Cruise Weekly For Tue 21 Jul 2015 - NTIA Cruise Winners, Crystal Expansion, Online Cruise Week, Cunard, MSC, NTIA Photos and Much More

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To our valued trade partners for voting us

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Online Cruise Week
Annual consumer promotion
Cruise Week will include a new,
interactive online magazine
designed to help agents push
cruising to their clients, CLIA
Australasia has announced.
The promotion each year sees
travel agents actively encouraged
to develop their own cruising
promotions to send to clients
with backing from CLIA and a host
of offers from cruise operators.
CLIA Australasia general manager
Brett Jardine said it made sense
to take Cruise Week into the
digital space this year.
Our new e-zine will be a
fantastic way for the industry to
attract prospective passengers
as it will enable readers to
experience life onboard a wide
range of ships through content,
images and video designed to
immerse them in the magic of
cruising, Jardine said.
Cruise Week 2015 has been
scheduled to run from 07-14 Sep.
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Tuesday 21 Jul 2015
NTIA recognises cruising

The cruise industrys best, both
from a retail and product delivery
perspective was recognised for
a year of ongoing outstanding
achievement at the 2015 National
Travel Industry Awards in Sydney
over the weekend.
Mingling with the travel industry
as a whole, it was cruise-heavy
agency Bicton Travel from WA
which took out two major gongs.
Sponsored by Royal Caribbean,
the award for Best Travel
Consultant - Retail went to Bicton
Travels Phil Smethurst.
Bicton was back onstage minutes
later as agency owner Carole
Smethurst accepted her own
glassware as winner of Best Travel
Agency - Retail Single Location.
The two accolades cap off a
momentous period for Bicton
and add to the Gold Agency of
the Year Australia title won at
the CLIA Cruise Industry Awards
earlier this year (CW 03 Mar).
For suppliers, the headline of
GlobalCARS is secure
industry car rental firm
globalCARS has sought to clarify
its position after last Thus story
about available internet domain
names up for sale (CW 16 Jul).
Among the list of portals was
www.globalcars.com, while the
globalCARS organisation operates
www.globalcars.com.au.
Director Andrew Morgan said
globalCARS is an ATAS Accredited
firm and is not linked in any way.
the night was APT retaining its

industry endorsement as winners
of three categories.
The McGeary-owned firm
took home Best Tour Operator Domestic and Best Tour Operator
- International as well as a new
title as Best River Cruise Operator.
Rob McGeary joined a host of
team members in attendance to
celebrate the awards, with chief
marketing officer sending her
congratulations from the Flight
Centre Global Ball in Las Vegas.
Receiving these accolades is
no easy feat and it can only be
achieved through exceptional
relationships, service, product
and delivery from all parts of our
business around the globe.
The champagne was flowing too
for Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines,
which took home the awards
for Best Cruise Ship - Domestic
Deployment for Celebrity Solstice
and Best Cruise Operator International Deployment.
RCL Cruises commercial director
Australia & South East Asia Sean
Treacy sounded out travel agents
as key to the companys success.
It is a great honour that the
high quality of cruise offering
from Celebrity Cruises and Royal
Caribbean International has been
recognised and we are truly
grateful to the industry for their
ongoing support.
Royal Caribbean has opted to
show its gratitude to the trade on
the front cover of todays issue.
See page 4 for more coverage.
Massive NTIA issue!

Cruise Weekly today features
three pages of all the latest
cruise news, a page of photos
from the 2015 NTIA Awards,
plus a front full page from
Royal Caribbean International.
Ecruising China split

Brett Dudley, founder and
chairman of online cruise portal
Ecruising, has reassumed full
control of the company in Hong
Kong after amicably splitting from
his business partners.
As part of intl expansion plans,
Dudley sold 49% of a Hong Kong
offshoot of the Australian firm to
two locally based business people
along with a license for the name.
A search for new opportunities
in the city is now underway.
The move does not affect any
of the Australian operations, now
being managed by Alastair Fernie.
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Tuesday 21 Jul 2015
NCL jacks up charges

Five months after the last
increase, Norwegian Cruise Line
will further boost its onboard
service charges to encompass an
additional staff gratuity.
Effective for new bookings made
after 31 Jul, service charges will
climb from US$12.95pp per day
to $13.50 for all staterooms up to
a mini-suite, while suites will see
fees raised to $15.50pp per day,
up from the previous $14.95.
Brochure
Spotlight
A NUMBER
of maiden
calls around
the Scottish
Isles are on
the drawing
board for
Hebridean
Island Cruises
in 2016, all detailed in the small
ship lines newest brochure.
Sailing onboard its single ship
Hebridean Princess, the elegant
style of cruising will come to
Lunga on the Treshnish Isles in
2016 along with Stroma Island,
located in the Pentland Firth.
On land, passengers will enjoy
a range of new walks to explore
the old-style villages, heritage
relics and picturesque scenery in
addition to existing favourites.
Food & drink themed voyages
will return in 2016, with no less
than three Michelin-starred
restaurants, while other themes
will focus on whisky, gardens,
nature and wildlife, heritage,
classical music and many more.
Fares are all-inclusive onboard
as well as offering coach travel
to and from the ship.
*Conditions apply
Four offshoots for Crystal

Luxury mid-size cruise line
Crystal Cruises is set to launch
its biggest ever brand expansion,
with three new ocean ships to
come along with a river cruise
operation, yachting venture, air
cruising and residences at sea.
The announcement was made
by Crystal Cruises president and
ceo Edie Rodriguez with new
owner Genting Groups chairman
Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay during the
lines annual Presidents Cruise.
First to change for Crystal is the
imminent launch of the lines
first yacht style vessel, with the
Crystal Esprit due in Nov this year,
launching just prior to Christmas.
The Crystal Yacht Cruises arm
of its business will see the vessel
sail the Seychelles Islands, Dubai,
Eastern Mediterranean and
Adriatic Coast through early 2018
on itineraries of up to seven days.
Passengers will have access to
extreme features including a
two-person submarine, zodiacs
for shore excursions, small yacht
for boating excursions, water skis,
kayaks, fishing and scuba gear.
Crystal Esprit will cater to 62
passengers per sailing in an allsuite accommodation style.
Members of the Crystal Society
loyalty program have exclusive
booking rights for the new yacht
through until end of next month.
Crystal Cruises core business of
luxury cruising will be significantly
expanded with three new
Exclusive Class vessels signed
for construction by the Lloyd
Werft shipyard in Germany.
The first ship is due for delivery
in the latter half of 2018.
Each of the three new ships will
be a venture into the expedition
realm of cruising, with capacity
Christmas
in July
for 1,000 guests and an increased

space ratio for pax, with a one-toone staff-to-pax ratio.
Ocean cruising also forms part
of the next new venture, with
Crystal Residences able to be
purchased outright and situated
on the ships top decks.
Forty-eight homes will start at
600 square feet in size and range
upward to 4,000 square feet.
Occupants will have access to
their own private restaurant,
reception and exclusive facilities.
For temporary passengers, each
suite will offer 400 square feet nearly double that of the lines
two current ships Crystal Serenity
and Crystal Symphony.
Elsewhere, Crystal Cruises has
decided to tap into the growth
of river cruising, bringing an
ultra-luxury element to the cruise
model from early in 2017.
Details on whether the ships will
be newbuilds and exactly where
Crystal will deploy are yet to be
announced.
Undoubtedly the biggest change
to the Crystal business model is
the introduction of holidays by
air, which will join the companys
product range from 2017 when
it takes delivery of a Boeing 787
Dreamliner aircraft.
Normally seating up to 300 pax,
the Crystal jet will be fitted with
60 Business class seats, operating
28-day itineraries to 10-12 cities
around the world and including
accom at five-star hotels.
It has been a personal mission
of mine since joining Crystal to
see that this incredible company
reach new potential - and thus,
new luxury travelers from all over
the world, Rodriguez said - see
www.crystalthenextchapter.com.
Micro directs to trade

Niche small-ship wholesaler
Micro-Cruising has added a travel
agent directory to its website to
help funnel direct enquiries to
book through their nearest agent.
Currently, consultants registered
to receive the companys monthly
newsletter have been added to
the online directory.
Visitors can use the feature by
entering their postcode, city or
state to find an agent nearby.
Agents can also add their details
to be included - CLICK HERE.
Australias
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2015
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Tuesday 21 Jul 2015
APT group workshops

Travel agents keen to expand
into or grow their groups business
further are invited to attend a
series of workshops being hosted
by APT and Travelmarvel.
Each event will showcase how
the two brands charter offerings
can be used to incentivise local
community groups or companies
to invest in a charter departure of
a European or Asia river cruise or
an APT small-ship ocean voyage.
Group and charter packages
include unique pricing & booking
incentives on many destinations.
Events are free of charge to
attend and will take place around
Australia, kicking off with two
sessions in Sydney on 04-05 Aug
before moving on to Brisbane,
Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
CLICK HERE to register a place.
PORTHOLE
TRUST in the internet to make
light of even the most serious of
matters, especially politicians
appearing to rort entitlements.
Amid the current saga of
federal Speaker Bronwyn Bishop
claiming what most people
would consider to be excessive
in the way of pollie perks in
her $5,000 one-hour chopper
ride to a fundraiser, jokers on
social media have attempted to
brighten the whole situation.
Bestowed with the hashtag
of #choppergate, a number of
memes have appeared joking
about other ridiculous expenses
which could be next for Bishop.
One such meme includes
Cunards Queen Mary 2, which
carries the message implying
Bishop chartered the luxury ship
for a cruise in Sydney Harbour.
Search #choppergate for more.
For details call us today 1300 799 220
QM2 lights up New York Harbour
above: Cunard has wrapped up

its 175th anniversary celebrations
with a glittering light show in New
York Harbour late last week.
Queen Mary 2 sailed in under
the early morning light escorted
by a fleet of historic ships and US
Coast Guard vessels, ending its
celebratory transatlantic crossing.
Events of the day saw Captain
Kevin Oprey ring the ceremonial
closing bell on the New York
Stock Exchange.
The day in New York wrapped
up with a spectacular light show
off Battery Park (pictured), which
featured the history of Cunard
and the future ahead for the line.
Ponton back on deck

Fitness and healthy living guru
Shannan Ponton has returned to
Carnival Cruise Line for the first of
two special appearances running
on-deck workouts at sea.
The celebrity workout leader
saw hundreds of cruisers join him
on deck for a mass fitness session
on a recent nine-night Carnival
Spirit sailing to New Caledonia.
Ponton will run the same fitness
schedule and seminar program
on another eight-night cruise
scheduled to depart on 04 Nov,
priced from $949pp twin share.
MSC loyalty rebrand

Regular and first-time guests
of MSC Cruises are invited to
apply for membership of the
lines new-look loyalty program,
now dubbed MSC Voyagers Club.
The scheme replaces the former
MSC Club and is designed to offer
rewards before, during and after
a passenger takes a cruise holiday.
First-time guests can join at a
Welcome level upon making
their first booking, with Classic,
Silver, Gold and Black tiers open
to progress to after more cruises.
Points are accrued at different
rates depending on the category
of suite and experience booked
(Bella, Fantastica, Aurea or MSC
Yacht Club), and are also awarded
based on onboard spend levels.
Personalised membership cards
will be issued depending on the
tier assigned upon application.
Rewards will include discounts
of 5% on all future sailings as well
as access to special member sales
offering up to a further 15% off.
Higher-tier members will also
receive onboard credits as well
as invitations to cocktail parties,
in-cabin amenities and more.
No Dynamic retrofit
Royal Caribbean International
has reversed its stance on fitting
its Dynamic Dining concept across
its fleet of Oasis-class ships,
opting not to add it to Allure,
Oasis and Harmony of the Seas.
Now, the feature will only
appear on ships designed to
accommodate the concept, which
currently only includes the three
Quantum-class vessels Quantum,
Anthem and Ovation of the Seas.
However, Dynamic Dining has
been partially installed on Oasis
of the Seas during its recent
drydock prior to setting off for
Europe, with three single-level
restaurants now in operation.
The RCI concept involves four
separate culinary offerings being
fitted to the main dining room,
with fixed times for dining also
eliminated in favour of a come as
you please seating style.
To celebrate the launch of Ovation of the Seas Australian itineraries, Royal

Caribbean International is giving readers of Cruise Weekly the chance to win
an Ovation of the Seas prize pack. Three lucky agents will win a voucher to
iFLY Indoor Skydiving, so youll be a pro by the time the ship arrives, a Jamie
Oliver cookbook to try before you dine at his
restaurant at sea, and a limited edition Royal
Caribbean cocktail glass.
For your chance to be in the running, simply answer the following
questions and have the most creative answer to the final question. Send
your answers to [email protected]
**Flights and accommodation are not included in the prize for iFly voucher.
3.How high
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Cruise industry shows how its done at annual NTIA night of nights
left: Nobody was left green
with envy here as Scenics Cherie
Bowman snaps a celebrity selfie
with Robert Millsy Mills, happy
to oblige as one of the star
entertainers for the occasion.
below: Greece and
Mediterranean Travel Centre
managing director Halina Kubica
shines alongside comedienne
and television personality Wendy
Harmer, invited as a special guest.
below: Fiona Dalton from
The Cruise Team with Christian
Hunter of Traveller Choice,
named this night as Best Agency
Group (100 outlets or more).
below: APT cleaned up at NTIA, retaining the

Best Tour Operator Domestic & Intl awards as
well as becoming the inaugural winner of a new
category as Best River Cruise Operator.
above: The team from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd chalked

up wins for Best Cruise Operator - International Deployment
and for Celebrity Solstice as Best Cruise Ship - Domestic.
right: Alison Mead and James

Cartmell from Collette enjoyed
the tour and cruise operators
first presence at the NTIA Awards
since relaunching a local office in
Australia earlier this year.
left: Andrea Morgan and Cam McDonell
from G Adventures - winners of Rookie of the
Year - Supplier over two consecutive years.
right: Glammed up for the night

is Helen Eves, Holland America Line;
Helen Courias, Princess Cruises;
Sharon Hando, Travel the World and
Craig Owens from Cruise Office.
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Big thank you

To our valued trade partners for voting us

Awarded Best Cruise Operator International Deployment

A new and exciting Retail Cruise Company seeks

Are you passionate about cruising? We have

Tuesday 21 Jul 2015

NTIA recognises cruising

the night was APT retaining its

Massive NTIA issue!

Ecruising China split

Explore your world

OFFER DETAILS >

$25* GIFT CARD

for EVERY booking made with

Tuesday 21 Jul 2015

NCL jacks up charges

Four offshoots for Crystal

for 1,000 guests and an increased

Micro directs to trade

Thank you for your

Voyage To South Africa

32 nights - Malaga to Cape Town | Departing 18 Nov 2015

FREE return flights from Australia on selected sailing*

Tuesday 21 Jul 2015

APT group workshops

For details call us today 1300 799 220

QM2 lights up New York Harbour

above: Cunard has wrapped up

Ponton back on deck

MSC loyalty rebrand

To celebrate the launch of Ovation of the Seas Australian itineraries, Royal

Tuesday 21 Jul 2015

Just one click away from keeping up

below: APT cleaned up at NTIA, retaining the

above: The team from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd chalked

right: Alison Mead and James

right: Glammed up for the night

Editors: Bruce Piper and Matt Lennon [email protected]

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