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New speakers and format for CLIA Australasia’s Cruise360

Chris Austin, Seabourn’s svp global sales and marketing, and Terry Thornton, svp port operations, guest care and Carnival international for Carnival Cruise Line, have been named as new speakers for Cruise360 Australasia.

Helen Hutcheon, Australasia correspondent

April 26, 2017

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They will join Princess Cruises’ Jan Swartz and Azamara Club Cruises' Larry Pimentel at the fourth Cruise 360 Australasia to be held at Hyatt Regency Sydney on August 25-26.

CLIA Australasia md Joel Katz has also announced that delegates will have a choice of educational breakout sessions.

‘The workshops will cover topics integral to the success of cruise travel agents, such as marketing to millennial travellers, using social media to grow a business and leveraging personal branding,' Katz said.

He also announced that radio host and business commentator Ross Greenwood, who was a huge success last year, will return to host this year’s event.

It is being held over two days for the first time to give delegates the opportunity to inspect Pacific Explorer, the latest addition to P&O Cruises Australia’s fleet, which arrives at the Overseas Passenger Terminal on August 26.

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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