The Asian cruise company has plugged some holes in its management team, and has insisted that shareholders need not worry about the deputy CEO’s resignation.

Looks like Aussie cruises are now off the cards until the end of the year, so all your avid cruising clients are going to have to make do with toy boats in their bathwater.

And by ACA, we mean the Australian Cruise Association – not A Current Affair. You have our word that Tracy Grimshaw does not appear in this article.

Travel Weekly got to speak with Adam Goldstein during CLIA’s recent media roundtable. Here’s his message for agents.

With Carnival recently announcing it would look to offload 13 ships, the curtain has been pulled back to reveal where some of those vessels are headed.

The cruise giant is set to say “bon voyage” to more ships. In more positive news, however, next year’s bookings are going strong.

Travel Weekly’s editor is celebrating International Day of the Seafarer by watching all nine seasons of The Love Boat, but will steer well clear of that terrible Below Deck series.

Want to know more about the current state of cruise and how it will recover? CLIA’s Australasian boss is ready and raring to respond.

CLIA has warned of dire consequences if Australia’s cruise suspension continues beyond 17 September, and JobKeeper isn’t extended for agents and others in the travel industry.

Brisbane is slowly ousting Sydney as the cruise capital of Australia, though there are no reports of physical pushing.