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Tasty Sailings With Explora Journeys
Explora Journeys is unveiling details of some tasty sailings aboard the EXPLORA I with information on five of the six onboard restaurants on board. EXPLORA I is the first of six ships that will set sail on July 17, 2023 from Southampton in the UK. Among the ship’s 18 food and beverage venues these five restaurants offer guests all-inclusive menus that include unique signature dishes influenced by a variety of international cuisines. The visual excitement and sheer variety of luxury dining experiences at Explora Journeys’ restaurants come thanks to the leadership of Franck...
Brancaleoni Welcomed Aboard
Silversea Cruises is welcoming aboard Massimo Brancaleoni as its new SVP Global Sales. Brancaleoni will report to Silversea Cruises’ President and CEO Barbara Muckermann. In his new role, Brancaleoni will drive the cruise line’s global sales strategies across all channels, leveraging his 25 years of experience in the cruise industry to further strengthen the company’s position as the category leader. Silversea’s regional managing directors will report to Brancaleoni. Commenting on Brancaleoni’s appointment, Muckermann said: “We are delighted to welcome Massimo...
Sail To The Arctic And Save With Silversea
Silversea Cruises is offering a limited-time promotion of up to 20% savings on selected door-to-door all-inclusive expedition voyages to Greenland, Arctic Canada, and Arctic Norway. Also benefitting from reduced deposits of just 15% on door-to-door fares, travellers will save between 10% and 20% on selected Arctic voyages for new bookings made between Jan. 17 and Feb. 28, 2023. Barbara Muckermann, Silversea's President and CEO, explained: “Our limited-time Arctic promotion provides a great incentive for travelers to discover some of the world’s most remote destinations without...
NCL Names Krimmel VP International
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has appointed Jason Krimmel as its Vice President of International. In his new role, Krimmel will oversee NCL's Sales, Marketing and Brand Communication efforts outside of the United States and Canada to expand the brand's international footprint. With a specific focus on optimizing collaboration between regions, surfacing new sales opportunities, and driving impactful through-the-line campaigns. In this role, he will report into Todd Hamilton, the Company’s Senior Vice President of Sales. Since joining NCL in 2003 as Business Development Manager for...
AmaWaterways Extends Offer
AmaWaterways is extending its complimentary pre- or post-cruise land package offer as add-ons to select Europe and Egypt cruises for groups and FIT travellers in 2023. The offer is also available exclusively for groups in 2024. In response to positive feedback received from the travel advisor community, the offer has been extended for new reservations made through March 31, 2023 on select 2023 departures*. Travel advisors can also offer this exclusive free land offer to groups reserving five or more staterooms on select 2024 sailings**. Continuing the trend for longer stays,...
Celebrity Cruises Is Making Waves
As Wave Season rolls in, Celebrity Cruises is setting sale with biggest offer of the year -- the Semi-Annual Sale. Available from now through March 1, 2023, travellers can get 75% off their second guest's cruise fare, save up to an additional $800 per stateroom, and get up to $800 to spend on board. The offer is applicable on most cruises sailing from now through April 30, 2025 and can be booked at www.celebrity.com. The offer covers sailings to all seven continents and close to 300 destinations in the Caribbean, Europe, the Mediterranean, Alaska and Southeast...
“Seas The Day” With Costa Cruises
Costa Cruises North America is sailing into 2023 with its “Seas the Day” promotion that features fares starting at $499 per person, double occupancy, and offering up to $500 in onboard credit per cabin redeemable for dining, spa treatments, excursions and more. The sale is offered on select Caribbean, Emirates, Mediterranean and northern Europe cruises booked by Feb. 28, 2023. Sailings covered by the promotion range from three to 22 days departing January 2023 through 2024. Ships in the offer include the line’s two newest – Costa Smeralda and Costa Toscana – as well...
Viking Names Newest Ship In L.A.
It was quite the celebration in Los Angeles recently as Viking named its newest ocean ship, the Viking Neptune. As part of the event, the ship’s ceremonial godmother, Nicole Stott, retired NASA astronaut, aquanaut and artist, offered a blessing of good fortune and safe sailing for the ship—a maritime tradition that dates back thousands of years. The Viking Neptune arrived in Los Angeles early in the morning on Jan. 8 and departed for Honolulu following the naming ceremony. The ship is currently sailing the 2022-2023 Viking World Cruise, an epic voyage from Fort Lauderdale to...