Asia & Australasia

Following this year’s successful inaugural ‘Great Australian Culinary Voyage’ in Queen Elizabeth, Cunard revealed Melbourne chef Karen Martini will headline the event next year.

Costa Cruises is returning to Asia with a series of charter cruises operated by Costa Serena in cooperation with local Asian partners kicking off between June and September.

Former Holland America Group executive Tony Archbold has taken up the role of VP sales APAC for Crystal Cruises.

On Board Tasmanian Expedition Cruises’ 12-passenger catamaran Odalisque III will sail from Hobart next Monday on an inaugural five-day ‘Port Davey Expeditions’ round cruise.

Chris Catanzariti is Norwegian Cruise Line’s new business development manager for New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia.

Silver Spirit called at Hong Kong this week, marking the return of international cruises to the city after a three-year pandemic pause. Domestic cruises to nowhere did operate periodically during this time.

Responding to a news report that Costa Cruises will operate 25 homeport calls in Taiwan this year, a Costa spokesman said that is 'not official information.'

Benjamin Garcia joined Aqua Expeditions this week as sales representative for Australia and New Zealand.

Resorts World Cruises will be chartering Explorer Dream to operate short cruises to nowhere from Hong Kong starting in March.

Coral Expeditions will operate 12 Tasmania voyages between January and March - a record number of sailings by the cruise line to the island state.