Maritime History

• Cunard’s first ship wasn’t in fact Britannia… Unicorn launched in June 1840

Cruise News:

• Carnival Corp to sell 6 ships within 90 days.
• Viking Floats Out Seventh Ocean Ship Viking Venus at Italian Shipyard
• Silversea announces 3 ships in Asia for 2021/22. Moon (new), Muse flag ship) and Shadow.
• Hurtigruten resumes cruises in Norway and announces post COVID measures onboard.
• Saga confirms the sale of much loved Saga Sapphire to a Turkish operator

CLIA

• Pete from Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) Joins the podcast to talk about what to do in Auckland, New Zealand.  

Cruise Review

• Bruce Piper (Editor of Cruise Weekly) reviews his cruise onboard APT’s AmaMagna on the Lower Danube in 2019.  
• Itinerary: Budapest – Durnstein, Melk, Grein   
• APT Info: https://bit.ly/2BmXPmy
• AmaMagna Ship Info: https://bit.ly/2YVwfoE
• AmaMagna Departures: https://bit.ly/2NgyTjk
• Travel & Cruise Weekly – https://travelandcruiseweekly.com.au/ 
• Keep Dreaming – Free E-Magazine – https://travelandcruiseweekly.com.au/category/magazines/keep-dreaming/

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Guests:

• Chris Frame: https://bit.ly/3a4aBCg   
• Chris’s Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ChrisCunard
• Peter Kollar:  https://www.cruising.org.au/Home

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