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Donald warns on capacityCarnival Corporation ceo

Arnold Donald has expressed concern over the sheer volume of new capacity to come onto the market in coming years, warning it could lead to restricted growth.

Speaking to media recently, Donald said the wave of new and increasingly larger ships on order was turning into a worrying trend which could limit yield growth as lines are forced to aggressively compete for passenger markets.

“In an ideal world, you wish it wasn’t happening,” he said.

Donald’s comments come just days after MSC Cruises doubled its order of vessels with capacity of 5,000 passengers plus, from two vessels to four.

Royal Caribbean recently signed an order for its fourth Oasis-class ship, while Holland America Line, Norwegian Cruise Lines, P&O Cruises World Cruising and Carnival Cruise Lines itself will all take delivery of at least one new ship in the next four years.

The Carnival boss said while he didn’t expect ticket prices to rise much for the foreseeable future, employing best practices to bring expenses down while increasing onboard revenue was part of

Carnival’s own “sound” strategy.“The reality is the only way

you’re going to grow is onboard revenue and ticket yield.

“But we need to have demand be much higher [and] that is a challenge,” Donald continued.

He warned that “super aggressive” pricing tactics devised to fill ships could become an industry-wide problem if it begins.

“People say, ‘I’m not going to go on that ship, but cruises only cost this much, and I don’t want to pay more than that because I don’t want to get ripped off’.”

However, Donald said all of the new capacity did have an upside, with cruising now firmly in the limelight, generating media hype.

Packed with news Today’s issue of TD Cruise Update features three pages of all the latest cruise information from Australia and worldwide.

River Royale refurbedimages have been released by

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises showcasing its newly-refurbished River Royale vessel.

Upgrades include a redesign of the Blue Fox dining space and the Vinoteque private dining room, with the works carried out ahead of Royale’s relocation to the French wine region of Bordeaux.

In addition, L’Occitane branded body products have been added to suites, with 13 loose leaf tea varieties from Newby of London also available on River Royale.

For a look at the refurbished vessel, check out our Facebook photo gallery by CliCKing Here.

Win a car with P&OOnly three weeks remain to get

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Virtual AmaReina tourapt has launched a 360° virtual

tour of its newest river cruise ship, the AmaReina, with all public areas, cabin categories, dining rooms and lounges available to view - CliCK Here for the tour.

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MSC restructures pricinglaunCHing its first 18-month

brochure later this week, MSC Cruises will unveil ‘experience’ pricing categories, each catering to a different type of holiday.

The four experiences - ‘Bella’, ‘Fantastica’, ‘Aurea’, and ‘MSC Yacht Club’ - take their names from cabin categories on MSC ships.

Lynne Clarke, managing director of MSC Cruises Australia and New Zealand, said clients would be able to “personalise their holiday even further” by selecting one of the four experiences.

“We really want to give travellers even more choices regarding their cruises, so that’s where our experience pricing comes in,” she said.

Due to be released online on 05 Jun, the new brochure, covering Oct 2014 to Apr 2016, will also include earlybird savings from $200pp up to $500pp when combining two cruises.

“We urge people to start planning and booking from now considering this remarkable early bird sale will end 31 Aug 2014,” Clarke said.

MSC is sending a ship to Australia for the first time next year, with “overwhelming” sales reported for the 33-night Grand voyage from Dubai to

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Azamara pays flightsFree return flights are being

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The AzAmazing Asia offer is valid for sale until 31 Jul and applies to new bookings of Oceanview stateroom berths or higher.

RCI Global WOW saletHree bonus offers are available

in Royal Caribbean’s latest four-day WOW sale, which kicked off over the weekend, ending tomorrow and valid on all sailings except on Quantum-class vessels.

Cabins are priced from $1,099 per person, with deals on sailings departing from today onwards.

Depending on the length of cruise booked, onboard credits of up to US$200 per stateroom are on offer, along with half price deposits and Buy 1 Get 1 50% off.

Deals include a 13-night Australia and Asia Experience on Voyager of the Seas from Singapore to Sydney, departing on 25 Sep.

Upon arrival in Sydney, Voyager will have recently emerged from a drydock makeover in which the Flow-Rider surfing simulator and many other enhancements will be installed for guests to enjoy.

New Liberty terminalgrOund has been broken on

a second cruise terminal at Cape Liberty, New Jersey, with an aim to be completed ahead of the Nov debut of Quantum of the Seas.

Royal Caribbean Cruises will fund the US$55m development, which will include check-in desks, customs, immigration, upgraded pier front and 900-space carpark.

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The Austrian National Tourist Office is hosting a group of travel agents in Vienna this week in the lead-up to tomorrow’s launch of the new Avalon Illumination.

Avalon’s latest “Suite Ship” will debut with Deborah Hutton as Godmother before its three day inaugural cruise to Budapest.

With Vienna being such a key destination on the Danube River, Austrian Tourism has taken the opportunity to showcase the destination with a wide variety of activities over the last few days.

The participants have enjoyed cycle tours, cooking classes, concert and opera performances, horse-drawn carriage rides, walking the city streets and tours of some of the museums.

Austria’s rich culinary scene has also been explored, and a highlight of the trip tomorrow will be an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the famous Spanish Riding School before boarding the ship.

Read Thu’s TD Cruise Update for exclusive coverage of the launch and see our Vienna blogs at www.traveldaily.com.au/blog.

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Vienna, Austria

Fiji Princess relaunchBlue Lagoon Cruises has

resumed operations of its three, four & seven night Yasawa Island cruises on the newly renovated and refurbished Fiji Princess.

Adopting a nautically inspired colour scheme, the refreshed vessel now boasts the result of $1.2m of work, with furniture and cabin amenities upgraded.

Chief executive officer Peter Duncan said it was high time the ship had a rest and a makeover.

“This refurbishment has been a long time in the planning, and is a major investment by Blue Lagoon Cruises not only into our vessel and product offering, but will also raise the bar of cruising experiences available in Fiji.

“Blue Lagoon Cruises has recently come under our management and we have made several changes based on guest feedback including brand new itineraries with a maximum of four hours cruising each day, more activities and a more personal experience of the Fijian culture,” Duncan added.

The company recently kicked off an intensive trade relaunch at the recent Fiji Tourism Exchange trade show in Denarau.

For photos of the new-look Fiji Princess vessel, CliCK Here.

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P O R T H O L E

underdOgs unfortunately don’t always win, as evidenced late last month by rebellious Kiwi shack builder Paul Jepson.

The anti-authoritative builder was featured in this column in Apr (CU 29 Apr) for his rustic shack built smack-bang in the middle of Nelson Harbour which was proving a headache for local fishing and cruise vessels.

A court order to remove the illegal dwelling expired without action, seeing the Environment Court authorities in to remove the structure by towing it to land and dismantling it.

Its owner/occupant Jepson was nowhere to be found when the authorities moved in.

The shack was fitted with a rainwater collection system, personal stove and a bed, but no plumbing, using wooden pallets and corrugated iron.

Supporters of Jepson said he just wanted to live peacefully, albeit with a fantastic view.

Aussies among the first on Jade

Originally launched for the first time only weeks ago, Scenic Tours recently welcomed this group of Aussie agents aboard its brand new Scenic Jade for a taste of the wonders of life onboard.

The group of 26 travelled along the Rhine from Nuremberg to Amsterdam, enjoying one week of the 15-day ‘Jewels of Europe’ cruise itinerary.

The group stopped at Bamberg, Würzburg, Wertheim, Rüdesheim and Cologne before disembarking in Amsterdam.

Along the way, the group partook in an excursion on the Romantic Road to the town of Rothenberg and mingled with the residents of Freudenberg in an experience inclusive of a medieval feast at Marksburg Castle.

Scenic Tours inclusions such as private butler service, onboard electronically-assisted bicycles for hire and the GPS guided touring system Scenic Tailormade were also tried, tested and enjoyed.

When leaving the ship in the Dutch capital, the agents also took in a tour to the windmills of Zaanse Schans, capped off with

an Italian dinner at Portobellos.pictured above onboard Scenic

Jade, starting at the bottom of the stairs from left is Vanessa Pine, Helloworld Strathpine; Tracy Rivers, National Seniors Travel; Liam O’Donnell, FC Doncaster; Lisa Bechly, Escape Travel Charlestown North; Marnie Cowan, Helloworld Wangaratta; Grant Horrigan, HWT Mount Gambier; Timothy Hickingbotham, Ballarat Travel & Cruise; Rachel Horsting, Sorrento Quay Travel & Cruise Centre; Claire Steel, Tour De Force; Fiona Laureau, HWT Toowoomba; Claire Turner, Escape Travel North Adelaide; Tanya Glass, Helloworld Albury; Kate Arnold, HWT Sylvania; Kellie Stevens, HWT Wagga; Adriana Abal, Scenic Tours; Kerrie Henkel, HWT Mildura; Scott Stephenson, Scarfe & Turner Travel Associates Darwin; Beverly Mitchell, Helloworld Capalaba; Tania Allen, Oliver Travel Adelaide; Sheryl Wilkinson, HWT Mandurah; Jane Moggridge, Scenic Tours; Luke Smith, Escape Travel Darwin and Melissa Sperrer, Scenic Tours.

Cruise solo with FredspeCial offers for solo cruisers

have been released by Fred Olsen Cruise Lines on select departures in its 2015/16 program.

If booked by 30 Jun, selected twin-bed cabins carry reduced 50% or $0 single supplements.

Eligible destinations include sailings to the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean, Iceland, Northern Europe, Fjords and many more.

Solo travellers are also catered to with gatherings to meet other travellers, with seats at dinner and shore excursions then able to be matched with a companion.

Science behind the icerOyal Caribbean International

has launched a new video delving into the logistical challenges and innovations required behind its popular ice-skating rinks at sea.

In the video, RCI vice president entertainment Nick Weir talks about the project of designing and maintaining the rink as well as developing shows to present to guests while cruising.

To view the film, CliCK Here.

Scuba below surfacesilversea Expeditions will offer

scuba diving as part of its activity options on selected voyages on Silver Discoverer in 2014/15.

Twelve dive sites are accessible in the Asia-Pacific for experienced divers on 12 voyages running between Sep 2014 to Dec 2015.

Special criteria must be met for travellers to be allowed to dive.

Cruise Calendar

BRISBANEPacific Dawn 07 JunSea Princess 08 Jun

SYDNEYCarnival Spirit 07 Jun

AucklANDPacific Pearl 06 Jun

Travel Daily Cruise Update’s calendar details upcoming port calls of cruise ships at various destinations around Australia and New Zealand.

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