Cruise
Silversea Expands Polar Offerings
Silversea’s newest expedition ship, Silver Endeavour, is set to broaden ultra-luxury travel’s most diverse polar offering by accessing more than 125 of the world’s most remote, extreme destinations through summer 2024 and winter 2024/2025. The cruise company has unveiled 27 new voyages Silver Endeavour departing between April 2024 and February 2025, which incorporate additional calls to Antarctica and the Arctic, as well as the British Isles and Iceland. Conrad Combrink, SVP Expeditions, Destination and Itinerary Management, Silversea Cruises, said that: “Thanks to her...
Vision Celebrates Its Top Advisors
It was quite the celebration. When it comes to recognizing its top producing travel advisors, Direct Travel and its Canadian retail brand Vision Travel recognized their top producing travel advisors during a sailing on board Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 from New York to Southampton; with the cruise followed by a few days in England. The trip was part of the celebration to recognize the group’s GEM (Going the Extra Mile) advisors from all five of the company’s regions across North America. The 25 recipients were accompanied by six senior management Direct/Vision executives as well as...
Star Clippers Lifts Covid-19 Vaccine Mandates
Star Clippers has released details of a new set of health and safety protocols with regard to the prevention of COVID-19 for its fleet of tall clipper ships. The new protocols are based on recommendations from global government and health authorities. Effective at the start of the winter Caribbean and Central American sailing season, Star Clippers will no longer require passengers to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Non-vaccinated passengers will need to present a negative antigen test, performed within 48 hours of embarkation, or a negative RT-PCR test, performed within 72 hours...
MSC Cruises Takes Delivery Of MSC Seascape
MSC Cruises has officially taken delivery of its new ship, MSC Seascape. The delivery took place in the presence of Gianluigi Aponte, the shipowner as well as Founder and Executive Chairman of MSC Group. Also present at the ceremony were Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman of MSC Cruises, Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO of Fincantieri, as well as other regional and local authorities, dignitaries, important travel advisor partners and media. During the ceremony, which pays tribute to centuries-old maritime traditions, Cristiano Bazzara, Fincantieri’s shipyard director, presented to Captain...
Exciting Times For Scenic Eclipse
Scenic Eclipse was greeted with considerable fanfare upon arrival at numerous Central and South America ports as it made its way down to Antarctica for the 2022-2023 expedition season. As the first cruise ship to visit after more than two years of inactivity due the COVID pandemic, local officials, residents and port authorities offered warm welcomes to the ship and its many guests. Festivities ran the gamut and highlighted the generous spirit of the peoples along the western coasts and the need for travel to return to its periods of strong growth and local interactions. Local...
Discover The World With Celebrity Cruises
Celebrity Cruises has unveiled details of close to 500 sailings it will be offering in 2024-2025 aboard its fleet of 16 ships -- including Celebrity Ascent, the fourth ship in the Edge Series -- to more than 250 destinations in 70 countries. The new offerings include first-ever homeports for some of Celebrity’s award-winning Edge Series ships; new year-round offerings in Europe, with new ports; new overnights and double overnights; and new experiences across the rich cultures of every region while basking in the fullness of the Celebrity cruise experience. Highlights of the...
Carnival Venezia Opens Reservations For NYC Sailings
Carnival Cruise Line has opened reservations for the inaugural season of its next new ship, Carnival Venezia, which will begin sailing year-round from New York City starting June 15, 2023. The ship will offer guests a wide range of sailing options, with 10 different cruise durations and 22 unique itineraries featuring visits to 25 ports across 14 countries. Christine Duffy, president of Carnival Cruise Line, said: “Our summer season in New York has been extremely popular, so increasing our offerings with a larger, newer ship that sails year-round provides the opportunity for more...
AQV’s New President Shares Strategic Vision
American Queen Voyages’ (AQV) new president, Cindy D’Aoust is leaning into four decades of travel industry experience as she begins her tenure at the helm of the cruise line. With a holistic leadership style, D’Aoust’s immediate priorities are to build upon the strong foundation of AQV with a focus on people, prestige and ports. Said D’Aoust: “American Queen Voyages is an established, storied cruise line and brand known for exemplary service and experiences. The opportunity moving forward is to further strengthen the reputation and relationships to continue on a growth...