Ep38 – True North, Cruising at Christmas and New Ships launching in 2021

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Ep38 - True North, Cruising at Christmas and New Ships launching in 2021
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In episode 38, our last show for 2020, Oli Oldroyd joins us to talk about expedition cruise operator, True North. Peter, reminisces about cruising at Christmas and the festive season. Chris and Baz discuss the ships that were delivered in 2020 but have yet to sail with guests and what new ships are on the horizon for 2021. Thanks to the listeners who sent in their highly anticipated ships.

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True North

  • Commissioned 2005
  • 18 cabins (36 guests)
  • 22 Crew
  • 6 x Adventure vessels (Zodiacs)
  • Helicopter (6 guests)
  • Website: http://bit.ly/34xhP1p
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26 new ships to be delivered in 2021 PLUS 30 new ships under construction for delivery in 2022

Meanwhile, Ships delivered in 2020 – yet to enter service!

  • Virgin Voyages – Scarlet Lady – 110,000 – 2860 berths – Debuted in Feb 2020
  • Saga – Spirit of Adventure – 55,900 – 1000 berths – Delivered Nov 2020
  • Celebrity Apex – 117,000 – 2,900 berths – Delivered Nov 2020
  • P&O UK – Iona – 110,000 – 5,200 berths – Delivered Oct 2020
  • Princess – Enchanted Princess – 145,000 – 3,560 berths

New ships for 2021

  • Aida – AIDAcosma – 180,000 – 5168 berths – Launch Date: Spring 2021
  • Costa – Costa Toscana – 180,000 – 5,766 berths – Launch Date: 2021
  • Holland America Line – Rotterdam – 99,500 – 2,650 berths – Launch Date: July 30, 2021
  • MSC Virtuosa – 177,000 – 4,900 berths – Launch Date: Early 2021
  • MSC Seashore – 169,500 – 5,877 berths – August 2021 – Barcelona and other med ports
  • P&O Australia – Pacific Adventure – 108,865 – 2,636 berths – April 2021 – Sydney
  • P&O Australia – Pacific Encounter – 108,865 – 2600 berths – May 2021 – Brisbane
  • Princess Cruises – Discovery Princess – 143,700 – 3,560 berths – Launch Date: November 2021
  • RCI – Odyssey of the Seas – 167,800 – 4,1800 berths – April 2021 – Civitavecchia, Italy
  • Seabourn Venture – 23,000 – 264 berths
  • Silversea – Silver Moon – 40,700 – 596 berths – April 2021
  • Silversea – Silver Dawn – 40,700  – 596 berths – November 2021
  • Viking Cruises – Viking Venus – 47,842 – 930 berths – Northern Europe
  • Virgin Voyages – Valiant Lady – 110,000 – 2,860 berths – Early 2021 – Barcelona

and more…

  • Atlas – World Navigator – 9,300 – 200 berths
  • Crystal Cruises – Endeavor – 19,800 – 200 berths
  • Emerald – Azzurra – 10,000 – 100 berths
  • Hapag-Lloyd – H/Spirit – 16,100 – 230 berths
  • Havila – 4 ships 2021 Havila Capella’, ‘Havila Castor’, ‘Havila Polaris’ and ‘Havila Pollux – 640 guests
  • Lindblad – NG Resolution – 12,000 – 126 berths
  • Oceanwide Expeditions – Janssonius – 6,300 – 174 berths
  • Ponant – Commandant Charcot – 30,000 – 270 berths
  • Ritz-Carlton – 25,000 – 298 berths
  • Sea Cloud – Spirit – 6,000 – 136 berths
  • Tradewind Voyages – Golden Horizon – 8,770 – 330 berths
  • Swan Hellenic – Minerva – 10,000 – 152 berths

Listeners Choice for 2021

  • Rich – Virgin Voyages – Scarlet Lady
  • Juliana – Celebrity Cruises – Celebrity Apex
  • Eileen – Saga Cruises – Saga Spirit
  • Jan – Hurigruten – Fridtjof Nansen

Baz’s most anticipated ships for 2021

  • Holland America Line – Rotterdam
  • Virgin Voyages – Valiant Lady
  • P&O Australia – Adventure or Encounter
  • MSC Cruises – any ship!

 Chris’s ships of choice for 2021

  • P&O UK – Iona
  • Carnival – Mardi Gras
  • P&O UK Pacific Adventure
  • Holland America Line – Rotterdam

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  • Chris Frame: https://bit.ly/3a4aBCg  
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  • Peter Kollar: https://www.cruising.org.au/Home

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