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No new ship on horizon for North Star CruisesNo new ship on horizon for North Star Cruises

Peter Trembath, gm of North Star Cruises, said today there are no firm plans to build a second ship for the 27-year-old Broome-based company.

Mary Bond, Editor in Chief

May 29, 2014

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Credit: Seatrade Cruise News

Trembath, who was speaking at a media lunch at Otto Ristorante on Sydney's waterfront, said at a similar media briefing in July 2012 that the company had plans on the drawing board for a second ship to join True North II which was purpose-built in Western Australia by Austal in 2005 with accommodation for 36 passengers and 20 crew.

'We still have aspirations for a second ship,' he said.

Meantime, he said, repeat and referral business is booming, with 90% of passengers coming from Australia.

He said there is also big business in charters, which need to be taken out of scheduled departures about 12 months in advance.

He said the mono-hull 50mtr True North II's big advantage over new ships entering Australia's popular Top End cruise market is her size. She is able to go where bigger ships can't and another advantage is her full-time onboard six-passenger helicopter.

The company first visited Papua New Guinea in 2005 and Trembath said voyages along the Sepik River are standouts.

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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