Cruise
Celestyal Postpones Fall, Winter Sailings
Celestyal Cruises is on track to complete its summer sailings of the Greek Islands and the Eastern Mediterranean on schedule. The “Legendary Archipelago” on Celestyal Olympia and the adjusted “Idyllic Aegean” itinerary on Celestyal Crystal as per their schedule conclude on Aug. 30 and Aug. 28 respectively. The cruise line typically shifts to longer haul source markets in fall and winter, which are the primary source for Celestyal’s popular shorter, three- and four-night itineraries. With the current travel restrictions in place, and the continuing evolution of...
St. Kitts & Nevis Clarifies Cruise Protocols
St. Kitts & Nevis has clarified that there are no capacity limitations on the number of passengers that can enter the Federation on a cruise ship during the current phased re-opening of the cruise tourism sector. Officials made it clear that an Aug. 2, 2021 Royal Caribbean blog that stated that: “St. Kitts recently announced a new policy which only allows 700 guests to visit their island per ship. The Allure of the Seas sailing on August 8 will now visit Philipsburg, St. Maarten instead,” was not accurate. Minister of Tourism, Transport and Ports, the Honourable Lindsay...
SVG Gearing Up For 2021 Peak Season
With the 2021 peak tourism season in St. Vincent and Grenadines (SVG) set to begin Aug. 7, when the first cruise ship – the Seabourn Odyssey – of the season docks in Port Elizabeth, Bequia, there will be lots of celebrating. Minister of Tourism, the Honourable Carlos James reports that 224 cruise ships are expected to call at the various ports throughout St. Vincent and the Grenadines in the upcoming months. The Minister stressed, however, that this number may increase or can be negatively affected due to the fluidity of the global impacts from the pandemic. He also indicated...
On The Right Course
CLIA’s president and CEO, Kelly Craighead was quick to praise travel advisors in her opening remarks at CLIA’s annual North America Cruise360 Conference at the Diplomat Resort in Hollywood Florida. Craighead highlighted the important role that advisors have played in helping the cruise industry resume operations in the United States and she called on the agency community to remain actively engaged in order to address misperceptions and promote the proactive measures that cruise lines are taking to protect public health as sailing resumes. Cruise360 was taking place this week,...
Epic Voyages From Emerald Cruises
With Canada set to open its border to fully vaccinated international travellers in early September, Canadians are expressing more confidence about the prospect of finally booking an international vacation. In fact, a recent study by Flight Centre Travel Group reported that nearly 80% of Canadians polled said they would travel to countries accepting vaccinated travellers in the next 12 months, and 85% said they expected to travel an equal or greater amount than they did in 2019. With that in mind, Emerald Cruises is making it easy for those looking to indulge their wanderlust with...
No More Quarantine For EU, US Travellers To The UK
The UK government announced that passengers arriving from amber countries who have been fully vaccinated in Europe (EU Member States, European Free Trade Association countries and the European microstate countries of Andorra, Monaco and Vatican City) and the USA will no longer have to quarantine when entering England, as part of a range of new measures designed to continue to drive forward the reopening of international travel, set out as part of the second Global Travel Taskforce checkpoint review. Beginning Aug. 2, 2021 (from 4 am), passengers who are fully vaccinated in...
A Double Debut For Norwegian Cruise Line
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) marked its cruise comeback with a double debut: Norwegian Jade was not only the first of its 17-ship fleet to welcome guests after 500 days, she also made NCL history as the first vessel to homeport in Athens (Piraeus). Until November 2021, guests sailing aboard Norwegian Jade's Greek Isles itinerary will wake up in a new destination every day, able to spend eight-to-nine hours exploring some of Greece's most picturesque islands including luxurious Crete, bustling Mykonos, historical Rhodes and the iconic blue and white Santorini. Norwegian Jade’s...
Silversea Expands Its Horizons On 2024 World Cruise
Silversea Cruises has opened an exclusive pre-sale on its World Cruise 2024, entitled ‘Far East-West.’ The cruise line is responding to a growing demand for extended voyages, noting that the 132-day journey was designed by Silversea’s destination experts to broaden the horizons of even the most well-heeled travellers, connecting many immersive experiences throughout the Pacific Ocean. In total, guests will visit 65 destinations across 14 countries, including 40 new destinations for a Silversea World Cruise. Plus, 23 overnight stays will unlock deeper cultural...