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1 week ago | 
karryon.com.au | Sally Macmillan
“Reflecting on the experience brings a smile to my face,” says South Perth Travel Co-Owner and Manager Ceri Beal-White. “Each day was one of a kind and like nothing I had experienced before.
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3 weeks ago | 
karryon.com.au | Sally Macmillan
Khanna has worked for Ananda in the Himalayas since 2008, but considering that her great-grandfather was the famed Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi, founder and chairman of Oberoi Hotels & Resorts, hospitality is clearly in her genes. “As a fourth-generation hotelier, I was naturally inclined toward hospitality, but I always kept my options open,” she says. “To ensure I was making the right decision, I took a gap year after school and gained firsthand experience by working in a hotel for a year.
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3 weeks ago | 
karryon.com.au | Sally Macmillan
In January 2024, Steve Odell rejoined Regent Seven Seas Cruises as the line’s SVP and Chief Sales Officer after a year’s early retirement, moving from Sydney to the head office in Miami. Following a recent reshuffle at RSSC’s and Oceania Cruises’ parent company, NCL Holdings, Jason Montague was appointed Chief Luxury Officer and Odell was promoted to SVP International and Consumer Sales for both RSSC and Oceania Cruises.
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1 month ago | 
karryon.com.au | Sally Macmillan
Cyclone Alfred is threatening to do its worst in Southeast Queensland when I depart for New Orleans in early March for the start of an eight-day cruise to Memphis, and the weather in America’s South is equally unsettled. The city’s famed Mardi Gras celebrations have been disrupted by wild winds and fierce thunderstorms – but it’s business as usual by the time I join our media group for dinner at buzzy French-Creole restaurant Tableau in the heart of the French Quarter.
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1 month ago | 
karryon.com.au | Sally Macmillan
It’s full steam ahead at Oceania Cruises. The boutique luxury cruise line welcomed its seventh ship, Oceania Vista, in 2023, her sister ship Oceania Allura arrives in July 2025, and two new 1,450-guest ships are scheduled to set sail in 2027 and 2029.
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1 month ago | 
karryon.com.au | Sally Macmillan
The day before Azamara Onward sets off on her Western Australia and Bali voyage – part of her world cruise – she and her sister ship Azamara Pursuit had sailed into Sydney Harbour together in a spectacular first for the boutique cruise line. Along with a group of travel media and travel partners, I board Azamara Onward at Sydney’s White Bay Cruise Terminal on a fresh summery day for the Sydney-Adelaide leg of the 22-night voyage to Bali.
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1 month ago | 
karryon.com.au | Sally Macmillan
Regent Seven Seas Cruises’ Vice President Sales & General Manager, Asia Pacific, Lisa Pile, says when she moved from the luxury hotel industry to her new role, her biggest challenge was learning the lingo. “Very early on in my employment, Steve Odell – who was then SVP and Managing Director of Asia Pacific across the three brands (NCL, Oceania and RSSC) – asked me to attend a meeting with regards to the ‘shakedown cruise’ for our new Seven Seas Explorer.
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1 month ago | 
karryon.com.au | Sally Macmillan
As everyone in the cruise business knows, CLIA Australasia’s 22nd Cruise Industry Awards will be making a spectacular splash at Sydney’s Star Event Centre on 8 March – we’re looking forward to seeing many of our good friends at the popular event. One of these is long-time industry stalwart Phil Hoffmann, whose several dozen impressive accolades include an Order of Australia (AM) and membership of the CLIA Hall of Fame.
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2 months ago | 
karryon.com.au | Sally Macmillan
Having met Melanie Carter on a recent cruise onboard Silversea’s Silver Nova, I was amazed to discover she only recently became a cruise convert. She says that after sailing the Mediterranean with Virgin Voyages a couple of years ago, she was hooked. “I’m now doing all the training I can, go to every ship inspection I can and have just taken my kids on their first cruise, on Disney Wonder,” she says. “They absolutely loved it and I can see a lot more cruise holidays in our future.
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2 months ago | 
karryon.com.au | Sally Macmillan
The inaugural River Cruise Showcase at last year’s sold-out Cruise360 was incredibly well- attended, and advisors should book early for the August 2025 Cruise360 in Brisbane, where river cruising will once again be in the spotlight. CLIA Australasia’s Managing Director in Australasia, Joel Katz, says that river cruising has been evolving rapidly over recent years, giving travellers a “huge variety of choices” and an increasingly diverse range of experiences to enjoy.
