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Registrations open for NZ Cruise 2018 Conference 25th May 2018

Registrations open for NZ Cruise 2018 Conference

Registrations are now open for the New Zealand Cruise Association’s 2018 Conference, to be held in Blenheim from 23 – 24 August.


Auckland port to provide shore power for cruise ships 22nd December 2017 / /

Auckland port to provide shore power for cruise ships

Ports of Auckland has released the results of its study into the feasibility of using shore power for cruise ships berthed in Auckland.


The value of cruise to NZ has been slashed by hundreds of millions of dollars – here’s why 14th December 2017 / /

The value of cruise to NZ has been slashed by hundreds of millions of dollars – here’s why

The estimated value of cruise spend in New Zealand during the 2016-17 season was slashed by $318m in yesterday’s Tourism Satellite Account, prompting questions over the accuracy of previous industry assessments.


Cruise Lines International signs MoU with NZ Cruise 26th November 2017 / /

Cruise Lines International signs MoU with NZ Cruise

Cruise Lines International Association Australasia has announced that it has signed Memoranda of Understandings with the Australian Cruise Association and the New Zealand Cruise Association.


Industry to pay for Auckland’s $10m cruise ship plan 24th November 2017 /

Industry to pay for Auckland’s $10m cruise ship plan

Ports of Auckland will impose new passenger levies to pay for the city council’s $10m plan to accommodate larger cruise ships.


New cruise data provides insight into fast-growing sector 19th October 2017 /

New cruise data provides insight into fast-growing sector

Stats NZ has released its first cruise ship traveller statistics providing insight into the number of passengers and crew arriving and departing New Zealand


IDNZ gears up for record cruise season with new appointments 5th October 2017 /

IDNZ gears up for record cruise season with new appointments

IDNZ Destination Management has hired two key account managers as it prepares for the busiest summer yet for New Zealand’s booming cruise sector. 


Cruise to inject $65m into Wellington for 2017/18 season 4th October 2017 / /

Cruise to inject $65m into Wellington for 2017/18 season

The arrival today of Radiance of the Seas in Wellington marks the start of the summer cruise season in the capital which is expected to inject around $65m into the regional economy.


Auckland set to sail into a record cruise for 2017/18 11th September 2017

Auckland set to sail into a record cruise for 2017/18

The cruise season has officially kicked off for 2017/18 with record numbers of passengers set to sail into Auckland over the next eight months.


NZ Cruise Association Conference 2017 Gallery 1st September 2017

NZ Cruise Association Conference 2017 Gallery

All photos taken by Jeremy Hill of Jeremy Hill Photography https://www.jeremyhill.co.nz


Cruise industry: $25 tourist tax risks deterring ships 1st September 2017

Cruise industry: $25 tourist tax risks deterring ships

Senior cruise line executives have given the Labour Party’s plans to implement a $25 tourist tax short shrift.


New board, new brand, new name for NZ cruise body 1st September 2017

New board, new brand, new name for NZ cruise body

New Zealand’s cruise industry body has a new board, a new brand and a new name following its AGM in Auckland this week


England-Hall: Cruise campaign “when the numbers are right” 1st September 2017

England-Hall: Cruise campaign “when the numbers are right”

Tourism NZ would consider a targeted, cruise specific campaign when the numbers justified it and the timing was right.


NZ Cruise Association Conference 2017 31st August 2017

NZ Cruise Association Conference 2017

Our full editorial write-up of the event, including panel discussions and presentations, appears tomorrow, Friday 1st September.


Marlborough wins NZ Cruise Association Conference 2018 30th August 2017 /

Marlborough wins NZ Cruise Association Conference 2018

Destination Marlborough is delighted to announce that the New Zealand Cruise Association Conference will be held in Marlborough in 2018.


NZ cruise sector to expand to $640m in 2018/19 30th August 2017

NZ cruise sector to expand to $640m in 2018/19

The New Zealand cruise sector is continuing to boom, with the contribution it makes to the nation’s economy projected to increase 43% in the next two years to $640m in the 2018/19 season.


Cruise 2017: Record delegates converge on Auckland 29th August 2017

Cruise 2017: Record delegates converge on Auckland

A record number of delegates are converging on Auckland today for the first full day of the Cruise New Zealand 2017 Conference. 


NZ agents surf wave of demand to attend Cruise360 27th July 2017 / /

NZ agents surf wave of demand to attend Cruise360

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) Australasia is experiencing unprecedented demand from New Zealand travel agents to attend the Cruise360 conference being held in Sydney next month.


NZ Cruise Conference: Riding the growth wave 26th June 2017

NZ Cruise Conference: Riding the growth wave

Regions keen to capture a bigger share of the fast-growing cruise market will have an opportunity to highlight what they are doing to improve port facilities at this year’s Cruise New Zealand Conference in Auckland, 29 August.


Cruise to inject more than $500m next season 26th April 2017 /

Cruise to inject more than $500m next season

Another record cruise season is expected in 2017/18 with the benefit to the New Zealand economy estimated to be worth more than $500m.