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Australias wave season sets sailThe 2013-14 interna onalcruise season has o ciallystarted, with a record numberof ships set to visit our shoreshis summer.AMID the war ships, tall ships and a prince

on a yacht on Sydney Harbour for the RoyalAustralian Navys Interna onal Fleet Review,

the rst interna onal cruise ship also arrivedon the weekend, kicking o Australias peak -and busiest ever - cruising period.

Royal Caribbeans Rhapsody of the Seas docked at dawn on 04 October, ready for itsseventh consecu ve season down under.

The six-month period will see more than 40ships making around 600 calls to Australianports many for the rst me.

Among the 15 maiden calls are SeabournSojourns visits to Eden, Geelong, Kangaroo

Island, Burnie, Bunbury, Geraldton andExmouth, and APTs MS Caledonian Sky inDarwin, Port Essington, Wessell Islands,Macquarie Island and Norfolk Island.

Western Australia also welcomes its onlylocally based ship, Cruise & Mari me Voyages

Astor , which is scheduled to reach Fremantleon 11 December for a series of cruises inAustralia and Asia.

According to Cruise Lines Interna onalAssocia on Australasia, 2013-14 will also seean unprecedented 202 roundtrip sailings fromSydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Fremantle,

o ering a record number of opportuni es forpeople to cruise from their doorstep.

Keep up to date with the movements of visi ng ships with the Cruise Weekly CruiseCalendar (see right).

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Cruise Weeklys cruise calendar detailsupcoming port calls of passenger cruise shipsat various destinations in Australia and NewZealand.

BRISBANESea Princess Thu 10 OctPacific Dawn Sat 12 OctDawn Princess Mon 13 Oct

SYDNEYPacific Pearl (WBCT) Wed 9 OctPacific Jewel (WBCT) Thur 10 OctDawn Princess (WBCT) Fri 11 Oct

Radiance of the Seas (OPT) Fri 11 OctRhapsody of the Seas (OPT) Sat 12 OctRadiance of the Seas (OPT) Sun 13 OctPacific Jewel (WBCT) Mon 14 Oct

DARWINSun Princess Wed 9 OctCoral Princess Thur 10 Oct

AUCKLANDSea Princess Fri 11 Oct

WELLINGTONSea Princess Mon 14 Oct

TAURANGASea Princess Sat 12 Oct

Island Passage relaunchedAFTERan extensive makeover, Island Escape

Cruises is set to reintroduce its luxury smallship Island Passage on an inaugural series of New Zealand ordland cruises in December.

The vessels hull will be completelysandblasted and repainted, and cabinsrefurbished with new carpet, furniture andluxury bed linens, while upgraded bathroomswill be stocked with LOccitane toiletries.

For the rst me a cruise director will also join the shipboard team.

Limited space is s ll available on selectedsailings - see www.islandescapecruises.com .

New Zealand opens todayTHE cruise season has also commenced in

New Zealand, where Radiance of the Seas sailed into Picton this morning.

The Royal Caribbean ship will be followedthis week by Princess Cruises Sea Princessvisi ng the Bay of Islands, Napier, Tauranga,Wellington, Akaroa and Port Chalmers.

This year brings fewer ships and passengersthan the record-breaker of 2012 but CruiseNew Zealand an cipates a big explosiona er the expansion of the Panama Canal in2015 when lots of ships that werent able tocome here before can more easily come here,said CNZ execu ve o cer Raewyn Tan.
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THE dreaded norovirus, which a ectsthousands of cruise passengers every year,could soon sink into history.

In the US, an experimental vaccinetrial has shown promising results, withresearchers repor ng it reduced symptomsby 52%.

The tests provide op mism that avaccine could be developed for the highlycontagious illness, known as the cruise shipvirus.

Norovirus occurs in many other con nedareas, such as schools, childcare centres andhospitals, and can spread through infectedfood or water, contaminated surfaces andeven through the air.

The study doesnt sound like much fun 98 volunteers drank water laced with thevirus and were then injected with either thevaccine or a placebo.

26 people given the vaccine and 29 peoplegiven the placebo were infected.

Ten people in the vaccinated group hadmild, moderate or severe vomi ng and/or

diarrhoea compared with 20 in the non-vaccinated group.

Currently there is no treatment or cure forthe virus, the most common cause of viralgastroenteri s in children and adults.

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Viking river crashes continueVIKINGRiver Cruises has had a bad run inEurope, clocking up ve accidents in the pastve weeks.The most recent, on the Rhine on Saturday,

involved Viking Bragi colliding with a retainingwall near Duisburg, Germany.

The vessel was then bumped by a small cargoship and several passengers su ered minorcuts, but did not require medical a en on,according to the company.

Authori es inspected the Bragi , which hascon nued to sail as scheduled.

The incident is the h in just over a month

and the second in a week, according to areport in Cruise Cri c.Last week the Viking Sun hit a pier at a

quarry, while the Viking Forset had threeaccidents in September.

No one was injured in any of the incidents.

Storm delays Carnival shipsTWO Carnival Cruise Line ships, bound for

heir US homeport in New Orleans, weredelayed over the weekend due to a tropicaltorm tracking toward the northern Gulf Coast.

Carnival Elaton was scheduled to returnon Saturday from a ve-day trip and Carnival Conquest on Sunday from a seven-day cruise,

but both arrived back yesterday.Each ships next cruises will be cut short, with

Carnival to provide par al refunds.

Rivers set for clean-up campaignUniworld has ini ated anenvironmental sustainabilityproject which encouragescruise lines to be er protecthe worlds rivers.UNIWORLDBou que River Cruises and its

non-pro t arm, TreadRight, have produced an industry- rst guide of strategies to reduce

water and energy use and waste genera on oniver cruise ships.The move aims to catch up with oceanruising, which has invested heavily in greenerruising over the past decade.Speaking exclusively to Cruise Weekly from

Los Angeles, the lines president Guy Youngaid it was me for river cruise operators toake ac on.The big ships do a lot of work collec vely to

protect the worlds oceans but there is not theame focus on the river cruising side, so this ishe rst step to get the industry to take more

no ce of the rivers we cruise on.Its important to ensure sustainable riverruising, considering how fast its growing.Young said that the sectors recent rapid

growth had its bene ts.

Standards are ge ng be er and the newervessels are more e cient and advanced intheir water recycling and waste management,he said.

Egypt is top of Youngs list for improvements.With almost 300 river cruise ships on the

Nile, you can have six of them ed up in Luxor,giving o fumes, so there is huge poten al toimprove the environment in Egypt, he said.

But even in Europe, there is so much morethat we could be doing.

The best prac ces o ered in the guide, which

provides training materials to help companiesimplement the recommenda ons, come frominves ga ons of environmental performanceand management collected through audits on12 Uniworld ships in Egypt and Europe.

The sixty-page guide, EnvironmentalSustainability for River Cruising, can bedownloaded from the Travel Founda onwebsite at www.thetravelfounda on.org.uk .

New Crystal Cruises chiefEDIEBornstein, who le Azamara Club

Cruises two weeks ago, has turned up asCrystal Cruises new president and chief opera ng o cer.

Bornstein, most recently Azamaras seniorvice president of sales and marke ng, replacesGregg Michel.

Ship ordered for AsiaGENTINGHong Kong Ltd, the largest

shareholder in Norwegian Cruise Line HoldingsLtd, has ordered a 1,682-passenger shipfrom Meyer Wer , scheduled for delivery inOctober 2016.

The company said it plans to use the vesselto serve China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, whereit will be based.
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CrewPro leThis week Cruise Weekly speaks with HenkKlos, Captain onboard APT/AmaWaterwaysAmaLyra .For how long haveyou been working oncruise ships?13 years in total.

When did you joinAmaWaterways?In 2009 I becameCaptain of the AmaLyra in 2010,then in 2012, I wasappointed CorporateFleet Captain, liaising between the ships andthe o ce. As much as I enjoyed this role, Ireally missed sailing and the daily contactwith passengers and crew. So this year Irejoined the AmaLyra as Captain.

What is the best thing about working forAmaWaterways?The company has a very special working

culture. Its very much a team environment,with each of us 100% committed tosupporting each other to deliver the bestservice to our guests. Were very much like aclose knit family.

What is your favorite cruising destination?The Rhine River with its castles and cities,such as Cologne and Koblenz; the MoselRiver with its wine region and the cityof Trier; Wertheim on the Main River orWurzburg; and the Danube with Regensburg,Passau, Vienna & Budapest.

What do you enjoy most about your job?Sailing. Its in my blood. I also enjoy theinteraction with passengers and crew.

Do you have any embarrassing cruise storiesyou can share with us?Two guests, after a swim, decided to hangup some wet swimming gear in their cabinto dry. Unfortunately they chose to use thesprinkler system as their clothes hanger,smashing the glass and setting it o . Insteadof wet swimmers, they ended up with anincredibly wet cabin!

How do you spend your holidays/vacation

when you return home?Due to the busy summer sailing schedule, Itend to spend my time o relaxing at home.The Caribbean is always a popular choice forme.

Voyager of the Seas specialROYALCaribbean is o ering fares from just$1249 per person twin share in an interior

stateroom aboard a 14 night New ZealandAdventure cruise on its Voyager of the Seas .

The deal applies to the 23 Nov 2013Sydney departure of the vessel which takesin Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Wellington,Dunedin, Dusty Sound, Doub ul Sound andMilford Sound as well as Tasmania.

Sister brand Celebrity Cruises also has a$1,999 fare available on a 22 Dec Celebrity Solstce Sydney departure cruising for 12 nightsto Auckland.

Travel agents have details of both deals orcall 1800 754 500 for more info.

Divina entertainment oferMSC Cruises has unveiled some of the wide

array of entertainment and ac vi es whichwill be available on its MSC Divina when it isdeployed in the Caribbean next month.

According to cruise director AndreSchlemmer, the ship will premiere severalexci ng musical produc ons, headlineentertainers and comedians, new familyprograms and an outdoor cinema for rst-run

lms, classes and special broadcast events.Caribbean sailings will include Dueling Pianos

in the Jazz Bar as well as comedic magicianLevent and Sco Record, the singing comedyimpressionist.

And in keeping with its Italian heritage MSC Divina will also showcase current favouritesincluding a special presenta on of Verdis LaTraviata opera; Sogno Italiano , a tribute toItalian popular music; the Michael Jackson-themed Starwalker show; and Billy Bones ,inspired by the Pirates of the Caribbean.

Onboard enrichment programs includestargazing classes, wine tas ng, mixologyclasses, jewellery making, Italian lessons,cooking classes and daily ballroom dancinginstruc on.

Discover the World brochureDISCOVERthe World

Cruising hasreleased its new2014 CruisingEurope andExo c Cornersbrochure, whichthe companysays is lledwith cruise andtour holidaysfrom the exci ng

to the unusual.Productfeatured in the brochure includes the in mateyacht/small ship experiences of Variety Cruisesand the more conven onal o ering of LouisCruises, along with a huge array of pre andpost cruise Seatour extensions and hotel stays.

Earlybird o ers include bonus fare savingsof 20% per person on select 2014 voyageswhen booked by 31 Jan 2014, while there area rac ve SMART fares available with LouisCruises on 4, 5 and 8 day voyages throughoutGreece and Turkey.

See your travel agent for more informa on orcall 1800 OCEANS (1800 623 267).

Mumbai-Goa-Maldives planNEWPORT Mari me hopes to start a cruise

service in India next year, basing the ex- MV Gemini (to be renamed MV Asian Pride ) andthe ex- MV Crown Majesty (to be renamed MV

Asian Song ) in Mumbai.Opera ng under the brand name Royal Asian

Cruise Line, the new line would o er a seven-night i nerary on the Mumbai-Goa-Maldives-Colombo-Mumbai route between October andApril and an 11-night i nerary to Dubai fromMay to September.

Newport Mari me, which is based inChennai and registered in the Bahamas, isseeking concessions on corporate tax, customsduty, excise duty, sales tax, port charges andliquor licence and other incen ves to beginopera ons in 2014.

Indias shipping ministry is evalua ng theproposal but a decision on gran ng incen vesto the cruise ship operator rests withother government departments, a ministryspokesperson told local media.

Currently, no interna onal ocean cruise linesuse an Indian port as a home port.

Louis Cruise Lines a empted a service basedin Cochin in 2010 but pulled out a er 40 days,ci ng the high charges levied by the harbour.

Christmas with True NorthNORTH Star Cruises will o er a very special

Christmas experience this year, with a fournight voyage depar ng Sydney Harbour onChristmas night, 25 December.

The Sydney Rocks cruise will put passengersin the front row for the start of the Sydney

to Hobart yacht race on Boxing Day beforecruising to the Hawkesbury river.A second departure will showcase the

famous Sydney New Years Eve reworksdisplay - for details see your travel agent orwww.northstarcruises.com.au .
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COULD the Ganges become the next hot spot for river cruises? Onan inspection trip I joined last month, four major companies werescoping out the destination.

Although two operators were not yet ready to commit (or tell me!),Scenic Tours and Travel Indochina con rmed theyd be chartering abrand new luxury ship in 2015: the Ganges Voyager .

The only tourist vessel currently exploring the Ganges - and its

tributary, the Hooghly - is the Bengal Ganga .This 56-passenger ship, which launched in 2009, was the rst in 200years to take travellers on overnight cruises in the region. Over theprevious two centuries, the legendary waterway had been graduallyabandoned as the countrys opium trade died o and tra c movedto the railways.

The Ganges also gained a reputation for being polluted, while Indiahas long been regarded as hard work for a tourist.

But things are changing. More than 100 factories have beenclosed down, and in 2011 the West Bengal government initiated abeauti cation project along the riverbank from Kolkata (Calcutta).

Ghats will be renovated, gardens landscaped and footpathsilluminated. One town - an old French settlement - already has a

promenade lined with ornate, almost Parisian lanterns.The streets in most villages are still very littered, but the waterlooks silty rather than dirty, and it de nitely doesnt smell at all.

The vast majority of the scenery is lovely and green - lush rice elds,spice crops and orchards, interspersed with amazing temples and theoccasional British-in uenced palace.

Most sacred sites are immaculate, boasting well-maintainedbuildings, landscaped gardens and spotless grounds.

The Bengal Ganga owner and director of Heritage Cruises is nowpartnering with the US-based Haimark to build the boutique-styleGanges Voyager , which promises to bring a new level of glamour toIndian river cruising.

The ship will have 28 modern fully equipped suites, a sun deck, spa,gym, lounge and dining room serving a mix of Western and Indiancuisine.

So whats the itinerary like? Short answer: fascinating, relaxing,diverse; a cultural and spiritual revelation.Every day o ers visits to historical and religious sites (Hindu,

Buddhist and Hare Krishna) and villages frozen in time.The other main attraction of this journey is that hardly anyone else

has cruised here. There is absolutely nothing touristy about it. Wedidnt see another boat all week - only commuter ferries.

For some locals, we were the rst Westerners they had ever seen.They lined the riverfront to welcome us, waving and calling out

Hello, how are you? Children showed o , somersaulting into thewater, swimming after the boat.

A typical seven-night cruise is bookended by ve-star hotel stays inbustling cities of sensory overload (Delhi, Calcutta, Varanasi) and an

optional extension to Jaipur and the Taj Mahal.The most memorable two days are spent in Varanasi, where thesight of thousands of pilgrims bathing in the river is unforgettable.

Passengers catch rickshaws through the crazy chaotic streets toattend the sunset and sunrise ceremonies and witness a funeral,where bodies are cremated beside the river - this is culture shock inthe extreme.

For details, see www.haimarktravel.com or contact a travel agent.

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