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Australian Cruise Association to hold 25th conference in Wollongong

Stefano Borzone, SVP global port operations and development for Princess Cruises, is a keynote speaker at this year’s 25th conference of the Australian Cruise Association.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

July 18, 2023

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ACA 2023 will be held in the NSW regional port of Wollongong, 85km (53 miles) south of Sydney, August 30-September 1.

Borzone will share the podium with Natasha Montesalvo of EarthCheck, an international tourism advisory group headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland, and Mick Fogg, Ponant Asia Pacific’s director of expeditions and destination development.

Another guest speaker, Sandra Lau of Viva Energy, will discuss the future of alternate fuels and their accessibility in Australia.

Full steam ahead

Tourism Australia MD Phillipa Harrison and Adele Labine-Romain of Deloitte Access Economics are also on the programme, which has the theme ‘full steam ahead,’ at Novotel Wollongong Northbeach.

‘With such a positive outlook for cruise both at home and overseas, our conference will provide the perfect opportunity to come together and ensure we are well positioned to take advantage of future opportunities,’ ACA CEO Jill Abel said.

About the Author

Helen Hutcheon

Australasia correspondent

Helen Hutcheon did her cadetship on a shipping magazine and worked in P&O’s Sydney office for seven years as a public relations journalist.

For 19 years she was deputy editor of Travel Week, which was Australia’s leading trade newspaper that covered major local and international industry events.

In 2008 the late legendary Rama Rebbapragada presented her with an award from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd ‘in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cruising industry.’

In 2010 she won the Neil Frazer Award for ‘outstanding contribution to the cruise industry,’ elevating her to CLIA Australasia’s hall of fame.

She has been the Australasia correspondent for Seatrade Cruise Review since 1997 and for Seatrade Insider (now Seatrade Cruise News) since its launch in 2000.

 

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