Cruise Weekly for Tue 12 Mar 2013 - Princess growth, APT Caledonian Sky, Uniworld deals and much more

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Tuesday 12 March 2013

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Is Titanic 2 inappropriate?CUNARD President Peter Shanks has voiced

his opinion on the creation of the Titanic 2,

saying he does not think the ship is

appropriate.

My personal view on the Titanic is that it

was a tragedy.

During the 100th anniversary of the Titanic

we took a very low key approach to it, we

talked about the Carpathia that rescued 800

people from the Titanic but we didnt get

involved in any of the commemorations, he said.

From our perspective we dont think itsappropriate to go for a Titanic 2, he added.

Australian holidaymakers are

flocking to Princess Cruises in

droves, with the company

reporting strong growth in the

market, despite the presence of

so much competition.SPEAKING to media onboard Diamond

Princess in Sydney last Friday, Princess CruisesCommercial Director Alan Stuart said its a

very exciting time for Australian cruising.

The growth has been very strong, and

obviously that has brought in competition, so

weve always got to be ahead of our game, not

only in terms of product delivery but in terms

of destinations, he said.

Currently three Princess vessels homeport in

egional waters, Sun Princess, SeaPrincess and

Dawn Princess, plus the popularity of the

ruise line with Aussies has also prompted

egular guest appearance from the cruise lines

argest ship, DiamondPrincess.Were really fortunate to have Diamond

ome in and join Sun,Sea and Dawn, and Ill be

putting my hand up for it to come more often

han not in the future, he said, adding that

Princess Cruises is determined to build on

Australias burgeoning love affair with cruising.

Weve now got our own team in Australia,

with its own sales department [which came

nto effect yesterday], to take us to that next

tep, he said.

The challenges in this market, whilst they

are challenging, are also very exciting, he

added.Meanwhile in terms of popular cruising

pots, it seems Australians are not only falling

n love with regional cruising around Australia,

NZ and the Pacific, but also with voyages

arther afield, with Stuart confirming that the

ompanys 104 night World cruise from Sydney

n 2014 has proved a big hit with locals in

particular.

The landmark voyage is the first world cruise

departing roundtrip from Sydney to visit South

America, and will include maiden calls in Peru,

Ecuador and Easter Island.

Sailing onboard Dawn Princess the cruise will

also include an optional overland excursion to

Machu Pichu as well as a voyage through the

iconic Panama Canal.

MEANWHILE, Stuart also confirmed that

construction of Princess 17th ship, Royal

Princess, is coming along to schedule, withshipyard workers putting the final touches on

the lady before her big debut in June.

The first Princess newbuild in five years,

Royalwill begin her life in the Mediterranean

before heading to the Caribbean.

To learn more about Princess Cruises see

your local travel agent, or visit

www.princess.com.

MSCs Grand VoyagesMSC Cruises has unveiled two grand voyage

fly-cruise holidays including a 25-night Red SeaRenaissance Grand Voyage aboard MSC Armonia

(from$4,369); and a 38-night Arabian Nights

Grand Voyage aboard MSC Lirica (from $5,824pp).

The fly/cruise packages begin with flights

from Australia on 24 Oct 2013, and once in

Europe, the Red Sea Renaissance cruise

departs roundtrip from Venice to Kotor, Corfu,

Dubrovnik, Heraklion, Marmaris, Port Said, Sharm

el Sheikh, Safaga, Eilat, Aqaba and Sokhna.

Meanwhile the Arabian Nights Grand Voyage

begins in Genoa and calls at Civitavecchia,

Messina, Marmaris, Limassol, Haifa and

Zakynthos before returning to Genoa.The MSC Lirica then returns to Rome, before

venturing to Valetta, Piraeus, Port Said, Muscat,

Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Fujayrah and Khasab.

See msccruises.com.au.

Princess eyes Australian growth
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Dreaming in the Caribbean CARNIVAL Dream has had her 2014/15

Caribbean line-up out of Port Canaveral spiced

up with new five, seven and eight nightitineraries.

Marking the first short Caribbean

itineraries sported by one of Carnivals Dream-

class ships, the two five-day voyages will

depart between May 2014 and March 2015,

and will call into ports including Key West,

Nassau, Freeport and Grand Turk; whilst the

new once-a-month four-port seven-day cruises

will include stops at Grand Turk, San Juan, St.

Thomas and Nassau.

Meanwhile the eight-day itineraries include

a three-port Southern Caribbean voyage which

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Regional ports prepare for futureGeelong, Cairns, Newcastleand Hobart are among thecities stepping up ship access,facilities and activities forcruise passengers.

SMALLER cities around Australia are jumping

on the cruise bandwagon with new ways to

entice world-class ships, according to Cruise

Down Under, an organisation representing

egional ports and tourism bodies.

Geelong, in Victoria, has committed $5m to

he redevelopment of Yarra Street Pier to make

he arrival and docking process safer and easier.

At present, visiting ships use a swing mooring

and have to tender passengers ashore.

The proposal provides adequate berthing for

arge ships and involves dredging an approach

hannel to enable access to the new pier.

The Royal Geelong Yacht Club has also

pledged $2.5 million for the project, while the

ity's council is lobbying the State and Federal

Government to fund the balance.

The City of Greater Geelong anticipates thenumber of cruise ships visiting the region to

grow to 25 annually by 2025.

Cairns has also commenced a shipping

hannel expansion project, which will see

hipping access to the port expanded to cater

for mega cruise ships up to Voyager Class by 2016.

The project will widen the existing 90m

channel to 140m and increase its depth from

8.3m to 9.4m, while also improving the wharf

structure.

In NSW, Newcastle Port Corporation recently

completed a dredging program that has

increased the depth of the cruise berth to

9.7m, which will allow the berth to be more

accessible to the larger cruise ships now

deployed to the Australian region.

A new 'meet & greet' initiative this cruiseseason has also seen the introduction of an Art

Bazaar held at Newcastle Museum specifically

for cruise ship visits.

In NT, Darwin has doubled its capacity to

receive cruise ships, with a $21m

infrastructure upgrade to the Stokes Hill

Wharf, which is now able to accommodate

ships up to 30,000GT and 200 metres long.

Stokes Hill Wharf housed the original Darwin

Cruise Ship Terminal until Fort Hill Wharf was

opened in 2008.

Passengers arriving at Stokes Hill Wharf can

use a coach rank, shuttle bus pick-up anddrop-off as well as the local restaurants and

cafes.

Tourism Victoria has also put together new

itineraries in the Yarra Valley aimed at families

and in Mornington Peninsula and Daylesford

for high-end passengers.

IF you love B.B King then Eurodams for you!

The smooth sounds of the legendary B.B.

King will soon be heard aboard Holland

America Lines Eurodam, with the launch of

the vessels new B.B. King's Blues Club.

Between now and 20 June, the Club will

transform Eurodams Queen's Lounge into a

vibrant blues musical experience five nights

each week, with guests entertained by an

eight-piece band backed by a drummer,

bassist, guitarist, sax player, trumpet player

and Hammond B-3 organ player.

The Club will also be decorated with

portraits of King and other musical legends.
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Tuesday 12 March 2013

APT MS Caledonian Sky- Transportation to Van Diemans Land

by: Roderick Eime

Caledonian Sky in Coles Bay, Tasmania Guests explore Maria Island Zodiac operations at Flinders Island

Sit down now! Don't step onto the boat until you are told to doso! Give me both hands first! Such are our stern orders as we

prepare to go ashore at Maria Island, one of Tasmania's gruesomepenal sites off the east coast of the 'apple isle'. Whoa-betide anyclumsy lubber who should fail to observe these directions.

No, we are not re-enacting a chapter from For the term of hisnatural life and our instructions are not being delivered by somesavage cat-o-nine-tails wielding overseer, but rather our diminutive

Zodiac driver keen to ensure her self-loading cargo is stowedpromptly without incident. I shouldn't wince at the directness, as I'm

sure the guests making this short journey 150 years ago received farless polite requests.

I am aboard MS Caledonian Sky, formerly Hebridean Spirit, a

recently refurbished expedition vessel and one of the eight compactRenaissance class ships that include the former Orion II, Island Skyand Sea Spirit. Most have had numerous names and lives with at

least as many masters but they have proven themselves perfectlycapable in delivering at the soft end of expedition cruising.

Several of the expedition team I have met on previous ships,reinforcing the 'small world' of adventure cruising but my biggestsurprise is to find Australian Capt Frank Allica back at the helm after

last sailing under his charge on Orion II.She's been much better maintained than Orion II, Capt Frank tells

me candidly as we sit for a coffee out on the sun-drenched Lido

Deck, and not had such a hard life. His relaxed demeanour speaksvolumes.

The MS Caledonian Skyaccommodates a maximum of 114passengers in 57 spacious outside suites across seven categories, 23

with private balconies. Many have walk-in wardrobes and somefeature bathtubs, making them deserving of the 'luxury' title. Thereare two restaurants, a Club, small gym, library, clinic, salon and

lounge/lecture room across five decks.The significance of this vessel's arrival in Australian waters is its

new position in the Noble Caledonia fleet and the 85th anniversary

of APT, the Australian family-owned business which bought astrategic stake in Noble Caledonia this year.

Formed in 1991, Noble Caledonia operates river cruises, expedition

cruises, small ship cruises and land tours in 15 world regions,including Antarctica and the Arctic with seven vessels hosting

between 50 to 160 passengers. Noble Caledonia owns two vesselsand operates the others on long-term charters, marketing itsholidays to a predominantly UK clientle. A point made clear by the

make up of passengers aboard this itinerary, the AntipodeanOdyssey, a journey beginning in Wellington NZ, crossing the Tasmanand culminating in Sydney after visits to Hobart, Port Arthur, Wine

Glass Bay, Maria Island, Flinders Island and Melbourne. FromSydney, she continues to Cairns, West Papua, Indonesia, Borneo, thePhilippines, Taiwan, Japan, Kamchatka, Alaska and Vancouver

where she arrives in July.For comparative purposes, these itineraries are approx AU$750 per

person, per night twin share (without airfares) and includes wine,beer and soft drinks with meals, all excursions, taxes and gratuities.Extras include premium drinks and minibar outside meal times,

espresso coffee and Internet (GBP12 for 100mins).For details of future sailings see your ICCA agent, contact 1300 278

278 or see www.aptouring.com.au.
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