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Expedition motor-yacht Paspaley Pearl is shipshape

1 day ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Helen Hutcheon

Paspaley Expeditions flew Sydney trade media to Dili, capital of Timor-Leste, to sail on a shakedown voyage to Darwin aboard the motor-yacht Paspaley Pearl. Sarina Bratton, who founded Orion Expedition Cruises and is now executive chair of Paspaley Expeditions, made maritime history when Orion became the first cruise ship to call at the newly-independent nation of East Timor in 2005.
Carnival Corporation & plc 'Mr LNG’ Tom Strang retires

1 day ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Mary Bond

Strang has been leading Carnival’s LNG and future fuels strategy for a decade whilst also being actively involved in a number of other areas including recycling, government affairs and LNG operational issues. He most recently held the position of SVP maritime affairs since 2015.
Bud Darr to keynote Cruise360 Australasia in Brisbane

2 days ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Helen Hutcheon

Cruise Lines International Association President and CEO Bud Darr will present the keynote address at Cruise360 Australasia 2025 in Brisbane August 27-28. Darr took CLIA’s top job in February, having previously held the post of Snr VP technical and regulatory affairs from 2010 to 2017. Before returning to CLIA, he served as MSC Group’s EVP maritime policy & government affairs, based in Geneva. He also served in the US Navy and the US Coast Guard.
Silver Shadow begins port intensive tour of North Europe

4 days ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Mary Bond

Now starts an intensive series of port and destination visits as the Silversea ship retraces the steps of the early Vikings exploring 55 destinations in 16 countries.
Four Seasons’ James Cabello

4 days ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Holly Payne |Mary Bond

Describe the first time you saw a cruise ship. Having been born on the day the first astronaut landed on the moon, I was always interested in exploration and seeking new horizons all throughout my life. Another element from a very young age was the water. Being raised in the very small village of Youngstown, New York on the mouth of the lower Niagara River and Lake Ontario it seemed everyone had a yachting pedigree or at least the love of being on the water.
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection opens Asia Pacific headquarters

1 week ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Helen Hutcheon

A ribbon-cutting ceremony officially opened The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection’sAsia Pacific headquarters in central Sydney’s Australia Square Tower. This follows the appointment of Seb Seward, former head of joint business for British Airways who transferred from the UK to Sydney almost a year ago to take up the role of VP and GM Asia Pacific. Local appointmentsIn March, Seward hired Melbourne-based Anastasia Kotanidis as director, travel partnerships, Australia and New Zealand.
APT Travel Group's Geoff McGeary is mourned

1 week ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Helen Hutcheon

The Australian industry mourns the death of Geoff McGeary, son of Bill McGeary who founded what is now the APT Travel Group. He was 83. Bill McGeary converted his tray truck into a bus to transport commuters left stranded by Melbourne’s 1927 cable-tram strike. McGeary Parlour CoachesMcGeary added more vehicles to what became McGeary Parlour Coaches. When his son Geoff was 19, Bill, who had Parkinson’s disease, was deteriorating and Geoff took over the fleet of five vehicles.
Holland America to retail Blond Amsterdam homeware onboard

1 week ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Mary Bond

Holland America Line has agreed a new partnership with Dutch homeware brand Blond Amsterdam to sell Delft-style items on shops onboard ships. The cruise line is now selling items from Blond Amsterdam in its retail shops on board Oosterdam, Nieuw Statendam, Eurodam, Volendam and Zuiderdam. The new items will be available for purchase across the rest of the fleet by the end of October 2025.
CLIA Australasia reports fewer New Zealanders cruised in 2024

1 week ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Helen Hutcheon

Cruise Lines International Association Australasia’s Source Market Report for New Zealand showed 80,200 New Zealanders took an ocean cruise during 2024, a 7.1% decrease from 2023 when 86,300 sailed. The number is also below the 106,300 people who sailed in 2019. Around two-thirds of New Zealanders (65%, or 52,500) sailed within Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific — traditionally the most popular region for the market.
AmaWaterways appoints first New Zealand sales manager

1 week ago | seatrade-cruise.com | Helen Hutcheon

Auckland-based Tracey Brennan takes up the newly-created role of New Zealand regional sales manager for AmaWaterways on June 23. Brennan is a former business development manager for Regent Seven Seas Cruises in New Zealand. She also previously worked for Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours.