Cruise
Scenic Sets A Course To Floriade
Scenic is including a full day at the 2022 Floriade Horticulture Expo on five of its cruise itineraries for 2022. One of Europe’s largest horticulture events, this year’s expo theme is on a sustainable future, a focus that Scenic has shared for many years. Guests booking one of these special cruises can also enjoy 5% savings off the cruise fare by paying upon in full booking; free, or reduced roundtrip economy airfare ranging from CDN$295 to CDN$495; and free door-to-door chauffeur transfers OR free one-night hotel accommodation before or after the cruise. Different itineraries...
Checking In With Celebrity Cruises
A part of its promise to ‘Journey WonderFULL,’ Celebrity Cruises has launched Hotels by Celebrity. The program is designed to mirror the luxury service guests experience on board and offers guests thousands of hotel options at exclusive rates, creating a streamlined and stress-free experience when planning their cruise vacations. After booking a sailing with Celebrity Cruises, North American guests will be presented with an option to book pre- or post-cruise accommodations. The new service will offer the most suitable accommodations to fit the traveller’s needs, whether...
Viking Floats Out Newest Egypt Ship
Viking has floated out its newest ship for the Nile River -- the 82-guest Viking Osiris.The float out marks a major construction milestone and the first time the ship has touched water. Set to debut in August 2022, Viking Osiris will sail Viking’s 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary. The arrival of Viking’s new ship later this year coincides with several key events in Egypt in 2022, including the highly-anticipated opening of the new Grand Egyptian Museum outside Cairo on the Giza Plateau -- as well as the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tutankhamen’s...
Holland America Set To Celebrate Its New Ship
Holland America Line is setting a course to celebrate its newest ship, the Rotterdam and it will be getting the royal treatment at a naming ceremony in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, May 30, 2022. Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands will be the ship’s godmother, carrying on a Dutch royal tradition that began in the 1920s. And the Rotterdam’s special seven-day “Rotterdam Naming Celebration” cruise will sail roundtrip from Amsterdam, Netherlands, departing May 29 and visiting Kristiansand, Stavanger and Flåm, Norway, with scenic cruising in Sognefjord. Gus...
Quite The Collection From Emerald Cruises
Emerald Cruises has set sail with its 2023 Europe river cruise collection, which includes a new, 11-day “Grand Danube” river cruise sailing from Passau to Belgrade. Passengers sailing with Emerald Cruises in 2023 will also be able to enjoy new city-stay extensions in Copenhagen, Munich (including during Oktoberfest), and Seville, as well as a three-night exploration of Zermatt and Zurich that includes a journey on the Glacier Express train from Zermatt to Chur. And for those booking 2023 European river cruises, they will qualify for airfare and suite upgrade savings, along with...
A Little More Appreciation From Holland America
To honour and thank first responders and healthcare workers, Holland America Line is extending its Military Appreciation Offer to members of these communities with $100 Onboard Spending Money. The premium cruise line is now also including heroes in Canada, along with the U.S., in the offer. The bonus credit is available for select Have It All cruise bookings to a variety of destinations through May 2022. Reservations must be made by March 15, 2022. Gus Antorcha, president of Holland America Line, said that: “As a company committed to service, we wanted to recognize those...
TravelBrands Encore Cruises Shares The Love
Anchors aweigh … TravelBrands Encore Cruises is sharing the love with travel agents with a new incentive campaign. The company’s Valentine’s Dinner on Us campaign allows agents the opportunity to receive a $25 Uber Eats e-gift card for all cruise bookings made. The promotion applies to any new cruise booking and runs from Feb. 1 to Feb. 10; and it’s applicable to any sailing in any category and with all of TravelBrands Encore Cruises’ cruise line partners. The $25 Uber Eats e-gift card is applicable on every cruise file that is reserved and deposited or paid in...
What’s The Outlook?
Cruising is back. That’s the clear message in the Cruise Lines International Association’s (CLIA) 2022 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook report which reports on how the industry has continued to resume responsibly with proven protocols that are leading the way, underscores the value of cruise tourism to local communities and national economies around the world, and charts the industry’s continued progress towards achieving carbon neutrality. Kelly Craighead, president and CEO of CLIA, observes that: “The 2022 State of the Cruise Industry Outlook report provides an...