John

With Star Flyer’s Tahiti program booked at 89% occupancy for the first quarter of 2008, Star Clippers is ‘quite happy’ about the response to the new deployment, said Anjie McFarlane, svp worldwide sales and marketing.

The U.S. remains the biggest source market (57% of bookings), with Europeans, Asians and Australians comprising the balance. In spite of Tahiti’s distance from the top source markets, ‘interest is very strong’ in all sectors, including charters, McFarlane told Seatrade Insider.

The ship will provide Tahitian entertainment and a daily local menu specialty.

Star Flyer will start its seven-day cruises from Papeete in late December.

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Past cruises:
Apr 03 Norwegian Sun - W Caribbean
May 04 Norwegian Dream - Mediterranean
Nov 05 Radiance of the Seas - E Caribbean
Nov 05 Radiance of the Seas - W Caribbean
Oct 06 P&O Arcadia - Spirit of the Caribbean
May 07 Fred Olsen Braemar - Dutch Weekend
Oct 07 Norwegian Gem - Shakedown
Oct 07 Vision of the Seas - Mexican Riviera
Nov 07 Monarch of the Seas - Baja Cruise
July 08 Queen Elizabeth 2 -Holland & Belgium
Nov 08 P&O Artemis - Panama Canal

Seranade of the Seas - Alaska Cruise Cruising in: 140 day(s), 12 hour(s), 47 minute(s)