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Peter Shanks, Cunard Line; Diane Moore, Windstar Cruises; Gregg Michel, Crystal Cruises; Stein Kruse, Holland America Line; Dan Hanrahan, Celebrity Cruises; and Alan Buckelew, Princess Cruisesphoto provided by CLIA |
Susan J. Young was all over the place, and the buzz, at cruise3sixty 2010, CLIA's annual conference, in Vancouver. She reported on everything from sneak peeks of ships to the latest industry trends.
For starters, we learned about Royal Caribbean's new ogre of a guest, as Dreamworks' Shrek is bound to sail on some of the line's upcoming itineraries.
Meanwhile, CruiseOne is entering the Great White North as it expands into Canada.
Susan also filled us in on the latest fleet-wide enhancements in the works for Avalon Waterways and updated our readers on the cruise industry situation in Alaska, particuarly the changes in passenger taxes.
With 2010 marking the conference's first appearance oustide of Florida, Susan checked in with Bob Sharak and how Vancouver has been, while also checking out some sneek peaks of the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship.
Finally, Susan shared highlights from the cruise executive panel. Don't miss a beat by checking out the links and learning up on all the information provided.