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It was another bumper week in cruising with Norwegian not only releasing the very impressive balance of images of their ‘Project Breakaway’ staterooms but also celebrating the first cut of steel for Norwegian Breakaway.

The campaign of excitement by the line has been interesting to follow and I only hope that this build up of anticipation will be as climactic on the ships’ launches as it is now.

Brisbane welcomed Sun Princess this week to commence her inaugural season home porting in the city with Princess Cruises heralding her arrival as the start of the Australian summer cruising season.

Whilst Australian passenger numbers continue to increase rapidly, my hope is that international passengers see the itinerary options presented by a wider variety of cruise lines as the perfect excuse to visit our side of the world.

Where are you heading on your next cruise? Will you be sailing locally or experiencing cruising in the northern hemisphere?

Yours in cruising,
Natalie

	Bumper summer cruise season for Carnival Australia More than 310,000 passengers will sail through Australian waters on board a Carnival Australia ship this summer, making the 2011-2012 season the largest one yet for the company.
	One Ocean Expeditions expands fleet Akademic Sergey Vavilov will join Akademik Ioffe as the second polar expedition vessel for One Ocean Expeditions next November.
	Norwegian Staterooms revealed The balance of stateroom designs for Norwegian Breakaway and Norwegian Getaway have recently been unveiled, blending the form and function of the line’s Jewel class ships with the modern design touches onboard Norwegian Epic.
	Brisbane welcomes Sun Princess Sun Princess cruised down the Brisbane River this week to become the largest ship ever to be based in the sunshine state.
	Variety Cruises funds African school Variety Cruises will be funding the construction of a school in Lamin Koto village on the Gambia River as part of its new philanthropic initiative.
	Norwegian Breakaway steel cutting The first of Norwegian’s ‘Project Breakaway’ ships is underway at the MEYER WERFT shipyard in Papenburg Germany with the first piece of steel cut.
	Seven Seas Voyager receives facelift The 700-passenger Seven Seas Voyager emerged from drydock earlier this week complete with renovated suites and public areas.
ANMM Collection. Reproduced courtesy of the Australian National Maritime Museum