China) and across to Hong Kong Island. There are markets, electronics, fashion, arts andmore and some areas are better than others for what youre looking for.

Importantly, Hong Kong is so much more than shopping. Honestly, sightseeing opportunitiescould have you here for days and the dining is fabulous. Theres a great subway, taxis areeverywhere, the ferry services are terrific and its easy. Take the Peak Tram skyward for awesomeviews, enjoy an exciting day at the races, play with your family at Hong Kong Disneyland orOcean Park, take a traditional fishing junk ride at famous Aberdeen, explore the multitude ofmarkets (Temple Street, Stanley, Jade, Ladies, Flower and bird markets), rest awhile in a beautifulBuddhist monastery like Po Lin, or visit the quieter side of Hong Kong in the New Territories.

Scenic takes tech up a notch ITS been a big month for Scenic Tours withthe launch ofScenic Crystal, as well as its

decision to go all inclusive for its European

river cruising in 2013 (CW01 May), and the

announcement that it will makeover Scenic

Sapphire, Scenic Pearl, Scenic Rubyand Scenic

Diamond(CW08 May).

But the news just doesnt stop flowing from

the company, with new details surfacing about

its plans for the launch of a new Scenic

Tailormade handheld GPS system for European

river cruising next year.

Pictured below in the hands of Scenics

Emma Davie and Aleisha Fitler, the handheldsystem (currently in trials) is designed for

cruisers who would prefer to sightsee

individually, away from the group.

Built by itours to Scenics specifications the

light-weight system was three years in

development and is created to host guests on

individual sightseeing tours.

The device features headphones and visual

maps, and provides easy to navigate directions

and informative, entertaining commentaries on

landmarks and points of interest based on

preferences selected by its users, such as

Gardens and Nature; Food and Wine; Arts andCulture; and Action and Adventure.

As an added bonus, the system can be

attached and detached from bicycles, allowing

guests who wish to ride around attractions the

ability to make use of its services.

Booked guests who want to download the

program onto

their smart

phones, or

iPads, will also

be able to do

so, but it will

only beavailable to

them for use

during their

cruise.

MEANWHILE,

commenting in the wake ofScenic Crystals

launch, and the impending launch ofScenic

Jewel next year, Scenics Founder Glen

Moroney said that the company would most

likely not be needing any more ships in the

foreseeable future.

We dont need anymore [ships], probably,

he said.As the [river cruise] market keeps expanding,

I think for us the future will be more about

destinations rather than capacity, he added.

For more Scenic details see

www.scenictours.com.au .

Witness the transit of VenusCAPTAIN Cook Cruises is hosting a Transit of

Venus Breakfast Cruise on 06 June with special

guest, astronomy expert Dr Desmond Barrett,

priced from $55 (adult), $45 (conc) and $39 (child).

Kicking off at a respectable 7.30am, the voyage

will give guests front row tickets to see Venus

ransit across the face of the sun, a phenomenon

hat wont happen again for another 105 years.

Interestingly, the 2012 June transit will be

only the 8th one ever possibly witnessed by

humans.

The transit of Venus can only be viewed safely

using Eclipse-Shades which will be provided to

all passengers on the cruise, as will commentaryon the event by Dr Barrett, and a hot and cold

buffet brekkie with juice, coffee and tea.

See www.captaincook.com.au.

HAL offers vegetarian menu VEGETARIAN cruisers rejoice! HollandAmerica Line has introduced a new alternative,

vegetarian-only menu.

Designed by Holland America Lines award-

winning Master Chef Rudi Solamin the 22-dish

vegetarian and vegan menu offers a range of

appetisers, salads, soups and main entres,

and is available upon request at no extra cost

for lunch and dinner in the main dining room

aboard all 15 ships in the fleet.

In addition to the new vegetarian-only menu,

30 new vegetarian dishes have also been

added to the main dining room menu, and will

also be featured as a second vegetarian optionin the casual Lido buffet during lunch.

To learn more about HALs dining options

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Cruise ship Godmothers: a transforming tradition

by: Louise Goldsbury

Twiggy- Seabourn SojournPrincess Fiona- Allure of the Seas Lisa Wilkinson- Panorama

Appointing a godmother to christen a new ship is one of maritimeslongest standing traditions, but in recent years, cruise lines haveopted for a wide (and usually publicity-seeking) range of moderntwists.

Celebrity actors are among the most popular godmothers of thelatest vessels.

Joanna Lumley, famous for her role as the Bollinger-guzzling Patsyon Absolutely Fabulous, seemed the perfect person to smash abottle of Champagne against one of Viking River Cruises newlongships.

This month, screen legend Sophia Loren named MSC Divina inFrance.

Even local TV personalities have made the cut. Avalon Waterways,an American river-cruising company, last year called upon the host ofAustralias Today show, Lisa Wilkinson, for the debut ofPanorama.

Singers have also hit the right note, from Twiggy (SeabournSojourn) to Mariah Carey (Disney Fantasy) and Dame Shirley Bassey(P&OsAdonia).

Country music artist Reba McEntire (Norwegian Epic) did thingsdifferently when she pushed a digital Champagne bottle on themovie screen in the ships theatre, triggering a video of it breaking

against the hull.The craziest use of technology was employed by Royal Caribbean

forAllure of the Seas, which was launched by a 3-D animatedcharacter: Princess Fiona, from the kids movie Shrek.

It was also the first company to use more than one godmother for aship, when seven women were recruited to represent the sevensections ofOasis of the Seas. They included singer Gloria Estefan,

actor Jane Seymour and Olympic skater Michelle Kwan.Costa Deliziosa had five godmothers from five different countries,

including an Australian travel agent, to reflect its five newentertainment options.

The first New Zealander to receive the honour was Olympicboardsailer Barbara Kendall MBE, who presided over proceedings forthe renaming of P&Os Pacific Pearlin 2010.

However, you dont have to be a star or a champion some cruiselines prefer to reward their most loyal customers.

Orion Expedition Cruises showed its gratitude to three past guests(Jill Bennette, Laurel Norris and Shirley Turtle) to jointly name OrionII last year.

And last month, June Spargo, who has taken 63 trips with VantageDeluxe World Travel, served as godmother of the River Discovery II.

Other cruise lines hand the duty to the managements familymembers, such as Silversea chairman Manfredi Lefebvre, whosesister Silvia named Silver Spirit.

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises Antoinette Tollman was bothgodmother and namesake of the S.S. Antoinette, and she alsoworked as the projects lead designer. Toni is the oldest daughter ofStanley and Beatrice Tollman, who own and run the company.

The ultimate godmother has to be Queen Elizabeth II, whochristened Cunards third ship to bear the name Queen Elizabeth.

Remarkably, the monarch was present, as a 12-year-old, at thenaming of the first Queen Elizabeth, named by her mother in 1938.

Another royal, Princess Mxima of the Netherlands, also named asuperliner: Holland America Lines Nieuw Amsterdam.

As always with the cruise industry, the question is what, or who, next?
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