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Virgin Voyages Launches Epic Sea Change For Retail
Virgin Voyages is chartering a new course with exclusive retail partner, Starboard Cruise Services, an LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton company and retail curator at sea. Channeling Starboard’s position as the industry leader in designing transformative retail environments and distinct guest experiences, Virgin Voyages launches a retail assortment of purpose-driven brands, designer luxe collections, destination pop-ups and a shopping concept inclusive to all Sailors. The (Virgin) red carpet will be rolled out for Starboard’s retail offerings during Resilient Lady’s inaugural...
Viking Doubles Great Lakes Capacity For Second Season
Viking is celebrating the start of its second season in the Great Lakes, as the new purpose-built Viking Polaris arrived in Toronto for its first port of call in the region. The Viking Polaris joins its identical sister ship, the Viking Octantis, which began sailing in the Great Lakes for the 2022 season and returned to the region in April 2023. With two 378-guest expedition vessels now in the region, Viking has doubled its capacity in the Great Lakes for 2023. The ships will remain in the Great Lakes through September 2023, sailing all five lakes and a variety of itineraries that...
Seabourn Debuts Grand Africa Voyage
Seabourn has announced its first-ever Grand Africa Voyage. Departing Nov. 30, 2024, Seabourn Sojourn will circumnavigate the continent and sail more than 17,000 miles during a 90-day roundtrip adventure from Barcelona, Spain. The journey will offer a world of experiences for guests, visiting 44 marquee and off-the-beaten path ports and cities throughout 26 countries, with six overnight stays on the itinerary. Highlights of the Seabourn Sojourn’s sailing will include Alexandria, Cairo, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem; luscious, tropical paradises such as the Seychelles and Bom Bom Island;...
MSC Cruises Opens Sales For Japan Sailings
MSC Cruises recently hosted a special event on board MSC Bellissima in Yokohama, Japan to mark the start of the summer 2023 season and to celebrate the 15-year anniversary of the line’s presence in the country. At the same time, sales have opened for MSC Cruises’ first ever winter season in Japan. With cruises now year-round from Japan, MSC Cruises offers the largest cruise capacity in the region, setting the line on track to become the number one cruise line in the country. The new winter program on MSC Bellissima will commence from November 2023 with an 11-night,...
Yacht Charters Sail From Niche Vacation To Mainstream Appeal
If booking patterns are any indication, yacht charters are making a bigger splash in the market. “It seems that the yacht charter vacation is gradually shifting from a niche vacation product into a more mainstream audience,” Ian Pedersen, The Moorings’ senior marketing manager, tells Canadian Travel Press. “Our average charter guest age is getting younger, and we are seeing increased interest from families, and people outside of our core sailing audience.” Based on bookings for the first quarter of the year, The Moorings — a premier yacht charter vacation provider has...
AmaWaterways Sets A Course To Appreciate Agents
AmaWaterways, is celebrating Travel Advisor Appreciation throughout the month of May by announcing seven new Seminar on the River cruises hosted by Business Development Managers as well as an early opening of 20 FAM cruises on dates extending until November. As a special thank you, all travel advisors attending Webinar Wednesdays throughout the month will be entered into a weekly draw to win a European or Mekong river cruise for two. In addition, on June 7, a balcony stateroom will be given away to one travel advisor who attended all five sessions. Travel partners will also...
Silversea Rewarding Its Travel Partners
In celebration of the travel advisor community, Silversea Cruises has introduced a new incentive for Travel Partner Appreciation Month. When travel advisors make a new confirmed booking on any expedition cruise during the months of May and June, they will automatically be entered into a weekly prize draw for a chance to win a gift card. One winner will be selected for each week in May and June. Massimo Brancaleoni, Silversea's Senior Vice President of Global Sales, said: “Travel Partner Appreciation Month is a special time for us to show our appreciation and reward our travel...
Scenic Group Canada Celebrates Its Agent Partners
Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours and Emerald Cruises, Scenic Group Canada is celebrating Travel Advisor Appreciation Month with CAD $100 and $200 gift cards and giveaways of free luxury river and ocean cruises. Lisa McCaskill, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Scenic Group Canada, said: “We are immensely grateful for the hard work and dedication our travel partners have shown our two brands during both the toughest of years and our more recent strong recovery.” McCaskill continued: “As our travel advisors are integral to our success with bookings and the education of...