WITH Jill Abel, CEO – Two new members, the
Quicksilver Group and Mirvac Real
Estate have joined the Australian
Cruise Association ahead of our
annual conference in September.
The Quicksilver group is one of
Australia’s leading Great Barrier Reef
cruise companies and one of North
Qld’s largest private employers.
Founded in 1979, the company
now offers many opportunities
for visiting cruise pax to find their
way out the Great Barrier Reef
from Cairns and Port Douglas. Half
day through to multi day trips are
available providing some of the best
snorkel and dive sites for visitors
wanting to find their own nemo!
Taking care of land based
activities, Mirvac Real Estate is
joining to showcase their retail
centres in Sydney and Mooloolaba.
Recognising that local shopping
opportunities are high on the
activities list for cruise passengers,
Mirvac is looking forward to
working with our ground handler
members to incorporate some retail
therapy into their itineraries.
In Sydney Mirvac owns and
operates high traffic shopping
centres such as Birkenhead Point
Outlet Centre, Harbourside
Shopping Centre at Darling Harbour
and Broadway Sydney. They have
also recently opened the Tramsheds
in Glebe – a wonderful array of
restaurants and provedores located
in one of the city’s historic buildings
and easily accessed from the city by
light rail.
Their Kawana Shoppingworld
centre on the Sunshine Coast is a
short ten minute commute from
the port at Mooloolaba.
We are excited to welcome these
new members who are continuing
to expand the destination
experiences available to cruise
passengers arriving into Australia.
