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More Australian holiday-makers choosing to cruise

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Original article by Roy Morgan Research
Market Research Update – Page: Online : 18-Aug-14

A Roy Morgan Single Source survey has found that 10,699,000 Australians aged 14+ took at least one holiday of at least three nights’ duration in the year to June 2014. Some 4.5 per cent of these people opted for a cruise holiday for their last long trip, compared with just 3.2 per cent in the year to June 2011. The South Pacific was the most popular cruise destination in the year to June 2014, while 33.4 per cent of Australians who opted for a cruise holiday were in the 50-64 age group and 37.5 per cent were aged 65+

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ROY MORGAN RESEARCH LIMITED, P&O CRUISES AUSTRALIA LIMITED, THE PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LIMITED

Fremantle tipped as a cruising hotspot

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Original article by Kent Acott
The West Australian – Page: 3 : 9-Jul-14

Stuart Allison, vice-president Australia and New Zealand at the Princess Cruises line, predicts Fremantle in Western Australia (WA) to be one of the major growth markets. Cruise Line Industry Association data show that currently just 2.7% of WA residents book cruises, below the national average of 3.6%. Princess will expand its schedule of winter cruises from Fremantle to have an all-year presence, generating $A30m-plus for the state economy

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PRINCESS CRUISES, CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION

Seven loses Mermaid challenge

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Original article by Andrew Burrell
The Australian – Page: 22 : 2-Jul-14

Federal Court judge Lindsay Foster has rejected an appeal against an Australian Communications & Media Authority (ACMA) ruling, sought by Seven West Media. ACMA had sided with offshore services provider Mermaid Marine, after that firm lodged a complaint about Seven Network. The free-to-air TV group’s "Sunday Night" had accused the captain of a Mermaid vessel of "murder and cowardice", when he decided conditions were too severe to come to the aid of another ship in the Gulf of Mexico

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MERMAID MARINE AUSTRALIA LIMITED – ASX MRM, SEVEN WEST MEDIA LIMITED – ASX SWM, SEVEN NETWORK LIMITED, TRINITY LIFTBOAT SERVICES LLC, FEDERAL COURT OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY, GEOKINETICS INCORPORATED, UNITED STATES. NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD