Northern Territory Cruise Ship Industry One Step Closer to Fully Re-Opening

Northern Territory Cruise Ship Industry One Step Closer to Fully Re-Opening
The Ponant French company cruise liner "L'Austral" during an inaugural stopover in Bordeaux on April 25, 2016. This ship, 142 metres long is served by 136 crew members and can host 264 passengers. GEORGES GOBET/AFP via Getty Images
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Cruise ships may soon be sailing into Northern Territory (NT) waters again after the NT Chief Health Officer updated a health direction to increase the number of passengers and crew allowed on board ships docking in the Territory from 150 to 350.

The decision comes as part of a staged re-opening of the cruise industry, which, prior to COVID-19, generated $60 million (US$42.9 million) worth of annual expenditure in the Territory.

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