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Australia No. 2 market for Azamara, first world voyage to commence from SydneyAustralia No. 2 market for Azamara, first world voyage to commence from Sydney

Azamara Journey will make a world voyage from Sydney to London on March 7, 2018, Larry Pimentel, president and ceo of Azamara Club Cruises, told travel partners and media at a reception in Sydney Monday night.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

October 27, 2015

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It will take 102 days, calling at 62 ports in 29 countries, with 18 late nights, 13 overnights and eight AzAmazing Evenings.

Gavin Smith, regional vp Asia Pacific of Azamara Club Cruises’ parent Royal Caribbean, also announced Australia has replaced the UK as Azamara’s No. 2 source market after North America.

‘The market in Australia has exploded for us,’ Pimentel said. ‘It is about 17% of our business and just five years ago it was less than 1%. It has grown and grown and continues to grow.

‘We are in a year where we are going to have just under 7,000 Australian guests on two small Azamara ships (Azamara Quest and Azamara Journey). 

‘In the next couple of years we will hit 23 different ports in Australia.’

Pimentel said the popularity of Azamara is all the more remarkable as it has never had a ship in Australia until now.

He said the arrival of the 686-passenger Azamara Quest in Darwin on December 28 on the company’s maiden visit to Australia will give local travel agents the opportunity to see the product. 

She arrives in Cairns on January 5 and will make a 10-night ‘Great Barrier Reef’ voyage to Sydney where she will overnight on January 14.

On January 15 she will  make a 16-night ‘Australia and New Zealand’ cruise, arriving in Auckland on January 31. She then makes a 13-night return voyage to Sydney, arriving February 12 for an overnight.

On February 13 the vessel departs Sydney on a 17-night ‘Oceania and Australia’ repositioning cruise to Bali via Hamilton Island, Cairns, Port Douglas, Cooktown, Thursday Island and Darwin.

The AzAmazing evening during an overnight in Hobart en route to New Zealand on the January 15 sailing from Sydney includes a welcome by the Tasmanian Police Pipe Band and a private performance by the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. Passengers will be invited to mingle with the musicians and meet the conductor.

Pimentel is hosting another industry event in Brisbane Tuesday evening.

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About the Author

Mary Bond

Editor in Chief

Mary Bond is Group Director, Seatrade Cruise a division within Informa Markets and responsible for the Seatrade portfolio of global cruise events, print and online cruise publishing.

Mary is also the publisher and editor-in-chief of Seatrade Cruise News and Seatrade Cruise Review magazine.

Mary has worked in the shipping industry for 39 years, first for Lloyd’s Register of Shipping before joining Seatrade’s editorial team in 1985.

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