The Shipping News: Azamara's Aussie adventure awaits

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The Shipping News: Azamara's Aussie adventure awaits

By Brian Johnston
An Azamara ship sails into Sydney.

An Azamara ship sails into Sydney.

AUSTRALIAN JOURNEY

Azamara Club Cruises is returning for its third and biggest season in Australia, kicked off by the arrival of Azamara Journey in January 2018, when it makes maiden calls to Fremantle, Exmouth, Bunbury, Albany and Esperance in Western Australia, and Adelaide and Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Azamara Journey will end the season with the line's inaugural "World Journey", a 102-night extravaganza from Sydney to London, calling at 60 ports in 29 countries. Azamara Quest will also visit Australia's shores, the first time the two ships have been here within one calendar year.

Phone 1800 754 500. See azamaraclubcruises.com

BOATING ALONG

Boating vacation company Le Boat is offering travellers more flexibility next year, with Sunday departures from all its bases on the Canal du Midi and Camargue in France, as well as selected bases in Burgundy, Alsace and Italy. The company has one of the largest selections of rental boats in Europe, with fully equipped kitchens and accommodations for up to 12 passengers; no experience or boating licence is necessary. The company will also be launching on Canada's Rideau Canal, the oldest continuously operated canal system in North America.

Phone 1800 118 940. See leboat.com.au

SAILING CUBA

Seadream Yacht Club is offering 10 voyages that take in Cuba in early 2019. The 112-passenger SeaDream II begins its Cuba program on January 26, 2019, with a nine-day positioning voyage from San Juan in Puerto Rico to Cuba's Cienfuegos, along the way calling at five ports in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba. It will then sail eight week-long voyages in Cuba, followed by a nine-day cruise from Cienfuegos on April 1, 2019, through five ports in Cuba, the British Virgin Islands, British West Indies and French West Indies.

Phone 02 9958 4444. See seadream.com

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AUTHOR APPEARANCE

Silversea Cruises has announced that Australian author Thomas Keneally, who has published more than 30 novels and plays including Schindler's Ark, will be its latest guest enrichment lecturer. Keneally will be aboard Silver Whisper's "World Cruise'' during the 13-day segment between Sydney and Bali, departing February 20, 2018, during which he will deliver a range of lectures that include personal stories and insights. The 121-day "World Cruise" journeys to 60 ports in 21 countries between Los Angeles and Civitavecchia (Rome) and will host other notable guest speakers on various other cruise segments.

Phone 1300 306 872. See silversea.com

DANUBE DOUBLE

European river-cruise line Riviera Travel is launching a new route along the Danube between Budapest and the Black Sea in 2018, and is partnering with Cruiseco to offer a fly-cruise package for Australians that combines two back-to-back sailings on the new 167-passenger Thomas Hardy. The 22-night "Danube to the Black Sea" package departs Australia on September 28, 2018, and starts with an overnight in Budapest followed by a 14-night cruise to the Black Sea and back. Guests then sail off on another seven-night Danube cruise, sailing return from Budapest to Linz in Austria.

Phone 02 9492 8520. See cruising.com.au/grand-danube

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