Cruise
Agents Are On Windstar’s Itinerary
With a return to cruising is on the horizon, Windstar Cruises has added two new tools -- MailPound and BranchUp – to make it easier for travel advisors to share the line’s wanderlust-inducing videos, news, and special offers with the click of a button (and even without a click, thanks to automatic feeds). Travels Advisors can sign up for both programs free via Windstar’s Advisor Hub. Steve Simao, Windstar’s vice president of sales, said that: “As part of our Star Promise program, which includes our commitment to provide fresh sales tools and support to make what travel...
Costa Cruises Set To Resume Cruising In May
Costa Cruises has revised its plans moving its restart to May. The decision has been taken in consideration of the restrictions still in place in Italy and other European countries to contain Covid-19. Such measures do not allow the Company to offer the best cruise vacations to its guests, especially for what concerns the experience ashore. In line with the new plan, Costa Smeralda’s departure in Italy is planned for May 1, with an unchanged itinerary, sailing guests to beautiful Italian locations, with 3- and 4-day mini-cruises or alternatively a 7-day cruise, calling...
Holland America Launches Series For Travel Advisors
Holland America Line is looking to guide its travel advisor partners to greater success personally and professionally through a new “Mondays with Michelle” series featuring Michelle Sutter, vice president of North America sales. Posted every Monday at 12 p.m. Pacific time/3 p.m. Eastern time on the Holland America Line PartnerSHIPS trade Facebook page, Sutter will either host a live, interactive session or broadcast a recorded video presentation. “Mondays with Michelle” launched this week with a video that celebrates International Happiness Day (March 20) and features...
Riviera River Cruises Adds Three New Itineraries
When its ships resume European river cruising, Riviera River Cruises will debut three new itineraries. Passnegers will be able to travel the waterways of the Netherlands and up the Rhine River to Cologne, the Seine from Paris to the beaches of Normandy or the Danube into the heart of Bohemia between Vienna and Regensburg. Dedicated departures for solo travelers are also available for the Seine and Danube itineraries. Marilyn Conroy, Riviera River Cruises’ executive vice president sales and marketing North America, said: “We’re eagerly awaiting our return to Europe’s...
Celebrity Returns To Cruising From St. Maarten In June
Celebrity Cruises is returning to cruising on June 5 with company’s president and CEO, Lisa Lutoff-Perlo making the announcement and confirming that Celebrity Millennium will homeport in St. Maarten. Beginning March 25, travellers will be able to book the new seven-night itineraries that depart through August and sail to some of the most popular Caribbean islands. The Celebrity Millennium will sail with vaccinated crew and will be available to vaccinated adult guests and children under the age of 18 with a negative test result within 72 hours of embarkation. Guests can take...
Royal Caribbean Sets Sail From Bahamas
Royal Caribbean International’s Adventure of the Seas will set sail this summer from its new homeport, Nassau, The Bahamas. The Adventure of the Seas will operate a lineup of 7-night cruises all passengers to island-hop, along with including the first series of two back-to-back days on Perfect Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean’s private island destination in The Bahamas, and time exploring Grand Bahama Island, The Bahamas and Cozumel, Mexico. Travellers looking ahead to their summer vacations can book their roundtrip cruise as soon as Wednesday, March 24 and set sail starting...
MSC Appoints 5 To New Luxury Brand
The new luxury brand of MSC Group’s Cruises Division today announced details of five senior members of its management team led by CEO Michael Ungerer. Ungerer said, “The leaders of the new brand bring more than 100 years of combined knowledge and expertise in the luxury, hospitality and cruise sectors. Together they will create a luxury and lifestyle travel experience as distinct as it is trailblazing, exceeding the expectations of both discerning cruisers seeking something different, those new to cruising and nextgenlux travellers curious to start.” New Appointments...
Royal Caribbean Adventures Steal The Spotlight
After a decade-long hiatus, Royal Caribbean International will once again call Hollywood home starting in June 2022, casting Navigator of the Seas as a “series regular” that will sail from Los Angeles. The amplified ship will broaden the cruise line’s West Coast offerings, sailing 3-, 4- and 5-night itineraries to Catalina Island, California and Ensenada and Cabo San Lucas, Mexico – plus, select winter holiday 7-night sailings will feature overnights in the popular resort city. Royal Caribbean’s new year-round adventures from LA will open for sale the week of...