Australia Is Losing Cruise Ships (Except For Here) And This Is Why

Australia's cruise economy fell 13.2% in 2024-25, but the Northern Territory grew 13.3%. I spent last week at the Northern Territory Cruise Forum in Darwin (as keynote speaker) and CLIA's Cruise360 Australasia conference in Sydney to find out what's going on. Inside this video: why Darwin business owners who have never been on a cruise are keen to learn how to welcome cruise passengers; what CLIA's Joel Katz told almost 1,000 delegates about Australia and New Zealand losing cruise ships; and the biggest cruise trends from executives at Windstar, Norwegian Cruise Line, Azamara, Swan Hellenic and Quark Expeditions - including Europe's changing peak season and Azamara's 2028 bookings, up 70%. If you're researching your next cruise, this is the inside track on where cruising is heading: a record 37.2 million cruise passengers worldwide in 2025, around 38 million forecast this year, 89 new ships due by 2039, and a fresh way of thinking about cruising I loved - the "cruise career". Music by Master Planned Music - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🛳️ My website hosts one of the world's most powerful cruise search engines where you can research and even book your next cruise or land holiday. Take a look here: www.thecruiseandtravelguy.com.au - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🛒 Shop my Amazon Cruise Essentials here: https://www.thecruiseandtravelguy.com.au/cruise-essentials - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 🤳🏼 Follow me on Facebook and Instagram: www.facebook.com/thecruiseandtravelguy www.instragram.com/adrianthecruiseandtravelguy 0:00 Introduction 0:46 Current State 1:29 NT Cruise Forum Darwin 3:50 CLIA's Cruise360 Sydney 6:10 5 Info Nuggets 9:25 Two Cruise Stories Connected 12:02 Cruise Career!

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