Australian Gourmet Traveller - (12)December 2019 (1)

News

100 YEARS OF SYDNEY AIRPORT IN NUMBERS

1919

airport founder Nigel Love tooko

from a grassy paddock in Mascot,

carrying a single passenger.

On 19 November

passengers

passthroughthe

terminaleachyear.

44.4

In October, the

1 BILLIONTH

passenger

passed through

Sydney Airport.

$2 BILLION

ThecostofSydneyAirport’sbiggestsingle

makeoveraheadofthe 2000 Olympics.

AWARDWINNING CHEFS

have partnered with the airport

to deliver an elevated dining experience

(including Wolfgang Puck, Luke Mangan,

Mike McEnearney, Shannon Bennett

and Warren Turnbull).

5

MILLION selfiesperdayare

takenatthenew

departure wall, making

Sydney Airport the

most checked-in

location in Australia

on social media.

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PRODUCTS

ACROSS 800

LOCAL AND

INTERNATIONAL

BRANDS ARE

AVAILABLE

AT THE AIRPORT.

Cruise news

RIVERS AND OCEANS

HollandAmerica’sKoningsdamwillmakeherAlaskadébutnextyear,

departingfromVancouverandmakingherwaynorthtoGlacierBayon

aseven-dayvoyage.TheshipisthefirstofHollandAmerica’sPinnacle

Classtosetsailintheregion,o

eringmorediningandentertainment

options,including 13 restaurants,eightbarsandlounges,andseven

entertainment venues. The ship also o

ers a wider variety of cabins

and suites, including the top-end Pinnacle and Neptune suites.

Michelin-starred chef Curtis Stone welcomed Ruby Princess into Sydney

Harbour last month on the ship’s maiden voyage to Australia. The 3080-

capacity ship is the second mega-liner to join the Princess Cruises

fleet operating in Australia, alongside Majestic Princess. Ruby is one

of two ships sailing local waters to have Stone’s on-board restaurant

Share, where the chef has created a new six-course menu for guests

featuring a variety of fresh and local ingredients.

If you’ve ever wanted to cruise like a Viking, taking in the shores and

˜ords of Scandinavia, Viking Cruises has announced six new ocean and

river-cruise options departing in 2021. Choose from a 22-day tour from

Budapest to Bergen or a 15-day from Basel to Bergen. Both itineraries

see you cruise Europe’s rivers aboard a Viking Longship before

transferring to an ocean ship to head to the open waters of Scandinavia.

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Cruises’ senior
vice president,
Asia Pacific.
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