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Dream Cruises makes maiden visit to New Zealand

Dream Cruises continues to homeport and sail beyond Asia as part of its aspiration to be ‘Asia’s Global Cruise Line,’ with Explorer Dream arriving at Auckland’s Queens Wharf on Monday for an inaugural season.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

December 17, 2019

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Nick Hill, chief executive of Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development, and Leigh Robins, cruise operations manager for Port of Auckland, attended a ceremony to mark the company’s maiden visit.

Auckland round-trips

Explorer Dream will operate several round-trips from Auckland, calling at popular ports, including Wellington, Dunedin, Milford Sound, Akaroa, Picton and Napier, until January 26.

On February 2 she departs Auckland for the return voyage to Sydney.

Global aspirations

‘As Dream Cruises commences its journey beyond Asia with Explorer Dream, we are excited to continue with our global aspirations and have Auckland one of our homeports for the current seasonal deployment in the Australasia region,’ Michael Goh, president of Dream Cruises and head of international sales, told guests on Monday.

Return visit

‘Explorer Dream will provide an additional unique vacation experience for New Zealanders as well as inbound international tourists with the growing fly-cruise opportunities, which will pave the way for the return of Explorer Dream to New Zealand in the fourth quarter of 2020,’ Goh 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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