Riviera Travel River Cruises hosted a ‘lunch and learn’ event in Sydney for Australian travel advisors and their clients yesterday, to elevate awareness of the brand.

Windstar Cruises has unveiled plans to send its newest ship, Star Seeker, cruising to Alaska and Japan when it joins the fleet in 2026. Windstar last sailed in Alaska and Japan in 2023 before it redeployed Star Breeze to be the year-round ship in Tahiti.

Riviera Travel River Cruises has named Steven Taylor as its new International Sales Manager. Based in the UK, Taylor will be dedicated to driving expansion and growing brand awareness in Australia, further reinforcing the river cruise line’s commitment to the Australian market.

Expect to see a boost in awareness of Virgin Voyages’ inaugural season – and future seasons – Down Under as Richard Branson’s cruise line makes a stronger play at the Australian and NZ markets.

Virgin Voyages will be conducting a series of face-to-face seminars for travel agent partners on the Australian eastern seaboard, kicking off at the end of April.

Virgin Voyages has outlined plans for its third adults-only ship, Resilient Lady, to be deployed to Australia late next year.

Riviera Travel River Cruises has appointed Travel the World (TTW) as the cruise company’s General Sales Agent (GSA) for Australia.

Virgin Voyages’ President and CEO Tom McAlpin announced today that the start-up cruise line is partnering with Travel the World (TTW) as its general sales agent (GSA). The strategy, revealed at Cruise360 Australasia, marks Virgin Voyages’ first step to begin working with travel advisors in Australia.