12th April 2024 Cruise / NZCAThere could be up to 200 fewer cruise ship port visits to New Zealand next season in part due to cost increases in a globally competitive market, says Jacqui Lloyd.
26th March 2024 Milford Sound / NZCACruise and general aviation industry representatives have welcomed Tourism and Hospitality Minister Matt Doocey’s stance on Milford Sound.
18th March 2024 Cruise / NZCAEarlybird registrations for the New Zealand Cruise Association Conference are now open.
12th March 2024 Cruise / NZCANZ’s second cruise season since the pandemic is set to break records but also raise questions about managing growth and infrastructure.
21st February 2024 Cruise / NZCAThe New Zealand Cruise Association’s annual conference will take place at Cordis Auckland this year.
20th February 2024 NZCA / T&H MinisterThe New Zealand Cruise Association says it has met with Tourism and Hospitality Minister Matt Doocey to provide a “comprehensive overview” of the cruise sector.
5th December 2023 Cruise / NZCAThe current cruise season will be one for the record books in terms of visitation but it is the benefits that it brings to the regions that are of most value to New Zealand, says Jacqui Lloyd.
13th November 2023 Cruise / NZCAA new way of managing cruise has had its first test, with pleasing results, says NZCA.
6th November 2023 Cruise / NZCAThe 2024 New Zealand Cruise Association conference will be held in Auckland on Thursday 15 August.
19th October 2023 Election 2023 / NZCAThe CEO says she would be “very concerned” if the tourism portfolio was allocated to a smaller party.
28th August 2023 Cruise / NZCANew Zealand Cruise Association is seeking feedback from the tourism sector to help inform the development of its national cruise strategy.
21st August 2023 CLIA / NZCAThe global cruise industry is bouncing back fast from the pandemic with a record 32 million passengers expected in 2023, says CLIA.
18th August 2023 Cruise / NZCAThe industry is seeing a strong recovery with passenger numbers this season expected to exceed the 2018-19 record.
9th August 2023 ChristchurchNZ / NZCAThe community raised its concerns over the impact of cruise, with some solutions particularly welcomed.
8th August 2023 ChristchurchNZ / NZCAThe New Zealand Cruise Association and ChristchurchNZ will meet tonight with the Lyttelton community to discuss the impact of the cruise season and what they want to see from the sector.
2nd August 2023 Cruise / NZCAA new national cruise strategy is being developed, which will aim to unify and grow the industry in New Zealand.
27th July 2023 Cruise / NZCAThe association’s new CEO on the strengthening cruise recovery and the challenges and opportunities ahead.
11th July 2023 Cruise / NZCATourism Minister Peeni Henare and Ponant chief executive Chris Hall are amongst the speakers at the New Zealand Cruise Association Conference in Christchurch next month.
3rd July 2023 Cruise / NZCAAfter nearly seven years leading NZCA, the former CEO hands out brickbats and bouquets after departing on Friday.
3rd July 2023 Cruise / NZCAStats NZ is ending its cruise ship traveller and expenditure data just as the industry gets its first season under its belt following the pandemic.
8th June 2023 Cruise / NZCAA claim from Environment Canterbury that cruise is impacting public transport in Christchurch has left the cruise industry bemused.
23rd May 2023 Cruise / NZCANext season will see newcomers Disney and Virgin make their maiden sailings to the country.
26th April 2023 Cruise / NZCAThe 2022-23 cruise season is wrapping up with the arrival of Celebrity Eclipse in Auckland today.
27th March 2023 Cruise / NZCAThe CEO will retire in June after nearly seven years leading the cruise association.
17th February 2023 Cruise / NZCAPort calls at Napier remain off the itinerary while Hawke’s Bay and East Coast count the cost of Cyclone Gabrielle.
2nd November 2022 NZCA / Wednesday LetterNZCA’s Kevin O’Sullivan says the measures taken by the industry make cruises safer from Covid than many other land-based settings.
14th October 2022 Cruise / NZCAThe New Zealand Cruise Association will hold next year’s Cruise Conference at the Christchurch Town Hall.
19th August 2022 Cruise / NZCAIt’s been a long three years but the future of cruise looks strong, she tells the industry’s annual conference.
19th August 2022 Cruise / NZCA“The value of passengers who come through the distribution channel should not be underestimated,” says GTNZ’s Anna Black.
18th August 2022 Cruise / NZCAThe French operator’s APAC chair urges the govt to take a practical approach and criticises proposals to cap visits to Fiordland.
17th August 2022 Cruise / NZCAAround 220 industry professionals are converging on Auckland for the first NZ Cruise conference since 2019.
12th August 2022 Cruise / NZCAP&O Cruises’ Pacific Explorer berths in Auckland, marking the restart of cruise in NZ.
27th July 2022 Cruise / NZCAP&O Australia’s Pacific Explorer will be the first cruise ship with international passengers to visit NZ.
22nd July 2022 Cruise / NZCABusiness leader and cruise company founder Sarina Bratton has been announced as the keynote speaker for the New Zealand Cruise Association Conference 2022.
12th July 2022 Cruise / NZCAThe first four cruise ships arriving from October could bring more than 13k passengers to the regions.
1st June 2022 NZCA / TECNZTourism Export Council of New Zealand and New Zealand Cruise Association have both opened registration for their annual conference.
5th April 2022 Borders / NZCAThe PM says the govt is yet receive advice on reopening NZ’s maritime border.
23rd March 2022 CLIA / NZCANZ is one of the last significant destinations that does not have solid plans to revive cruise, say industry groups.
18th March 2022 Borders / NZCAThe association will tour the country in May to prepare the regions for a hopeful restart of cruise in October.
24th February 2022 Cruise / NZCAThe New Zealand Cruise Association is calling on the government to say when the industry can restart after P&O Cruises Australia cancelled its 2022 Auckland season.
25th January 2022 Cruise / NZCAThe association’s chair on the efforts to get cruise going again in NZ and why Q4 2022 remains the target, despite Omicron.
20th January 2022 Cruise / NZCADemand for cruises continues to be strong globally, including for passengers planning to cruise in New Zealand waters, according to the New Zealand Cruise Association.
16th December 2021 Cruise / NZCAThe New Zealand Cruise Association will hold next year’s Cruise Conference at Auckland’s Aotea Centre.
9th December 2021 Cruise / NZCAThe New Zealand Cruise Association says a New Zealand Customs’ investigation has confirmed that the Ruby Princess and its local port agents made appropriate health declarations when the ship visited New Zealand in March 2020.
12th July 2021 Cruise / NZCAThe New Zealand Cruise Association wants rapid testing in place and safe bubble cruising for larger ships with reduced guest numbers in 2022.
1st February 2021 Cruise / NZCAThe denial of visas to 61 crew tarnishes NZ’s cruise friendly reputation, says NZCA.
12th October 2020 Cruise / NZCAChristchurch-based travel agency Heritage Expeditions has secured permission to begin domestic cruises in New Zealand, says the New Zealand Crusie Association.
31st August 2020 Cruise / NZCAMore cancellations are expected but there is also hope for a domestic-only season, says NZ Cruise.
19th August 2020 Cruise / NZCAThe New Zealand Cruise Association says progress on a domestic-only cruise season has been pushed back by the latest Covid-19 outbreak and delayed election.
25th June 2020 Cruise / NZCAThe Government’s ban on cruise ships in New Zealand waters is “purely political” and a bid to calm “nervous communities”, the New Zealand Cruise Association told it members Wednesday.
