Listener Question:

• Simon asks – What prompted the change in names, of Cunard ships from ending in ia, ic to the use of  queen?

Maritime History

• How has food and dining evolved from the earliest ships to today.

Cruise News:

• Extension of AU/NZ cruise pause
•               Princess 12 Dec 2020 (Plus 2 world cruises cancelled for early 2021)
•               P&O Australia – 2 Dec 2020
•               Carnival (AU Ships) – 2 Dec 2020
•               Royal Caribbean, Celebrity & Azamara 31 Oct 2020
• Cunard – QE  25 Mar 2021, QM2 18 Apr 2021, QV 16 May 2021  
• Carnival announced Carnival Spirits year round deployment for 2022 & early 2023 from Brisbane.  
• MSC Cruises celebrates the float out of MSC Seashore
• MSC Cruises offers reduced fares on cruises to all health care workers helping fight the pandemic.
• MSC Cruises has announced that regretfully the Company must postpone the restart of MSC Magnifica until 26 September.
• Viking opens 2023 river cruises for sale at 2020 prices and risk free guarantee allowing guests to change plans up to 24hrs prior to departure.
• Crystal opens up reservations for Crystal Esprit (yacht) through to early 2024.
• Fred Olsen Cruise Lines confirm the departure of Boudicca and Black Watch.

CLIA
Pete recommends ports walking and self-discovery is highly recommended.

• Dublin, Ireland
• Singapore
• Venice, Italy
• Vancouver, Canada  
• Boston, USA  

Cruise Review

• Brogan reviews his Seabourn Ovation cruise from Monte Carlo to Athens in late 2019.
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• Seabourn Ovation: https://bit.ly/2D5rQbI
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